Aligarh: Mahesh Bhatt calls it a brave film with an outstanding cast

National Award-winning filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has praised Hansal Mehta's Aligarh as a "brave film."

He took to Twitter to praise the film, that addresses homosexuality and posted:

"Aligarh: A brave film by a brave filmmaker! An outstanding starcast." [sic]

In an earlier tweet, the director Mehta had expressed joy over the number of views which the trailer of Aligarh had garnered online.

"(So far) 2.1 million views on Eros Now, over 1.75 million views on Youtube. Nearly 4 million views and still counting. Aligarh trailer is killing it. Come out and watch," Mehta tweeted.

The trailer of the Hansal Mehta-directorial was launched on 28 January.

The film is based on the life of Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor at Aligarh Muslim University who was sacked for homosexuality.

While Manoj essays the professor's role, actor Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist in the film, which is releasing on 26 February.

-- IANS