Akira (2016 Hindi film)

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{{Short description|2016 film by AR Murugadoss}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Akira
| image = Akira poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[AR Murugadoss|A.R. Murugadoss]]
| producer = [[Fox Star Studios]] A.R. Murugadoss
| writer = '''Story & Screenplay:''' Santha Kumar '''Additional Screenplay:''' [[AR Murugadoss]] '''Additional Screenplay and Dialogues:''' [[Anurag Kashyap]] '''Dialogues:''' Karan Singh Rathore
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Mouna Guru]]''|Santha Kumar}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Konkona Sen Sharma]]
* [[Sonakshi Sinha]]
* [[Anurag Kashyap]]
* [[Lakshmi Rai|Raai Lakshmi]] [[ Chaitanya Choudhury]] Raman Akira brother
}}
| music = '''Score:''' John Stewart Eduri '''Songs:''' [[Vishal–Shekhar]]<ref name=ibtimes>{{cite web |title='Kaththi' Director AR Murugadoss Gives Anirudh a Bollywood Ticket |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kaththi-director-ar-murugadoss-gives-anirudh-bollywood-ticket-614558 |publisher=[[International Business Times]] |access-date=21 June 2015 |date=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Akira is the title for AR Murugadoss-Sonakshi project? |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/akira-is-the-title-for-ar-murugadoss-sonakshi-project-news-tamil-pdrjCSijdedhe.html |publisher=[[Sify]] |access-date=21 June 2015 |date=17 March 2015}}</ref>
| cinematography = [[R. D. Rajasekhar]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = [[Fox Star Studios]] [[AR Murugadoss|A.R. Murugadoss Productions]]
| distributor = Fox Star Studios
| released = {{Film date|2016|09|02|df=y}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}36.0 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/akira-day-2-box-office-collection-sonakshi-sinhas-film-witnesses-growth-set-recover-its-cost-692361 |title='Akira' day 2 box office collection: Sonakshi Sinha's film remains steady; set to recover its cost |first=Parismita |last=Goswami }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}150.63 million<ref name=BO/>
}}
'''''Akira''''' is a 2016 Indian [[Bolywood|Hindi-language]] [[Action film|action]] [[Crime film|crime]] [[thriller film]] co-written, produced and directed by AR Murugadoss. It is a remake of the 2011 Tamil-language film ''[[Mouna Guru]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Pathak |first=Ankur |title=Koko to trade punches with Sona |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Koko-to-trade-punches-with-Sona/articleshow/46993228.cms |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |date=21 April 2015 |access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sonakshi Sinha on sets of her action thriller 'Akira' |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sonakshi-sinha-on-sets-of-her-action-thriller-akira/16072193 |work=[[Mid Day]] |date=18 March 2015 |access-date=21 April 2015}}</ref> and features [[Konkana Sen Sharma]], [[Sonakshi Sinha]] and [[Anurag Kashyap]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Black Widow of Indian cinema |last=Bharadwaj |first=Rahul Deo |work=The Hans India |date=10 June 2016 |access-date=26 July 2016 |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Bollywood/2016-07-10/The-Black-Widow-of-Indian-cinema/240994}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began in March 2015, and the film released worldwide on 2 September 2016.<ref name="akira">{{cite web |title=A.R. Murugadoss' next starring Sonakshi Sinha titled Akira |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/5303367/A.R.-Murugadoss-next-starring-Sonakshi-Sinha-titled-Akira |access-date=18 March 2015 |date=26 April 2015 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sonakshi-sinha-starrer-akiras-teaser-poster-announces-new-release-date-september-2-2865163/ |title=Sonakshi starrer Akira's teaser poster announces new release date September 2 |date=20 June 2016 }}</ref> The soundtrack composed by [[Vishal-Shekhar]] has been released on 16 August 2016.

== Plot ==
Akira Sharma (Mishiekka Arora) is a little girl who lives happily with her father and mother. One day, she witnesses a crime involving a group of unruly men throwing acid on a young woman's face. Akira helps the police catch one of the criminals. Because of involving herself as a witness, the unruly men harass Akira and slash Akira's face out of revenge, ultimately giving her a scar. Akira's father enrolls her in a self-defense class for her to be able to protect herself in the future. On her way home one day, Akira sees the same men who attacked her previously, while fighting them, one of them takes out a bottle of acid to throw acid on her. When it backfires, the police accuse Akira of throwing acid on his face. She is arrested by the police and is eventually convicted and imprisoned in juvenile jail.

===14 years later===

Akira ([[Sonakshi Sinha]]) has grown into a brave young woman, while her father has died. Akira is released from imprisonment and after having served her jail time, she and her mother move in with her brother. Akira later joins college and lives in a hostel. At first some students try to bully and harass her but end up learning the hard way to not mess with her. One night, ACP Rane ([[Anurag Kashyap]]) runs into one of the college professors with his car and beats him up because the professor is upset about his behaviour. The college students reach out to the commissioner. The police brutally beats them up and tries to move all of the students away, with only Akira remaining. She hands over the signed petition sheet and the information to the commissioner when he arrives.

A couple of days later, Rane robs and kills a man. When he admits this on the phone at his girlfriend Maya's ([[Raai Laxmi]]) place, she records his confession and decides to show it to her friends. At the last moment, her camera with all the information is stolen, and someone blackmails Rane. All this makes him nervous and he kills his girlfriend and begins searching who is behind this. The case is handled by SP Rabiya ([[Konkona Sen Sharma]]), who suspects that Maya did not commit suicide, but had been murdered. One day, Akira finds a bag full of stolen items, including the camera, in front of her dorm. Rane's associates see her and take her away and decide to kill her. She sees three of Rane's associates kill two other men. Rane calls them and tells them they have the wrong girl, but orders to shoot her. She escapes, goes to her principal, and tells him everything.

