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International’s Aligarh directed
by Hansal Mehta will be the opening film at the 17th Jio MAMI
Mumbai Film Festival of India.
Set in a small town in
Uttar Pradesh Aligarh based on true
events, tells the story of Dr. S R Siras (Manoj Bajpai) , a professor at the Aligarh Muslim
University who, when discovered to be homosexual, was fired from his
position.
The film depicts the unlikely friendship between Dr. Siras and
a reporter (Rajkumar Rao) investigating his first big story, a relationship
that will change them both forever.
Aligarh has
been selected to screen at the 20th Busan International Film
Festival in South Korea and the 59th BFI London Film Festival,
this October.
Director Hansal Mehta is proud that his film is opening the
festival, says this honour is a befitting reward for a team that has worked
tirelessly.
Mehta says MAMI began a journey of awards for his film Shahid and hopes the magic continues.
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