Aligarh
1 hr 58 min
Drama
2016
A
Aligarh is a 2016 Indian biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and written by Apurva Asrani. It stars Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in the lead roles. Set in a city of Badlapur and based on true events, the plot revolves around the esteemed and award winning professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, due to his sexual orientation.
Cast
Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi