Article 15 sits in the top 6% of India films on this catalog — ranked #125 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“Made a difference, now we will make a difference”
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #125 of 1,983 India films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #95 of 1,132 (top 8%).
Audience Engagement
127 audience reviews — more than 93% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 84th percentile among India films.
Drama + Crime in India
137 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Article 15 itself).
The 2018–2020 India Window
Among 295 India films we catalog from this window, Article 15 places #30 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Article 15 premiered alongside 105 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 105 other India films in 2019.
The 1597th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Article 15, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- social injustice · 5
- the untouchables · 1
- dalit · 1
- police investigation · 10
- social issues · 9
- caste system · 6
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Benaras Media Works, Zee Studios |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | May 28, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10324144 |











