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Aligarh

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.

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Cast & Crew See All

Manoj Bajpayee
Professor Ramchandra Siras
Rajkummar Rao
Deepu Sebastian
Ashish Vidyarthi
Advocate Anand Grover

Awards

  • 2016 - Asia Pacific Screen Award - Best Performance by an Actor - winner
  • 2017 - Screen Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - nominated
  • 2017 - Screen Award - Best Actor - Critics - nominated
  • 2017 - Popular Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - nominated

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