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Aligarh
68%
Movie
1h 54m
AI Analysis
Aligarh (2016) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Aligarh (2016) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A sympathetic journalist covers the true story of Ramchandra Siras, an esteemed linguistic professor at Aligarh University who was suspended on charges of homosexuality. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~114 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Aligarh 68% (53 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
68%
from 53 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A sympathetic journalist covers the true story of Ramchandra Siras, an esteemed linguistic professor at Aligarh University who was suspended on charges of homosexuality.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2016-02-26
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 370870
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Where can I watch Aligarh (2016)?
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Is there an official trailer for Aligarh?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Aligarh directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Aligarh about?
A sympathetic journalist covers the true story of Ramchandra Siras, an esteemed linguistic professor at Aligarh University who was suspended on charges of homosexuality.
Is there an AI analysis for Aligarh?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Aligarh?
The official runtime for Aligarh is approximately 114 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Manoj Bajpayee
Professor Siras
Rajkummar Rao
Deepu Sebastian
Ishwak Singh
Arvind Narayan
Dilnaz Irani
Namita
- S
Sukhesh Arora
Tahir Islam
Balaji Gauri
Nita Grewal
Sumit Gulati
Tashi
- K
K.R. Parmeshwar
Prof. Sridharan
- N
Nutan Surya
Anjali Gopalan
- S
Suman Vaidya
Shadab Qureshi
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Vijay Grover
- P
Prashant Kumar
Irfan
Nitin Goel
Adil
Sachin Parikh
Anuj
- B
Barnali Medhi
Maggi D'Mello
Eisha Chopra
Sonali
Gita Guha
Vijay Grover's Assistant
- S
Saptarishi
Nita Grewal's Assistant
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