Rajkummar Rao’s Shahid Is FINALLY Streaming After 13 Years; Writer-Editor Apurva Asrani Asks “Why Now?”
The National Award-winning courtroom drama stars Rajkummar Rao as lawyer Shahid Azmi and arrives on streaming 13 years after its theatrical release.
- On Tuesday, Director Hansal Mehta's National Award-winning courtroom drama Shahid arrived on Prime Video, 13 years after its theatrical release, starring Rajkummar Rao as human rights lawyer Shahid Azmi.
- The film depicts the life of Shahid Azmi, a lawyer and human rights activist assassinated in 2010 who became an unlikely champion for India's Muslim minority, holding an 8.2 IMDb rating.
- Co-Writer and editor Apurva Asrani questioned the timing of the release, noting that Azmi "fought for due process in a climate where Muslims were often presumed guilty before being proven innocent" before his murder.
- Asrani claimed many filmmakers struggled to get courageous stories made or were "co-opted by the system into telling 'kosher' stories that won National Awards thanks to their political conformity and despite their mediocrity."
- While listed on Prime Video India, reports indicate the film remains unavailable to stream in the country, though a Netflix page allows users to request notifications for a potential future release.
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PressNewsAgencyRajkummar Rao’s Shahid is FINALLY streaming after 13 years; writer-editor Apurva Asrani asks “Why now?”
Thirteen years after its theatrical release, Hansal Mehta’s National Award-winning biographical drama Shahid has finally found a streaming home. The Rajkummar Rao-starrer is now available on Prime Video, bringing the critically acclaimed film to a wider audience after years of limited digital availability.Released in 2013, Shahid is based on the life of lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who was assassinated in Mumbai in 2010. Rajkumm…
Shahid OTT Release: Rajkummar Rao Film Streams on Prime Video After 13 Years
Hansal Mehta’s Shahid, starring Rajkummar Rao, has finally streamed on Prime Video after 13 years. Apurva Asrani has questioned the delay, while the film’s long-awaited OTT debut revives interest in Shahid Azmi’s story and the National Award-winning drama.
Rajkummar Rao’s Shahid finds a streaming home after 13 years; Apurva Arani asks ‘why now?’
Hansal Mehta's 2013 National Award-winning courtroom drama Shahid, starring Rajkummar Rao, is finally streaming on Prime Video India. Co-writer and editor Apurva Asrani asks what took so long.
Rajkummar Rao's "Shahid" has finally released on OTT platform after 13 years. The film's writer has questioned the delay in the film's release on the OTT platform.
Hansal Mehta's Shahid comes on OTT after 13 years, writer asks what took so long
Shahid has finally begun streaming on Prime Video, prompting Apurva M Asrani to question its 13-year OTT absence. His remarks linked the delay to the wider space available for stories on dissent, rights and due process.
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