India Synopsis
अलीगढ़
Set in the city of Uttar Pradesh and based on true events, the plot revolves around Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, on charges of homosexuality. A sting operation was conducted by a TV channel which showed him in an embrace with a rickshaw puller, at his house inside the campus.
The 2015–2017 India Window
Aligarh holds position #97 of 314 India films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Aligarh premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1252nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 76% of India films in our index.
Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #623 of 1,983 India films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #436 of 1,132 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Karma Pictures, Eros International |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | February 26, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5121000 |