Hansal Mehta: 'Aligarh' is a portrait of loneliness

Updated On: 26 February, 2016 08:16 AM IST | | IANS

<p>Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is gearing up for the release of "Aligarh" on Friday, says the film, based on the real life incident of AMU academician Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who was suspended from his job as a professor because of his sexual orientation, is a "portrait of loneliness".</p>

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Hansal Mehta

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is gearing up for the release of "Aligarh" on Friday, says the film, based on the real life incident of AMU academician Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who was suspended from his job as a professor because of his sexual orientation, is a "portrait of loneliness".

Hansal Mehta