Glad That Aligarh Was Shown on TV: Hansal Mehta

Mumbai: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is more than happy that his movie Aligarh was shown on TV, even though some words were muted.

Mehta, who has helmed films like CityLights and Shahid took to Twitter to show his excitement.

"The words were muted, yes. But the film wasn't. No point lamenting censorship because it exists. I'm glad Aligarh was shown on TV," he tweeted.

He is thankful for all the love pouting in after the film's TV premiere.

"And I'm thankful for all the love pouring in after the television premiere of Aligarh. Without a U/A certificate this would be impossible," he added.

Aligarh is a film based on the real life incident of Dr. Srinivas Ramchandra Siras, who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation.

The film features national-award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, who essayed Siras, while actor Rajkumar Rao played a journalist.