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Aligarh (2016)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 54M

Director : Hansal Mehta
Writer : Apurva Asrani

Synopsis

Set in the city of Uttar Pradesh and based on true events, the plot revolves around Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, on charges of homosexuality. A sting operation was conducted by a TV channel which showed him in an embrace with a rickshaw puller, at his house inside the campus.

Actors

Sukhesh Arora
Sukhesh Arora
Tahir Islam
Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee
Professor Siras
Balaji Gauri
Balaji Gauri
Nita Grewal
Sumit Gulati
Sumit Gulati
Tashi
Dilnaz Irani
Dilnaz Irani
Namita
K.R. Parmeshwar
K.R. Parmeshwar
Prof. Sridharan
Rajkummar Rao
Rajkummar Rao
Deepu Sebastian
Ishwak Singh
Ishwak Singh
Arvind Narayan
Nutan Surya
Nutan Surya
Anjali Gopalan
Suman Vaidya
Suman Vaidya
Shadab Qureshi
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Anand Grover

Crews

Hansal Mehta
Hansal Mehta
Director
Jai Mehta
Jai Mehta
Associate Producer
Aftab Qureshi
Aftab Qureshi
Line Producer
Shailesh R. Singh
Shailesh R. Singh
Producer
Alok Tripathi
Alok Tripathi
Executive Producer
Karan Kulkarni
Karan Kulkarni
Music
Pia Benegal
Pia Benegal
Costume Design
Ankur Maan
Ankur Maan
Assistant Director
Jai Mehta
Jai Mehta
Assistant Director
Shijomon George
Shijomon George
Dialogue Editor
Mandar Kulkarni
Mandar Kulkarni
Sound Designer
Pranit Purao
Pranit Purao
Sound Editor
Apurva Asrani
Apurva Asrani
Editor
Apurva Asrani
Apurva Asrani
Screenplay
Satya Nagpaul
Satya Nagpaul
Director of Photography

Trailers and other movies

Aligarh Official Trailer with English Subtitle | Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao

Posters and backgrounds

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