Professor Siras

The Hansal Mehta-directed Aligarh is based on the life of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation. Manoj plays the role of Siras, and Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist, who tells Siras' story to the world

Aligarh, which also stars Manoj Bajpayee, is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who was persecuted and ostracised for being gay. Manoj plays the protagonist and Rajkummar plays a journalist who reveals his story to the world. Aligarh will release on February 26

In the academic session 2002-03, I was an MA student at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the Aligarh Muslim University. Over jokes and smokes under the giant banyan tree that overlooked our department.

The film is a brave attempt in a society which is quite homophobic.

Aligarh is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who was persecuted and ostracised for being gay. Manoj Bajpayee plays the protagonist and Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist who reveals his story to the world

Aligarh is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Manoj Bajpayee plays the protagonist, who is gay and treated as an outsider. To compound the social isolation he experiences, journalists break into his house and interrupt an intimate episode

Aligarh is based on the real-life story of Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University who was removed from his job for homosexuality. KJo attended a screening of the movie in Mumbai, which he found "poignant, moving and heartbreaking"

Manoj Bajpayee's next film Aligarh is based on controversial story of Professor Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from his job for his sexuality. "We always thought we were making a film on somebody who deserved much more than what he got from the society," said Manoj Bajpayee

Aligarh, which also features Rajkummar Rao, is based on the real life story of Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras whose service as a professor was terminated because of his sexual orientation

In February, a video showing Dr Sreenivas Siras, a Marathi Professor at the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) having sex with a rickshaw puller, Irfan, created quite a stir. The Professor was suspended from the university and forced to leave two months later. He was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his university accommodation...

Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of Aligarh Muslim University's (AMU) Professor Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, police said on Monday.

After a candlelight memorial was held in Mumbai over the weekend, outraged academics, supporters, gays and concerned citizens have started an online signature campaign demanding justice in the death of Dr Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, the gay professor from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

In a curious twist to the controversy surrounding the death of a gay AMU professor, his cellphone has gone missing even as a case of criminal trespass has been lodged against six persons, including four senior AMU officials.

According to latest reports, an FIR has now been lodged against seven people in connection with the death of AMU Professor Ramchandra Siras.

Professor Siras' lawyer has demanded a police inquiry into his death.

The Hansal Mehta-directed Aligarh is based on the life of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation. Manoj plays the role of Siras, and Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist, who tells Siras' story to the world

Aligarh, which also stars Manoj Bajpayee, is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who was persecuted and ostracised for being gay. Manoj plays the protagonist and Rajkummar plays a journalist who reveals his story to the world. Aligarh will release on February 26

In the academic session 2002-03, I was an MA student at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the Aligarh Muslim University. Over jokes and smokes under the giant banyan tree that overlooked our department.

The film is a brave attempt in a society which is quite homophobic.

Aligarh is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), who was persecuted and ostracised for being gay. Manoj Bajpayee plays the protagonist and Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist who reveals his story to the world

Aligarh is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Manoj Bajpayee plays the protagonist, who is gay and treated as an outsider. To compound the social isolation he experiences, journalists break into his house and interrupt an intimate episode

Aligarh is based on the real-life story of Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University who was removed from his job for homosexuality. KJo attended a screening of the movie in Mumbai, which he found "poignant, moving and heartbreaking"

Manoj Bajpayee's next film Aligarh is based on controversial story of Professor Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from his job for his sexuality. "We always thought we were making a film on somebody who deserved much more than what he got from the society," said Manoj Bajpayee

Aligarh, which also features Rajkummar Rao, is based on the real life story of Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras whose service as a professor was terminated because of his sexual orientation

In February, a video showing Dr Sreenivas Siras, a Marathi Professor at the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) having sex with a rickshaw puller, Irfan, created quite a stir. The Professor was suspended from the university and forced to leave two months later. He was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his university accommodation...

Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of Aligarh Muslim University's (AMU) Professor Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, police said on Monday.

After a candlelight memorial was held in Mumbai over the weekend, outraged academics, supporters, gays and concerned citizens have started an online signature campaign demanding justice in the death of Dr Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, the gay professor from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).

In a curious twist to the controversy surrounding the death of a gay AMU professor, his cellphone has gone missing even as a case of criminal trespass has been lodged against six persons, including four senior AMU officials.

According to latest reports, an FIR has now been lodged against seven people in connection with the death of AMU Professor Ramchandra Siras.

Professor Siras' lawyer has demanded a police inquiry into his death.