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{{short description|2014 film directed by Akhilesh Jaiswal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{for|the web series|Mastram (web series)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mastram
| image = Mastram poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Akhilesh Jaiswal]]
| producer = [[Sunil Bohra]] Sanjeev Singh Pal Ajay Rai
| writer = [[Akhilesh Jaiswal]] Gunjan Saxena
| starring = Rahul Bagga [[Tara Alisha Berry|Tara Alisha]] Soul Balaji Vinod Nahardih Istiyak Khan [[Aakash Dahiya]]
| cinematography = [[Gavemic U. Ary]]
| editing = [[Apurva Motiwale]]
| studio = Bohra Bros Productions [[Jar Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|10||Mumbai Film Festival|2014|05|09|India}}
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}26 crore<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2242/|title=Mastram - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}105.04 crore<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>
| music = Yo Yo Honey Singh, Saurabh Kalsi
}}
'''''Mastram''''' ({{translation|Easy-going person}}) is 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film]] directed by [[Akhilesh Jaiswal]], and starring [[Rahul bagga]] and [[Tara Alisha Berry]]. The film is about an aspiring litterateur turning into an initially reluctant finally full-fledged pornographic writer, 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.<ref name=mid/><ref>{{cite web | title = Mastram: The story behind pulp fiction|publisher=MTV, In.com | url = http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/reviews-and-previews/mastram-the-story-behind-pulp-fiction-52190174.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140222181159/http://mtv.in.com/blogs/movies/reviews-and-previews/mastram-the-story-behind-pulp-fiction-52190174.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 February 2014 |date=13 February 2014| accessdate = 2014-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Gangs of Wasseypur writer to make directorial debut with Mastram|publisher=Hindustan Times| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gangs-of-wasseypur-writer-to-make-directorial-debut-with-mastram/article1-1039321.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130617144425/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Gangs-of-Wasseypur-writer-to-make-directorial-debut-with-Mastram/Article1-1039321.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 June 2013 |date=8 April 2013| accessdate = 2014-02-17 }}</ref> The film also marks the debut of actress Tara Alisha Berry.<ref>{{cite web | title = Sikander Kher's stepsister Tara makes Bollywood debut as porn-writer Mastram's wife |publisher=Indian Express
| url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sikander-khers-stepsister-tara-makes-bollywood-debut-as-pornwriter-mastrams-wife/ |date=13 May 2013| accessdate = 2014-02-17 }}</ref> The film features rapper [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]'s Gujarati Single "Achko Machko" and is also the theme song of the movie's trailer which was released on 14 Feb 2014 by Bohra Bros on YouTube.

The film premiered at [[Mumbai Film Festival]] in October 2013, ahead of its theatrical release on 9 May 2014.<ref name="mid">{{cite web | title = Sex stories and the Mastram effect|publisher=MiD DAY| url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sex-stories-and-the-mastram-effect/236843 |author=Kanika Sharma|date=21 Oct 2013|accessdate = 2014-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/mastram/|title=Mastram Movie: Review, Songs, Images, News, Videos Photos, Box Office, Release Date - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |publisher=}}</ref>

==Plot==
Rajaram (''Rahul Bagga''), a small town bank clerk who dreams of travelling to Delhi and becoming a reputed writer. His literature aspirations are supported by none except his naive wife Renu (''Tara-Alisha Berry''). He leaves his job to become a full-time 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 publicly taboo novel series, which becomes a best selling book. He gets successful however all credits are attributed to Mastram not Rajaram.<ref>{{cite web|title=How a clerk became erotica writer Mastram?|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/how-a-clerk-became-erotica-writer-mastram/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Rahul Bagga]] as Rajaram
* [[Tara Alisha Berry]] as Renu
* Vinod Nahardih
* Istiyak Khan as Rajaram's friend
* [[Aakash Dahiya]] as Young Guy at printing press
* Aishwarya Mehta as Bhabhi (Maakhan's wife)
* Sagar
*Benieal.R

==Crew==
* Banner : Bohra Bros Productions
* Producer : Sanjiv Singh Pal | Ajay Rai
* Director : Akhilesh Jaiswal
* Music Director : [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]
* Creative & Publicity Design : RDM Media
* Online Marketing : RDM Media

==Filming==
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, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]].<ref name="bp" />

==Production==
Talking about the mystery in film, director Akhilesh Jaiswal says, "My film is a fictional account of the writer’s life. Even I am curious to know who the real brain behind the book is, or the real face behind the author, as you put it". It is not a pornographic film and he hopes to get an A Certificate from Censor Board without any cuts.<ref name="bp">{{cite web|title=Mastram is not a Pornographic Film says director Akhilesh Jaiswal|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/04/mastram-is-not-a-pornographic-film-says-director-akhilesh-jaiswal/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Film critic [[Subhash K. Jha]] gave it 3 stars and said that Mastram brings a meditative melancholy to the porn writer's life. We get to meet the man behind the orgasms. We feel the pain beneath the porn.<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie Review: Mastram is a wistful look at a porn-writer's life|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/movie-review-mastram-is-a-wistful-look-at-a-porn-writers-life/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=9 May 2014}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|3431714}}

[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian erotic films]]
[[Category:Films about writers]]
[[Category:Indian independent films]]
[[Category:2013 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Indian pornography]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1990s]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]

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