Article 15

Article 15 is an upcoming Bollywood crime drama film. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Sayani Gupta, Isha Talwar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Manoj Pahwa, and Kumud Mishra. The principal shooting of the film started in Lucknow from 1st March 2019. The film is based on Article 15 of the Indian Constitution. Article 15 prohibits the discrimination on grounds of caste, sex, religion, race, and place of birth. The movie draws the story from real life incidents including 2014 Badaun gang-rape allegations and 2016 Una flogging incident. 

The film is being directed by Anubhav Sinha and bankrolled by Benaras Media Works. For his role, Ayushmann Khurrana met with a real-life police officer to understand their nuance. This is the first time that Ayushmann is playing a cop on screen. Article 15 landed into too many controversies before releasing. Many called it an anti-Brahmin movie protested to stop the screening of the film. Karni Sena and many other communities threatened the actor and director of the film.