<p>Filmmaker Karan Johar says he can relate to Hansal Mehta’s film Aligarh and every character in the film emotionally moved him.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I related to the film, that means I related to each and every character. I was upset by the treatment meted out to the character by certain people, which means that it was performed efficiently,” Johar said after the film’s screening, reported IANS.<br /><br />“More than having my sympathy, it had my thought engaged. It has made me think, it made me question, it’s aroused me in a certain way and I think that’s what films should do. It should make you get out of the cinema, think about it and have a strong opinion,” he said.<br /><br />The film is based on the real-life of Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor of Aligarh Muslim University who was removed from his job for homosexuality.<br /><br />Manoj Bajpayee plays the role of the professor while Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist.<br />“I’m very emotionally moved by the film. Not just the outstanding performances by the lead actors Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao, Hansal Mehta has made a beautiful and a thought-provoking film,” Johar said.<br /><br />“It’s important that producer and director have a responsibility that they make a film like this that not only move you and emotionally enrich you, but they also make you think after you go home. This film required everybody’s support, I hope most people will be moved because it’s a film that you must see,” he said.<br /><br />Aligarh is slated to release on February 26.</p>
<p>Filmmaker Karan Johar says he can relate to Hansal Mehta’s film Aligarh and every character in the film emotionally moved him.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I related to the film, that means I related to each and every character. I was upset by the treatment meted out to the character by certain people, which means that it was performed efficiently,” Johar said after the film’s screening, reported IANS.<br /><br />“More than having my sympathy, it had my thought engaged. It has made me think, it made me question, it’s aroused me in a certain way and I think that’s what films should do. It should make you get out of the cinema, think about it and have a strong opinion,” he said.<br /><br />The film is based on the real-life of Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor of Aligarh Muslim University who was removed from his job for homosexuality.<br /><br />Manoj Bajpayee plays the role of the professor while Rajkummar Rao plays a journalist.<br />“I’m very emotionally moved by the film. Not just the outstanding performances by the lead actors Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao, Hansal Mehta has made a beautiful and a thought-provoking film,” Johar said.<br /><br />“It’s important that producer and director have a responsibility that they make a film like this that not only move you and emotionally enrich you, but they also make you think after you go home. This film required everybody’s support, I hope most people will be moved because it’s a film that you must see,” he said.<br /><br />Aligarh is slated to release on February 26.</p>
