Hansal
Mehta's
much-awaited
new
film
Aligarh
has
just
finished
principal
photography.
The
film
stars
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Rajkummar
Rao
in
the
lead.
It
is
based
on
a
real
life
incident
which
found
its
way
to
the
headlines.
The
shooting
for
Aligarh
started
in
end
of
January
this
year,
in
the
biting
cold
of
Bareilly
and
after
a
manic
two
month
schedule,
finished
in
Mumbai
last
week.
In
between
the
team
also
canned
some
fabulous
footage
in
New
Delhi
and
Allahabad.
Although
the
40-day
shoot
was
extremely
grueling,
the
air
on
the
sets
was
positive,
energetic
and
a
lot
of
fun.
It
helped
that
Manoj
Bajpayee
used
to
crack
everyone
up
with
his
jokes.
This
is
also
Rajkummar
Rao's
third
film
with
Hansal
Mehta
after
Shahid
and
Citylights.
Shooting
with
Mehta
was
like
homecoming
for
him.
Says
Hansal,
"When
you
are
in
the
middle
of
a
tough
shooting
schedule,
you
do
wait
anxiously
for
the
film
to
be
complete
but
when
you
say
'Cut'
for
the
last
time,
you
feel
so
empty
inside.
Aligarh
has
been
a
very
special
experience
for
all
of
us
and
we
will
cherish
the
process
forever."
Eros
International
presents
Aligarh
directed
by
Hansal
Mehta
&
produced
by
Sunil
Lulla,
Sandeep
Singh
and
Shailesh
Singh.
The
film
will
release
later
this
year.