Costao(2025)

Storyline

The story of the civil servant who worked unafraid to fix the system's failures

“One man dared to fix a broken system.”

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Cast & Crew

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Mahika SharmaCassandra

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Nawazuddin SiddiquiCostao

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Hussain DalalPeter

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Rohit TiwariNaik

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Abeer Sandeep JainYoung Chris

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Priya BapatMariya

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Gagan Dev RiarNarang

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Asmi DeoMarissa

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Shruti PuranikAlayana

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Dhruv SincroFrancis

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Sejal ShahDirector

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Vinod BhanushaliCrew

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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.