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Aligarh

Aligarh (2016)

1h 54m | PG-13

⭐ 6.9 / 10

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.

Director: Hansal Mehta

Studio: Karma Pictures

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee

as Professor Siras

Rajkummar Rao

Rajkummar Rao

as Deepu Sebastian

Ishwak Singh

Ishwak Singh

as Arvind Narayan

Dilnaz Irani

Dilnaz Irani

as Namita

Sukhesh Arora

Sukhesh Arora

as Tahir Islam

Balaji Gauri

Balaji Gauri

as Nita Grewal