Shorgul is based on the innocent friendship between a Hindu boy Raghu ( Anirudh Dave) and a Muslim girl Zainab (Suha Gezen) rapidly escalates into a political minefield, causing unrest and chaos in Uttar Pradesh. This later turn into a national issue.
Set against the backdrop of Uttar Pradesh, the release date of Shorgul has been preponed to June 17 with a few snips by the Central Board of Film Certification.
A 24 FPS Films Production, the Jimmy Sheirgill and Ashutosh Rana-starrer is based on intolerance and aspires to make audiences contemplate where humanity stands amidst the noise of religious, social, political and economic prejudice. It was set to release on June 24. “In light of the recent controversies, we would not like to jeopardize the film’s fate. Our film is strong in its content and messaging, and we are certain of bringing to light the reality of politics and power play,” producer Swatantra Vijay Singh said in a statement.
Release Date:June 24, 2016
Language:Hindi
Genre(s):Drama
Starring
Jimmy Sheirgill
Others
Aniruddh Dave, Ashutosh Rana, Deepraj Rana, Eijaz Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Hrishita Bhatt, Narendra Jha, Sanjay Suri, Suha Gezen
Producer (s)
Swatantra Vijay Singh, Vyas Verma
Director (s)
Jitendra Tiwari, P. Singh
Music
Arjun Nair, Lalit Pandit, Niladri Kumar