Aligarh
Rating: 7.8/4633 Plot Summary:
Set in the state 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.
Director: Hansal Mehta
Running time: 1h 54min
Genre: Biography, Drama
Release date: 26 February 2016 (India)
Cast: Sukhesh Arora, Manoj Bajpayee, Balaji Gauri, Sumit Gulati, Dilnaz Irani, Sachin Parikh, K.R. Parmeshwar, Rajkummar Rao, Naval Shukla, Ishwak Singh, Nutan Surya, Divya Unny, Suman Vaidya
