It is an indian biographical drama movies directed by hansal mehta and written by aporva asrani . The lead role are played by manoj bajpai and rajkummar rao. The film had its world premiere at 20th busan international film festival receiving a standing ovation.
The movie is based on true events set in uttar pradesh. the movie is based on the life of DR. srinivas ramchandra siras who taught marathi at aligarh 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 tv channel which showed him in an embrace with a rickshaw puller at his house inside the campus. the movie was shot on various pat of uttar pradesh including other arts like agra, Greater noida, gorakhpur etc.