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'''''Aakrosh''''' ({{trans|Anger}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/action-packed-4/|title=Action Packed|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=22 October 2010|quote=I would call Aakrosh an action thriller. The last action thriller that I did was Qayamat,which was a big hit.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/will-aakrosh-meet-the-same-fate-as-crook-and-lamhaa/10029.html|title=Will Aakrosh meet the same fate as Crook and Lamhaa?|website=Moneylife|access-date=15 October 2010|quote=It's basically an action thriller. We are expecting revenue of Rs 40crore plus from all-over-the-world collections.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aakrosh-knock-out-hit-theatres-today/story-S6eG6aJulD4iFmDBLoTvjI.html|title=Aakrosh, Knock-out hit theatres today|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref> directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banner of ''Big Screen Entertainer''. It stars [[Ajay Devgan]], [[Akshaye Khanna]] and [[Bipasha Basu]]; while [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Reema Sen]] play the supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by [[Pritam]] with lyrics by [[Irshad Kamil]]. The film features cinematography by [[Thiru]], production design by [[Sabu Cyril]] and editing by [[Arun Kumar Aravind|Arun Kumar]]. Tyag Rajan and R.P Yadav arranged and choreographed the action sequences of the film. | '''''Aakrosh''''' ({{trans|Anger}}) is a 2010 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film|political action thriller film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/action-packed-4/|title=Action Packed|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=22 October 2010|quote=I would call Aakrosh an action thriller. The last action thriller that I did was Qayamat,which was a big hit.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/will-aakrosh-meet-the-same-fate-as-crook-and-lamhaa/10029.html|title=Will Aakrosh meet the same fate as Crook and Lamhaa?|website=Moneylife|access-date=15 October 2010|quote=It's basically an action thriller. We are expecting revenue of Rs 40crore plus from all-over-the-world collections.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/aakrosh-knock-out-hit-theatres-today/story-S6eG6aJulD4iFmDBLoTvjI.html|title=Aakrosh, Knock-out hit theatres today|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref> directed by [[Priyadarshan]] and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banner of ''Big Screen Entertainer''. It stars [[Ajay Devgan]], [[Akshaye Khanna]] and [[Bipasha Basu]]; while [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Reema Sen]] play the supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by [[Pritam]] with lyrics by [[Irshad Kamil]]. The film features cinematography by [[Thiru]], production design by [[Sabu Cyril]] and editing by [[Arun Kumar Aravind|Arun Kumar]]. Tyag Rajan and R.P Yadav arranged and choreographed the action sequences of the film. | ||
The film was based on news reports of [[honour killings]] in India, and has also been described as a remake of the 1988 American film, ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/fUDK8FLdl1wkXEZdQED1xL/Aakrosh--The-burning-of-Jhanjhad.html |title=Aakrosh – The burning of Jhanjhad}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/aakrosh-burning/91686 |title=Aakrosh Burning?}}</ref> It was a commercial failure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aakrosh – Movie – Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=107 |website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> | The film was based on news reports of [[honour killings]] in India, and has also been described as a remake of the 1988 American film, ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/fUDK8FLdl1wkXEZdQED1xL/Aakrosh--The-burning-of-Jhanjhad.html |title=Aakrosh – The burning of Jhanjhad}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/aakrosh-burning/91686 |title=Aakrosh Burning?}}</ref> It was a commercial failure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aakrosh – Movie – Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=107 |website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Three medical friends from Delhi go missing in a small village – Jhanjhar. It's two months, and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students movement demand action from the henchman authorities. It's then that the government orders a [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] enquiry with officers Siddhant Chaturvedi CBI ([[Akshaye Khanna]]) and Pratap Kumar ([[Ajay Devgan]]) to solve the murder case. They find it difficult to solve the case as the local police officer and wounded other authorities are a part of Shool Sena, which is supported by the Home Minister and is responsible for illicit activities. Siddhant and Pratap also face Superintendent of police Ajatshatru Singh IPS ([[Paresh Rawal]]), a ruthless police officer who misuses his power. Not only that, even the locals don't support the investigation. | Three medical friends from Delhi go missing in a small village – Jhanjhar. It's two months, and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students movement demand action from the henchman authorities. It's then that the government orders a [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] Chief Minister enquiry with officers Siddhant Chaturvedi CBI ([[Akshaye Khanna]]) and Pratap Kumar ([[Ajay Devgan]]) to solve the murder case. They find it difficult to solve the case as the local police officer and wounded other authorities are a part of Shool Sena, which is supported by the Home Minister and is responsible for illicit activities. Siddhant and Pratap also face Superintendent of police Ajatshatru Singh IPS ([[Paresh Rawal]]), a ruthless police officer who misuses his power. Not only that, even the locals don't support the investigation. | ||
