Alif (2016 film)

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Alif
Alif Hindi.jpg
Ladna nahi padna jaroori
Directed by Zaigham Imam
Written byZaigham Imam
Produced by Pawan Tiwari
Zaigham Imam
Starring Neelima Azeem

Danish Hussain
Saud Mansuri

Bhavna Pani

Pawan Tiwari
Aditya Om
CinematographyDipak Nayak
Edited byPrakash Jha
Music by Aman Pant
Production
companies
AB Infosoft
JALSA Pictures
Distributed byShiladitya Bora
Release dates
  • November 2016 (2016-11)(Queensland)
  • 3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Alif is an Indian Hindi film jointly produced by Pawan Tiwari [1] and Zaigham Imam. Alif is written and directed by Zaigham Imam. The trailer of the film was launched by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Jaya Bachchan on 27 December 2016. [2] [3] It stars Neelima Azeem, Bhavna Pani, Pawan Tiwari, Danish Hussain, Aditya Om, Saud Mansuri, Shimala Prasad [4] as the lead characters. [5]

Contents

Alif deals with the importance of modern education. [6] The narrator of the film is veteran actress Jaya Bachchan. [7] [8]

Cast

Festivals

Alif premièred in the Indian International Film Festival of Queensland, Australia in November 2016. It also won the Best Screenplay and Best Child Artist award at the Bioscope Global Film Festival. [9]

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