Article 15 (film)
Article 15 is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film 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 along the way. The supporting cast includes Nassar, Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Sushil Pandey, Veen Harsh and Sumbul Touqeer.
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| Directed by | Anubhav Sinha |
| Written by | Gaurav Solanki Anubhav Sinha |
| Produced by | Anubhav Sinha |
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| Cinematography | Ewan Mulligan |
| Edited by | Yasha Ramchandani |
| Music by | Songs: Anurag Saikia Piyush Shankar Devin Parkar Gingger Shankar Background Score: Mangesh Dhakde |
Production companies | Benaras Media Works Zee Studios |
| Distributed by | Zee Studios |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹30 crore (US$3.8 million) |
| Box office | est. ₹93.08 crore (US$12 million) |
The film is named after Article 15 of the Constitution of India, which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or birthplace. 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. Principal photography began on 1 March 2019 in Lucknow. 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.