Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Shahid’ finds no takers among OTT platforms, Hansal Mehta says, ‘It is a tragedy for Shahid Azmi’ – Times of India

Sad that #Shahid is not on any OTT platform. I have no idea who owns the rights to the film anymore and where it’s… https://t.co/orIEa2t7SB

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1644423339000

The film that starred Rajkummar Rao in the lead role was critically acclaimed and even won a National Award among several other accolades internationally. “Premiered at #TIFF2012, won two national awards, won numerous other awards, traveled the world and is rated 8.2 on IMDb. But NO TAKERS?,” Hansal further wrote.

Premiered at #TIFF2012, won two national awards, won numerous other awards, traveled the world and is rated 8.2 on IMDb. But NO TAKERS?

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) 1644423434000

‘Shahid’ is a biographical drama based on the life of Shahid Azmi, a former militant operative, who goes on to become a criminal lawyer. He fights to get justice for those who have been falsely convicted of terrorism, but himself meets an unjust end.

‘Shahid’ was scripted by Sameer Gautam Singh and Apurva Asrani, who was also credited as the editor. The movie was jointly produced by Anurag Kashyap and Sunil Bohra in association with Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the erstwhile banner UTV Spotboy. Shahid also featured actors Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Prabhleen Sandhu and Baljinder Kaur in pivotal roles.