Shahid
- IMDb link: 2181831
- IMDb rating: 8.2 (21,530 votes)
- Genres: Drama, Biography
- Director: Hansal Mehta
- Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Prabhleen Sandhu, Baljinder Kaur and others
- Release date: 18 Oct 2013
- Release year: 2012
- Runtime: 129 minutes
- Country: India
- Keywords: mumbai terror attack, terror attack, 26 11 attack on mumbai, mumbai india, police officer, year 2008, character name as title, forename as title, human rights, lawyer
Plot:
Shahid traces the true story of slain human rights activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi. From attempting to become a terrorist to being wrongly imprisoned under a draconian anti-terrorism law to becoming a criminal lawyer Shahid traces the inspiring personal journey of a boy who became an unlikely messiah for human rights while following the rise of communal violence in India. This story of an impoverished Muslim struggling to come to terms with injustice, inequality and rising above his circumstances is an inspiring testament to the human spirit.