Suddenly, Rane's associates take her away to a mental asylum, and, with the help of a doctor, they give her shocks and injection to prove that she is mentally unstable. She flees from the hospital with the help of another patient, Rani. She decides to prove her innocence by kidnapping one of the associates. Later, Rane traces her hideout. He and his team try to kill her, but Rabiya arrives at the right moment with orders to arrest Rane, and seizes the arms from Rane and his associates. She, however, is stopped by the commissioner because Rane killed the brother of a strong North Indian politician, who will cause riots if he knows that a policeman was involved. Rane gets back charge, after the commissioner orders him to take Akira to a mental asylum. The helpless Rabiya leaves after explaining the whole thing to Akira but quietly carries along the seized arms. Akira kills Rane and his associates but still goes to the mental hospital. Rabiya gets frustrated at her helplessness but succeeds in not registering a case against her. Akira is released three months later and decides to follow her father's footsteps by teaching challenged kids.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as SP Rabiya Sultan
* [[Sonakshi Sinha]] as Akira Sharma
** Mishiekka Arora as Young Akira Sharma
* [[Anurag Kashyap]] as ACP Govind Rane, a [[Mumbai Police]] officer
* Rose J Kaur as Sister Marlyn
* [[Raai Laxmi]] as Maya Amin, ACP Rane's girlfriend
* Teena Singh as Nikki, Bully girl of college <ref>{{cite web |title=The new B-town birdie |url=http://epaper.tribuneindia.com/c/11948165 |website=The Tribune India |access-date=26 July 2016 |date=24 July 2016}}</ref>
* Phalguni Khanna as Acid attack victim girl
* [[Amit Sadh]] as Dr. Sidharth "Sid" Nerurkar, Shilpa's brother
* [[Urmila Mahanta]] as Anna Jain, the college principal's daughter
* Lokesh Vijay Gupte as Inspector Dinesh Manik, a member in ACP Rane's group
* [[Chaitanya Choudhury]] as Akshat Sharma, Akira's elder brother
** Taher Penwala as Young Ajay
* [[Ashish Dixit]] as Vishal, Shilpa's brother and Akira's friend
* [[Smita Jaykar]] as Mrs. Sharma, Akira and Ajay Akshat's mother
* Ankita Karan Patel replaced [[Surveen Chawla]] as Shilpa Sharma, Ajay's wife
* Saurabh Goyal as Sunil Vij, Maya's friend
* [[Nandu Madhav]] as Inspector Rajeshwar Raai, a member in ACP Rane's group<ref name="Movie review: Akira moves only in fits and starts">{{cite web |title=Movie review: Akira moves only in fits and starts |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/movie-review-akira-moves-only-in-fits-and-starts-697301-2016-09-02 |website=India Today |access-date=10 September 2018 |language=en |date=2 September 2016}}</ref>
*[[Krishna Bhatt]] as David
* Uday Sabnis as Constable Bapu Raao
* Narsingh Pandey as Akira's college professor
* Arun Verma as Akira's psychiatrist
* [[Atul Kulkarni]] as Mr. Jignesh Sharma, Akira and Ajay's father (special appearance)
* Khushboo Atre as Mental Patient
{{colend}}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Akira
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 16 August 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Akira (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP by Vishal-Shekhar on iTunes |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/akira-original-motion-picture/id1144378109 |website=iTunes |access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature Film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:25
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Vishal-Shekhar]] John Stewart Eduri Aditya N. Abhijeet Nalani DJ Kiran Kamath
| prev_title = [[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = [[Banjo (2016 film)|Banjo]]
| next_year = 2016
}}
The songs featured in the film were composed by the duo [[Vishal-Shekhar]]. The [[background score]] of the film was composed by John Stewart Eduri.

The song ''Kehkasha Tu Meri'' is a remake of the duo's Marathi song ''Harvali Pakhare'' from the 2012 film ''[[Balak-Palak]]'', sung by [[Shekhar Ravjiani]].
{{Track listing
| collapsed = no
| headline = Akira (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 24:25

| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title1 = Rajj Rajj Ke
| note1 = Version 1
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Sonakshi Sinha]], [[Vishal Dadlani]]
| length1 = 4:20

| title2 = Purza
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length2 = 3:35

| title3 = Kehkasha Tu Meri
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[Shekhar Ravjiani]]
| length3 = 3:02

| title4 = Rajj Rajj Ke
| note4 = Version 2
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = [[Nahid Afrin]], Vishal Dadlani
| length4 = 4:20

| title5 = Baadal
| note5 =
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| extra5 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length5 = 4:49

| title6 = Rajj Rajj Ke
| note6 = Remix
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 =
| music6 =
| extra6 = Nahid Afrin, Vishal Dadlani
| length6 = 4:19
}}

==Box office==
===India===
The film collected {{INRConvert|56|m}} on its opening day in [[India]]. By the end of its first weekend, ''Akira'' had grossed {{INRConvert|170|m}} and its first week collection was approximately {{INRConvert|223|m}} domestically.<ref name=BO>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/834/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Akira – Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |date=3 September 2016 }}</ref>

===Overseas===
''Akira'' collected {{INRConvert|14.2|m}} from [[North America]] ([[America]] and [[Canada]]), {{INRConvert|28.2|m}} from [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]], {{INRConvert|6.1|m}} from [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The film collected {{INRConvert|7.8|m}} from [[Pakistan]].<ref name=BO/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|5465370}}

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[[Category:Films about women in India]]
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