Article 15 (film)

Article 15 is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language investigative drama film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Benaras Media Works. The film is written by Gaurav Solanki and Anubhav Sinha. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra and Manoj Pahwa. The film is based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Article 15 takes inspiration from the true life events. Ayushmann Khurrana the protagonist, is playing a police officer in the film. The filming started on 1 March 2019 in Lucknow.

The film has been selected as the opening film for the 10th edition of London Indian Film Festival to be premiered on 20 June. Later it is scheduled for theatrical release in India on 28 June.

Cast

 * Ayushmann Khurrana
 * Isha Talwar
 * Sayani Gupta
 * Kumud Mishra
 * Namashi Chakraborty
 * Manoj Pahwa
 * Nassar
 * Ashish Verma
 * Prarthana Behere
 * Shashank Shende
 * Sushil Pandey
 * Ankur Vikal
 * Shankar Yadav
 * Shubrajyoti Bharat
 * Ronjini Chakraborty
 * Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
 * Mir Sarwar
 * Rajeev Singh

Production
The storyline of the film is based on the socio-political situation of the country, drawing inferences from true-life events  researched over the last 6 months. Giving details on Article 15 Anubhav Sinha stated that "this film is an investigative drama where the audience too is an accused party ... A very challenging film that needed an extraordinary actor like Ayushmann."

The filming started on 1 March 2019 in Lucknow. During filming on 14 March 2019, Khurrana the leading star of the film, and the team entered into swamp filled with leeches to shoot scenes of the film. He shared picture of the team on twitter. The shooting of the film was completed in the first half of April 2019.
 * Filming

Marketing and release
The lead actor of the film Ayushmann Khurrana shared the first look of the film on twitter on 6 March 2019. Article 15 has been selected as opening film for the 10th edition of London Indian Film Festival to be premiered on 20 June. It is slated to release in India on 28 June.