Pranav Kumar Singh
| Shorgul | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Pranav Kumar Singh (P.Singh) Jitendra Tiwari |
| Produced by | Swatantra Vijay Singh Vyas Verma |
| Written by | Jitendra Tiwari Khalid Azmi Raj Verma Shashie Vermaa |
| Screenplay by | Khalid Azmi Raj Verma Shashie Vermaa |
| Story by | Jitendra Tiwari |
| Starring |
Jimmy Shergill Ashutosh Rana Suha Gezen Sanjay Suri Narendra Jha |
| Music by | Lalit Pandit |
|
Production
company |
24 FPS Films
|
| Distributed by | 24 FPS Films |
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Release date
|
1 July 2016 |
|
Running time
|
132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Shorgul is a 2016 Bollywood, political thriller film, set against the backdrop of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots; it is directed by Pranav Kumar Singh (P.Singh) and Jitendra Tiwari The film is produced by 24 FPS film Pvt Ltd. The film stars Jimmy Shergill, Suha Gezen, Ashutosh Rana, Narendra Jha, Anirudh Dave, and Sanjay Suri in lead roles.
The film was released on 1 July 2016. Upon release, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics.
The film is based on the innocent friendship between a Hindu boy Raghu ( Anirudh Dave) and a Muslim girl Zainab (Suha Gezen) rapidly escalates into a political minefield, causing unrest and chaos in Uttar Pradesh.The film is set against the backdrop of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. It attempts to show the "truth" about these riots.
The shooting of the film started on 16 May 2015. Many scenes were shot in Lucknow.
The film has been slated to release on 24 June 2016. The scenes of Godhra and cow references have been muted in Shorgul by CBFC. Shorgul got U/A certificate from the censor Board. A scene of the film was leaked online before the release in which actor Narendra Jha is giving hate speech similar to that of Hyderabad MIM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's December 2012 Adilabad Speech. Former IT Minister Kapil Sibal has penned down the Lyrics of the songs "Tere bina” and “Mast hawa” for this film.Hrishitaa Bhatt has done a special song Mast Hawa in the film.
The scenes of Godhra and cow references have been muted in Shorgul by CBFC. Shorgul got U/A certificate from the censor Board. A PIL was filed by a VHP Leader in Allahabad High Court bench in Lucknow demanding to ban the release the film as many characters in the film are inspired from real politicians like character Ranjeet Som played by Jimmi Shergil in the movie is inspired by Sangeet Singh Som, Sanjay Suri's role of Mithilesh Yadav is based on Akhilesh Yadav, Narendra Jha's portrayal of Alim Khan is based on Azam Khan. CBFC snipped the words Godhra and Gau Ganga from the film. High Court rejected the PIL.
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