Ajmer 92

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Ajmer 92
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byPushpendra Singh
Written bySuraj Pal Rajak
Gyanendra Pratap Singh
Pushpendra Singh
Produced byUmesh Kumar Tiwari [1]
Starring
CinematographyMadhu Gowda
Edited bySandeep Sethy
Music byParthasakha Daskabi
Production
companies
U&K Films Entertainment
Sumit Motion Pictures
Distributed by Reliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
Running time
141 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Ajmer 92 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film based on the 1992 Ajmer serial rapes. [3] [4] [5] It is directed by Pushpendra Singh and written by Suraj Pal Rajak, Gyanendra Pratap Singh and Pushpendra Singh. The music of the film is given by Parthsakha Daskabi and all songs are written by Amrit. It stars Karan Verma and Sumit Singh.

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Plot

The film portrays the events that unfolded in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, where a group of young men led by Farooq and Nafis Chishty, members of the prominent Khadim family, repeated gang-raped and blackmailed several girls including minors for several years, concluding in 1992. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Cast

Music

The music of the film is composed by Parthsakha Daskabi. All lyrics are written by Amrit.

Controversies

Many Islamic organizations like Raza Academy and Jamiat Ulama e Hind have called for a ban on the film alleging that it would "create a rift in society", and that it is used to defame Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri. [11] [12]

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