Aligarh | |
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Directed by | Hansal Mehta |
Written by | Apurva Asrani |
Screenplay by | Apurva Asrani |
Story by | Apurva Asrani Ishani Banerjee |
Produced by | Sunil Lulla Shailesh R Singh Sandip Ssingh |
Starring | Manoj Bajpayee Rajkummar Rao Ashish Vidyarthi |
Cinematography | Satya Rai Nagpaul |
Edited by | Apurva Asrani |
Music by | Karan Kulkarni |
Production companies | Eros Entertainment Karma Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹11 crore |
Box office | ₹4.27 crore |
Aligarh is a 2015 Indian Hindi- language biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and written by Apurva Asrani. It stars Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in the lead roles.
The film had its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation. The film was released worldwide on 26 February 2016 to critical acclaim.[2][3][4][5] Bajpayee won critical acclaim and a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ramchandra Siras.
The biographical drama performed poorly at the box office. During its second weekend, the film earned ₹14.8 crore ($2.15 million), bringing its cumulative total to over ₹50 crore ($7.25 million). In the United States, Aligarh garnered $458,000 across 121 screens during its second weekend, raising its U.S. earnings to $1.25 million.[6] The movie collected ₹4.27 crore, despite a budget of ₹11 crore.[7]