Kaagaz(2021)

Storyline

A farmer is mistakenly declared dead in official records. He spends nearly two decades fighting to prove he is alive and reclaim his property.

“Declared dead on paper. Fighting to live again.”

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Cast & Crew

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Monal GajjarRukmani

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Mita VashishtAshrafi Devi

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Satish KaushikSadhoram

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Sharat SonuRampal

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Amar UpadhyayJaganpal

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Pankaj TripathiBharatlal

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Vijay KumarSarpanch

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Salman KhanActor

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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kaagaz

Cast reunions in this film: Salman Khan & Satish Kaushik (4 films together).

Salman KhanActor

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Satish KaushikActor

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Trivia

• The real Lal Bihari Mritak appears in the film in a cameo role as a villager.
• The film's story is based on a real legal case that inspired a 2003 documentary called 'Mritak'.
• Director Satish Kaushik also played a supporting role as the lawyer who helps the protagonist.
• The movie was shot primarily in Lucknow and the surrounding villages of Uttar Pradesh to keep the setting authentic.
• Despite being a biographical drama, the film uses light comedy to highlight the absurdity of the bureaucratic system.
• The title 'Kaagaz' refers to the government documents that wrongly declared the protagonist dead.
• This was one of the last films completed by Satish Kaushik before his passing in 2023.