Article 15 (film)

Article 15
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnubhav Sinha
Written byGaurav Solanki
Anubhav Sinha
Produced byAnubhav Sinha
Starring
CinematographyEwan Mulligan
Edited byYasha Ramchandani
Music bySongs:
Anurag Saikia
Piyush Shankar
Devin Parkar
Gingger Shankar
Background Score:
Mangesh Dhakde
Production
companies
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)[1]
Running time
130 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹30 crore (US$3.6 million)[3][better source needed]
Box officeest. ₹93.08 crore (US$11 million)[4]

Article 15 is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film[2] directed and produced by Anubhav Sinha, who co-wrote the screenplay with Gaurav Solanki. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana as a police detective who investigates the disappearance of three girls from a small village, uncovering a history of caste-based oppression. The supporting cast includes Nassar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sushil Pandey, Veen Harsh and Sumbul Touqeer.

The film is named after Article 15 of the Constitution of India, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or birthplace.[5] While not based on one specific event, the film is inspired by multiple real-life cases involving crimes driven by caste-based discrimination, including the 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations and 2016 Una flogging incident.[6][7] Principal photography began on 1 March 2019 in Lucknow.[8] The film's soundtrack was composed by Anurag Saikia, Piyush Shankar, Devin Parker and Gingger with lyrics written by Rashmi Virag, Shakeel Azmi, Slow Cheeta, Dee MC, Kaam Bhaari and SpitFire, and released under the banner Zee Music Company.

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  2. ^ a b "ARTICLE 15". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Article 15". Box Office India.
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  6. ^ "'Article 15' teaser: Ayushmann Khurrana's film on Badaun gangrape and murder is haunting". DNA India. 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Ayushmann Khurana's next 'Article 15' is inspired by true events!". Times of India. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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