Aligarh (2016)
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Synopsis
Based on true events, a closeted Indian professor is suspended from his job after he is filmed having sex with another man. With the help of a crusading journalist, he then goes to court to win back his position, in the process challenging the country’s homophobic laws.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 26th, 2016 (Limited) by Eros Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| Plot point: | College Professor, LGBTQ+, Muslims |
| Social setting: | College, Life in a Small Town |
| Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Eros Entertainment, Karma Pictures |
| Production Countries: | India |
| Languages: | Hindi |
Leading
| Manoj Bajpayee | Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras | |
| Rajkummar Rao | Deepu Sebastian |
Supporting
| Ashish Vidyarthi | Anand Grover | |
| Delnaaz Irani | Namita | |
| Sukhesh Arora | Tahir Islam | |
| Balaji Gauri | Nita Grewal | |
| Sumit Gulati | Tashi | |
| Ishwak Singh | Arvind Narayan | |
| Nutan Surya | Anjali Gopalan | |
| Divya Unny | Reporter |
Production and Technical Credits
| Hansal Mehta | Director | |
| Apurva Asrani | Screenwriter | |
| Ishani Banerjee | Story by | |
| Sunil Lulla | Producer | |
| Sandeep Singh | Producer | |
| Hansal Mehta | Producer | |
| Indranil Chowdhury | Production Designer | |
| Apurva Asrani | Editor | |
| Karan Kulkarni | Composer | |
| Satya Rai Nagpaul | Director of Photography |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.
Synopsis
Based on true events, a closeted Indian professor is suspended from his job after he is filmed having sex with another man. With the help of a crusading journalist, he then goes to court to win back his position, in the process challenging the country’s homophobic laws.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | February 26th, 2016 (Limited) by Eros Entertainment |
| MPA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 114 minutes |
| Plot point: | College Professor, LGBTQ+, Muslims |
| Social setting: | College, Life in a Small Town |
| Source: | Based on Factual Book/Article |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Eros Entertainment, Karma Pictures |
| Production Countries: | India |
| Languages: | Hindi |
Leading
| Manoj Bajpayee | Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras | |
| Rajkummar Rao | Deepu Sebastian |
Supporting
| Ashish Vidyarthi | Anand Grover | |
| Delnaaz Irani | Namita | |
| Sukhesh Arora | Tahir Islam | |
| Balaji Gauri | Nita Grewal | |
| Sumit Gulati | Tashi | |
| Ishwak Singh | Arvind Narayan | |
| Nutan Surya | Anjali Gopalan | |
| Divya Unny | Reporter |
Production and Technical Credits
| Hansal Mehta | Director | |
| Apurva Asrani | Screenwriter | |
| Ishani Banerjee | Story by | |
| Sunil Lulla | Producer | |
| Sandeep Singh | Producer | |
| Hansal Mehta | Producer | |
| Indranil Chowdhury | Production Designer | |
| Apurva Asrani | Editor | |
| Karan Kulkarni | Composer | |
| Satya Rai Nagpaul | Director of Photography |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.