| Costao | |
|---|---|
 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Sejal Shah |
| Written by | Bhavesh Mandalia Meghna Srivastava |
| Produced by | Vinod Bhanushali Kamlesh Bhanushali Bhavesh Mandalia Sejal Shah Shyam Sunder Faizuddin Siddiqui |
| Starring | Nawazuddin Siddiqui Priya Bapat Kishore Kumar G Hussain Dalal Mahika Sharma |
| Cinematography | Rafey Mahmood |
| Edited by | Unnikrishnan Payoor Parameswaran |
Production companies | Bhanushali Studios Bombay Fables Motion Pictures Side Hero Entertainment |
| Distributed by | ZEE5 |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Costao is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language biographical crime drama film directed by Sejal Shah.[1][2][3] The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priya Bapat, Kishore, Hussain Dalal, and Mahika Sharma.[4] It was written by Bhavesh Mandalia and Meghna Srivastava and produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Kamlesh Bhanushali, Bhavesh Mandalia, Sejal Shah, Shyam Sunder and Faizuddin Siddiqui.
Set in the 1990s, Costao is based on the true story of Costao Fernandes,[5] a Goa customs officer who sacrificed everything to dismantle a major gold smuggling operation.[6] The film was released on 1 May 2025 on ZEE5.[7][8]
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