Manoj Bajpayee in the film Aligarh
Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who will be seen playing a gay professor in director Hansal Mehta's upcoming film Aligarh, is seen wearing a formal suit and a pensive look in the first look of the film. He also has stubble and greying hair. (Also read - First Look: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur in Airlift)
Mr Mehta said "We wanted the first look of Manoj's character to be impactful and create just the right amount of curiosity amongst the audience. Manoj is a fantastic actor and he embodies the trials and tribulations that his character in the film goes through. I'm extremely happy for the way the film is turning out."
The film is based on the real-life incident of a professor fired from his job because of his sexual orientation. After the word 'lesbian' was edited out from Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Aligarh too will likely be subjected to Censor Board cuts.
The National Award-winning team of actor Rajkummar Rao and director Hansal Mehta will reunite for the third time after
Shahid and
CityLights. Rajkummar plays a journalist in the film.
Hansal Mehta will also be co-producing the film with Sandeep Singh and Sunil Lulla.