Aligarh Plot
In this moving drama based on true events, a closeted Indian professor is suspended from his job after he is filmed having sex with another man. With the help of a crusading journalist, he then goes to court to win back his position, in the process challenging the country's homophobic laws.
Aligarh Cast
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as Tahir Islam -
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as Tashi
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I knew Aligarh had played the festival circuit, premiering last February at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea to a standing ovation. It finally recently played in Chicago at the South Asian Film Festival but by then it was streaming on Eros Now. I took advantage of ErosNow's new offline feature, and downloaded Aligarh to play on a flight this past weekend. I have always loved Manoj Bajpayee in just about any movie he's been in. He's typically the villain, as he was in Tevar. This role was something completely different. I did not know that he was playing a real person until I looked up the film after I got home. He is Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a... |
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