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The Tashkent Files

The Tashkent Files

Right to Truth

20197.42h 24m

Overview

The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.

Directed by Vivek Agnihotri
Written by Vivek Agnihotri
Produced by Haresh Patel, Pallavi Joshi, Pranay Chokshi
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Top Cast

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

PKR Natrajan

Mithun Chakraborty

Mithun Chakraborty

Shyam Sunder Tripathi

Shweta Basu Prasad

Shweta Basu Prasad

Raagini Phule

Asif Basra

Asif Basra

News Channel Editor

Mandira Bedi

Mandira Bedi

Indira Joseph Roy

Pallavi Joshi

Pallavi Joshi

Aiysha Ali Shah

Rajesh Sharma

Rajesh Sharma

Omkar Kashyap

Vinay Pathak

Vinay Pathak

Mukhtar

Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Tripathi

Gangaram Jha

Prakash Belawadi

Prakash Belawadi

GK Anantha Suresh

Themes & Keywords

based on true storydeathgovernment conspiracy

About The Tashkent Files

The Tashkent Files is a drama, mystery, thriller, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on true story, death, government conspiracy. Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, it stars Naseeruddin Shah, Mithun Chakraborty, Shweta Basu Prasad. The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.

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