

While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.
Acting
Parineeti's debut fire; Arjun's unhinged desperation.
Direction
Faisal commits to the ugliness, no Bollywood gloss.
Cinematography
Dust, neon, and gunpowder—Aligarh never looked this alive.
Director
Habib Faisal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in real Aligarh locations; locals initially mistook the crew for actual political thugs.
The 'Jhalla Walla' item number exists in the same film as an honor killing plot—pure 2012 Bollywood cognitive dissonance.