Aiyaary brings National Award-winning team to the big screen

Written By After Hrs Correspondent | Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 07:10 AM IST

Manoj Bajpayee and Anupam Kher in a still from Aiyaary

The power-packed storyline of Aiyaary will be backed by actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, all of whom have been honoured with National Awards

Backed by a nationally-honoured team of entertainment personalities, Aiyaary is touted to be a unified effort of celebrated personalities of the Indian film industry. It is helmed by renowned filmmaker Neeraj Pandey, who bagged the National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director in 2008 for A Wednesday.

The power-packed storyline of Aiyaary will be backed by actors like Manoj Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, all of whom have been honoured with National Awards. While Manoj is a two-time National Award winner for films like Satya and Pinjar, Naseeruddin Shah has had a hat-trick by being an awardee for films including Iqbal, Paar, and Sparsh in addition to being honoured by the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.

The film also has National Award winner and Padma Bhushan awardee Anupam Kher in a pivotal role. With the unification of four nationally-celebrated talents, Aiyaary promises to be a content-driven treat by the film team. In addition to the trio, Aiyaary also stars Sidharth Malhotra, Rakul Preet Singh, Pooja Chopra, Kumud Mishra, Adil Hussain, and Vikram Gokhale.

Neeraj, who is termed the pioneer of the espionage thriller genre, is all set to present Aiyaary, which is set against the army background. The movie revolves around two strong-minded army officers with completely different views, yet right in their own ways. Neeraj’s espionage thriller will yet again present a mind-bending story, which will showcase the ace filmmaker’s hold over the genre after films like Special 26, Baby, Rustom, MS Dhoni: An Untold Story, and A Wednesday.

Reliance Entertainment, PEN Studios & Friday Filmworks present Aiyaary, a Neeraj Pandey Film, which is all set to release on February 16.


Naseeruddin Shah in Aiyaary