Production House : Eros International & Karma Pictures
Producer : Sandeep Singh
Director : Hansal Mehta
Cast : Manoj Bajpai , Rajkumar Rao , Ashish Vidyarthi
Overview : Aligarh is based on a true story of Prof Siras from Aligarh University
Story Line : The story revolves around Prof Siras who is a professor at Aligarh University , teaching Marathi and who is upgraded as Head of the foreign language department . Prof Siras stays alone in the quarters provided to him by the university . One unfortunate night prof siras is caught unawares by a journalist and a photographer, who barged in on his privacy when he was making love to some t guy who was his rickshawala , the journalist forces both of them to pose in indecent ways and clicked their photos , at that moment even some officials from the university also arrives making the prof feel embarrassed and scareda, Next day those photos become viral in all newspaper inspite of professor giving written letter of apology. As a result of that prof siras is suspended from university on the grounds of misconduct upon university campus , he is asked to empty the quarters within seven days , Amidst all this when all journalist were looking at one side of the coin that prof has been caught red handed performing homosexual activity , there is this one journalist Deepu (Rajkumar Rao ) , from Delhi he looks on the other side of the coin as to why prof siras privacy was barged in and why is he defamed , with all those questions , he goes to meet Prof Siras to write a story . During this process deepu build up a camaraderie with prof siras , and he becomes close friend with the prof by understanding prof's sensibilities and provides him with much needed comfort , as otherwise prof had become vulnerable in his loneliness and current circumstances
On the other hand Prof siras incident had stirred a rage among the LGBT community , and leading activist urge prof siras to fight for his right and file a case against Aligarh University for defaming him and suspending him . Hesitant at first as he would be tagged as Gay , but nevertheless agree to file the case . Vijay Grover his lawyer (Ashish Vidyarthi ) , fights for him , a whole court room drama goes on with the opposition lady lawyer , the case sees many ups and down as the k]apology letter given by Prof Siras works against him and the case goes weak , but Prof Siras then also does not give up and keeps himself cool , manoj bajpai charishma is depicted here , one can feel his pain and agony , what happen next , will prof siras win or loose the case is for the audience to watch . Was all this done on purpose to harm reputation of the prof is left out for the audience .
Performances : Manoj Bajpai as Prof Siras is brilliant , He speaks through his eyes , his helplessness is portrayed by is body language . He has given the best expressions an artist can give . No doubt that this is his best performance till date . Rajkumar Rao as Deepu is excellent , his chemistry and compatibility with the prof is shown beautifully . Director Hansal Mehta has given a masterpiece by exploring the subject of homosexuality which otherwise is considered taboo in our society. Hansal Mehta has thrown a new light on this subject voicing to the Indian Constitution to give respect and dignity to homosexuals too who are deprived of all this in their very own country . From Decriminalising homosexuality to criminalising it again , India has a long way to go .
Verdict : A must watch for people with good acceptance level and wants this society to accept change , Not take homosexuality as bad but take it in good light . A brilliant piece of art by Hansal Mehta
Rating : 4*/5*
Producer : Sandeep Singh
Director : Hansal Mehta
Cast : Manoj Bajpai , Rajkumar Rao , Ashish Vidyarthi
Overview : Aligarh is based on a true story of Prof Siras from Aligarh University
Story Line : The story revolves around Prof Siras who is a professor at Aligarh University , teaching Marathi and who is upgraded as Head of the foreign language department . Prof Siras stays alone in the quarters provided to him by the university . One unfortunate night prof siras is caught unawares by a journalist and a photographer, who barged in on his privacy when he was making love to some t guy who was his rickshawala , the journalist forces both of them to pose in indecent ways and clicked their photos , at that moment even some officials from the university also arrives making the prof feel embarrassed and scareda, Next day those photos become viral in all newspaper inspite of professor giving written letter of apology. As a result of that prof siras is suspended from university on the grounds of misconduct upon university campus , he is asked to empty the quarters within seven days , Amidst all this when all journalist were looking at one side of the coin that prof has been caught red handed performing homosexual activity , there is this one journalist Deepu (Rajkumar Rao ) , from Delhi he looks on the other side of the coin as to why prof siras privacy was barged in and why is he defamed , with all those questions , he goes to meet Prof Siras to write a story . During this process deepu build up a camaraderie with prof siras , and he becomes close friend with the prof by understanding prof's sensibilities and provides him with much needed comfort , as otherwise prof had become vulnerable in his loneliness and current circumstances
On the other hand Prof siras incident had stirred a rage among the LGBT community , and leading activist urge prof siras to fight for his right and file a case against Aligarh University for defaming him and suspending him . Hesitant at first as he would be tagged as Gay , but nevertheless agree to file the case . Vijay Grover his lawyer (Ashish Vidyarthi ) , fights for him , a whole court room drama goes on with the opposition lady lawyer , the case sees many ups and down as the k]apology letter given by Prof Siras works against him and the case goes weak , but Prof Siras then also does not give up and keeps himself cool , manoj bajpai charishma is depicted here , one can feel his pain and agony , what happen next , will prof siras win or loose the case is for the audience to watch . Was all this done on purpose to harm reputation of the prof is left out for the audience .
Performances : Manoj Bajpai as Prof Siras is brilliant , He speaks through his eyes , his helplessness is portrayed by is body language . He has given the best expressions an artist can give . No doubt that this is his best performance till date . Rajkumar Rao as Deepu is excellent , his chemistry and compatibility with the prof is shown beautifully . Director Hansal Mehta has given a masterpiece by exploring the subject of homosexuality which otherwise is considered taboo in our society. Hansal Mehta has thrown a new light on this subject voicing to the Indian Constitution to give respect and dignity to homosexuals too who are deprived of all this in their very own country . From Decriminalising homosexuality to criminalising it again , India has a long way to go .
Verdict : A must watch for people with good acceptance level and wants this society to accept change , Not take homosexuality as bad but take it in good light . A brilliant piece of art by Hansal Mehta
Rating : 4*/5*
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