Mastram

Mastram (2014)

The legend of porn writing is back!

Rajaram is a small town bank clerk who dreams of travelling to Delhi and becoming a reputed writer. His litterateur aspirations are supported by none except his wife Renu.

Date of release
2014-05-09
TMDB
3.9 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
Akhilesh Jaiswal

Casting

Interesting facts

Mastram is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language biographical film directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal, and starring Rahul Bagga and Tara Alisha Berry. The film is about an aspiring litterateur turning into an initially reluctant finally full-fledged pornographic writer, inspired by the anonymous author of popular pulp fiction and sex stories in Hindi, only known as Mastram. These books were sold at railway station stalls and small roadside and pavement shops in North India through the 1980s and 90s. Jaiswal makes his directorial debut with the film. The film also marks the debut of actress Tara Alisha Berry.

Production

Talking about the mystery in film, director Akhilesh Jaiswal says, "My film is a fictional account of the writer’s life. Even I am curious to know who the real brain behind the book is, or the real face behind the author, as you put it". It is not a pornographic film and he hopes to get an A Certificate from Censor Board without any cuts.

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