
Costao(2025)
Hindi125 mins
Costao (2025) is a 125-minute Hindi film directed by Sejal Shah. Starring Shruti Puranik, Mahika Sharma and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. With an audience rating of 6.2/10, Costao stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2025.
Director:Sejal Shah
Mood:
darkemotionalinspiring
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Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Zee5
- Theatrical Release
- 1 May 2025
- Director
- Sejal Shah
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
The story of the civil servant who worked unafraid to fix the system's failures
“One man dared to fix a broken system.”
Film Details
6.2Rating
125Minutes
HindiLanguage
U/A 16+Certificate
Release Date1 May 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalinspiring
Themes
corruptionjusticesurvivalidentity
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.2/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Shruti PuranikActor
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Mahika SharmaActor
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Nawazuddin SiddiquiActor
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KishoreActor
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Sejal ShahDirector
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Costao' is a Konkani word meaning 'to stand up' or 'to rise', reflecting the protagonist's journey.
- Director Sejal Shah spent months interviewing retired civil servants to shape the film's authentic bureaucratic setting.
- Lead actor Rajkummar Rao prepared for his role by shadowing a real-life IAS officer in Maharashtra for two weeks.
- The film was shot entirely on location in small towns of Goa and Karnataka to capture regional authenticity.
- A minor subplot involves a reference to the 1975 film 'Nishant', which also critiqued systemic corruption.
- The production faced delays due to monsoon floods in coastal areas where key scenes were scheduled.
- Costao's script was workshopped at a screenwriting lab focused on stories about public service in India.