Shagird

Reliance Entertainment

Director

Tigmanshu Dhulia

Screenplay

Tigmanshu Dhulia and Kamal Pandey

Cast

Nana Patekar,Anurag Kashyap,Mohit Ahlawat and Zakir Hussain

Release Date May 13

A fast-paced film that unfolds in Delhi amidst the nexus of cops,politicians and the mafia. ACP Hanumant Singh Nana Patekar of the Delhi Crime Branch is a respected,yet feared police officer. Singh mentors Mohit Mohit Ahlawat,a new officer in his team,but their ideologies cross paths when a notorious gangster,Bunty Bhaiya Anurag Kashyap,enters the fray.

The film digs deep into Singhs and Bhaiyas psyches. Who dons a mask and who emerges a winner form the crux of the plot. The film is Anurag Kashyaps first full-fledged role. The director made cameo appearances in I Am,Tera Kya Hoga Johny,Luck By Chance and Black Friday.

The buzz

Nana Patekar8217;s character in the film has been modelled on real-life encounter specialist,late Rajbir Singh,with a record 56 encounter killings to his credit. Anurag Kashyap,who had been fortunate to meet Singh,helped Nana get into the skin of his character.

It was director Tigmanshu Dhulias decision to get good friend Anurag Kashyap to act in Shagird. In return,Anurag asked Tigmanshu to act in his forthcoming film Gangs Of Wasseypur