Asheesh Kapur

Actor, Writer

Born: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

BIOGRAPHY

Inkaar (translation: Denial) is a 2013 Indian drama romance film directed by Sudhir Mishra and produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh in the lead roles. Shantanu Moitra has composed the music. Deepti Naval, Vipin Sharma, Gaurav Dwivedi are featured in supporting roles. The film was produced and distributed under the Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and the Tipping Point Films banners. The film deals with sexual harassment in a corporate set-up following the story of Rahul Verma, the CEO of an advertising agency, who has to follow the lawsuit of sexual harassment filed by Maya Luthra, his protégé. The two are battling for the top job of the company. A committee is set up by the agency to hear both sides of the story and work through lies and accusations to find out the truth.The development of the film commenced in 2011. The movie was completed in early 2012 and was titled Inkaar. It was scheduled to release in May but conflicts started rising over the title of the movie which delayed its release. After a lot of options, Kaam was chosen as the title but ultimately Inkaar was finalised to be the title.After the title conflict was resolved, the release date of the movie was delayed to 2013. The movie was released on 18 January 2013. The film received positive to mixed responses but the performances of the lead pair and the direction of Sudhir Mishra earned positive reviews from critics. The movie grossed in the first week.

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