Mastram is a 2014 Bollywood fictional biography film directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal starring Rahul Bagga and Tara Alisha Berry. The film is about a reluctant pornographic writer who aspires to be a litterateur, is inspired by the anonymous author of popular pulp fiction and sex stories in Hindi, only known as Mastram. These books sold at railway station stalls and small roadside and pavement shops in North India through the 1980s and 90s. Jaiswal makes his directorial debut with the film.
Rajaram Rahul Bagga, a small town bank clerk who dreams of travelling to Delhi and becoming a reputed writer. His litterateur aspirations are supported by none except his wife Renu TaraAlisha Berry. He leaves his job to become a fulltime writer, but cannot find a publisher for his book. One publisher agrees only if he would add sensational elements or masala to his dull tale. He is unable to decode masala until he meets Chacha, an eccentric, old village idiot who shows him the spicier side of life. He adopts the pseudonym of Mastram and churns out his pornographic novel series, which becomes a best selling cake. He gets successful however all credits are attributed to Mastram not Rajaram.According to Director Akhilesh Jaiswal, the film stars some of the finest actors from NSD National School of Drama and other theatre groups. The Film has been shot at several places in North India including Manali. ........
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