Anwar (Hindi: अनवर) is a 2007 Indian film written and directed by Manish Jha, who is famous for his work in Matrubhoomi. The film stars Siddharth Koirala, Manisha Koirala, Rajpal Yadav and Nauheed Cyrusi. The film set in Lucknow, is about stereotyping of Muslims in the post-9/11 era. The film was inspired by the director's experience in New York two days after the 9/11 attacks when he was detained by the police and interrogated for five hours, who presumed him to be a Muslim, since he was unshaven and had long hair
Cast Manisha Koirala as Anita Siddharth Koirala as Anwar Rajpal Yadav as Gopinath Vijay Raaz as Master Pasha Yashpal Sharma as S.P. Tiwari Hiten Tejwani as Udit Nauheed Cyrusi as Mehru Sudhir Pandey as Minister Pankaj Jha Lalit Tiwari Rasika Dugal Sanjay Mishra Prithvi Zutshi Sharat Sonu as Gardener
