Aligarh

2015 [HINDI]

Biography / Crime / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 8621 8.6K

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Plot summary

A sympathetic journalist covers the true story of Ramchandra Siras, an esteemed linguistic professor at Aligarh University who was suspended on charges of homosexuality.

Director

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Hansal Mehta

Top cast

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Sumit Gulati as Tashi
Farrukh Jaffar Photo
Farrukh Jaffar as Deepu's Landlord
Eisha Chopra Photo
Eisha Chopra as Sonali
Rajkummar Rao Photo
Rajkummar Rao as Deepu Sebastian
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1 hr 58 min
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Subtitles us   ar  
24 fps
1 hr 58 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by nillohitganguly 9 / 10

A poignant tale

A few years back I watched The Brokeback Mountain. Those who have seen it will surely agree with me that the film did not speak about gay rights or anything remotely related to it. Instead it was a love story where a man instead of falling in love with a woman falls in love with another man. It was a very poignant tale of love; a love that most people failed to comprehend.Aligarh made me feel the same. A common gay man tries to come to terms with after being suddenly forced out of the closet. Unlike Brokeback Mountain, this is based on a real story. But the film is like a poetry, that says a lot and leaves even more unsaid, but has a profound impact on the viewer.Please don't watch this movie if you are expecting anything salacious or controversial. Watch it because when you are old and there is no 377 scare and you see a gay couple pass you by, you would know what they feel like because Professor Siras felt the same.
Reviewed by mohulghosh 9 / 10

Aligarh: A Powerfully Sensitive Cinema Never Before Dared In Bollywood; My Oscar Nomination

#Aligarh: Don't you dare watch this movie if homosexuality makes you laugh or mocking like 'gay' makes you feel more macho.. Aligarh is a powerfully sensitive cinema, never ever dared before on the canvas of Bollywood.. Aligarh is like that hot lava cake which will melt you with it's incredible portrayal of a person who is a homosexual, yet an outcast, he is blessed with the notion of love, yet afraid of the society, who is declared an immoral, yet teaches us lessons of morality which no book can..Manoj Bajpayee has delivered a scintillating performance of a lifetime, which I am sure very few actors can even dream of achieving.. He shivers, he cries, he shouts, he hides like a cat, he loves, he lives.. he inspires. If India should send one movie to Oscars this year, it has to be Aligarh. 5/5(Warning: This is a sensitive cinema & watch it with some sensitivity.. Some scenes are too graphic, kind of normal for an average Hollywood lover, but can be a bit shocking for an Indian movie goer. Had a fight with a group of morons who were laughing on some scenes as if the entire morality responsibility has been imposed on them. They had to be forcefully evacuated from the theater, and thankfully, people supported me.)
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