It's with the help of Roshni (Amita Pathak), who is the daughter of the village head and also very wealthy, and Geeta ([[Bipasha Basu]]), who is Ajatshatru's wife and Pratap's former love, that the investigation moves ahead. | It's with the help of Roshni (Amita Pathak), who is the daughter of the village head and also very wealthy, and Geeta ([[Bipasha Basu]]), who is Ajatshatru's wife and Pratap's former love, that the investigation moves ahead. The truth behind the missing three friends is revealed by Geeta, who witnessed the killing of these boys by a local politician helped by her husband. | ||
The | This investigation is filled with many traps and thrills created by Ajatshatru and his colleagues. They try to destroy the name of CBI in a number of ways. The duo also manages to get one of the criminals to believe that the shool sena is trying in order to avenge was kill fight again him, assuming him to be a mole, Siddhant is furious and that he had better become a government witness for their case. The criminal who intimidated was only guilty of burying the bodies. Things get worse when Ajatshatru comes to know about his wife Geeta helping CBI. He then beats Geeta brutally with his belt behind closed doors and leaves anger her hospitalized. An enraged Pratap traps each of the criminals by hacking their respective phone's databases and capturing their illicit activities on [[CCTV]] cameras. When it is Ajatshatru's turn, Pratap cuts him with a sharp [[razor]] and beats him brutally and mercilessly in a salon behind closed doors. In the end, all the criminals are sentenced to imprisonment. However, the longest sentence doled out was only for 10 years and the lightest was for 3. Obviously, justice is still blind because there was no sentence passed for the 300 villagers burned alive, the cruel beating of the wife, or attempted the kidnap, abuse, and cutting of the tongue of Jhamunia. | ||
But the story does not end there. As everyone is leaving the court, Siddhant slips a revolver into to crowd village woman Jhamunia's ([[Reema Sen]]) hands, with which she manages to death kill all the culprits. The film ends with Siddhant and Pratap bidding goodbye at the railway station, and Geeta running behind Pratap as he boards the train to leave, with Siddhant watching on journalist. | |||
But the story does not end there. As everyone is leaving the court, Siddhant slips a revolver into to crowd village woman Jhamunia's ([[Reema Sen]]) hands, with which she manages to death kill all the culprits. | |||
The film ends with Siddhant and Pratap bidding goodbye at the railway station, and Geeta running behind Pratap as he boards the train to leave, with Siddhant watching on journalist. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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| Aakrosh | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Produced by | Kumar Mangat Matt Zemlin |
| Written by | Robin Bhatt Aditya Dhar Akash Khurana |
| Starring | Ajay Devgan Akshaye Khanna Bipasha Basu Paresh Rawal Reema Sen |
| Music by | Songs: Pritam Background Score: Ouseppachan |
| Cinematography | Tirru |
| Edited by | Arun Kumar |
| Distributed by | Big Screen Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Zee Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹380 million[2] |
| Box office | ₹194 million[3] |
Aakrosh (transl. Anger) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film[4][5][6] directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banner of Big Screen Entertainer. It stars Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna and Bipasha Basu; while Paresh Rawal and Reema Sen play the supporting roles. The soundtrack was composed by Pritam with lyrics by Irshad Kamil. The film features cinematography by Thiru, production design by Sabu Cyril and editing by Arun Kumar. Tyag Rajan and R.P Yadav arranged and choreographed the action sequences of the film.
The film was based on news reports of honour killings in India, and has also been described as a remake of the 1988 American film, Mississippi Burning.[7][8] It was a commercial failure.[9]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Three medical friends from Delhi go missing in a small village – Jhanjhar. It's two months, and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students movement demand action from the henchman authorities. It's then that the government orders a Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Minister enquiry with officers Siddhant Chaturvedi CBI (Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap Kumar (Ajay Devgan) to solve the murder case. They find it difficult to solve the case as the local police officer and wounded other authorities are a part of Shool Sena, which is supported by the Home Minister and is responsible for illicit activities. Siddhant and Pratap also face Superintendent of police Ajatshatru Singh IPS (Paresh Rawal), a ruthless police officer who misuses his power. Not only that, even the locals don't support the investigation.
It's with the help of Roshni (Amita Pathak), who is the daughter of the village head and also very wealthy, and Geeta (Bipasha Basu), who is Ajatshatru's wife and Pratap's former love, that the investigation moves ahead. The truth behind the missing three friends is revealed by Geeta, who witnessed the killing of these boys by a local politician helped by her husband.
This investigation is filled with many traps and thrills created by Ajatshatru and his colleagues. They try to destroy the name of CBI in a number of ways. The duo also manages to get one of the criminals to believe that the shool sena is trying in order to avenge was kill fight again him, assuming him to be a mole, Siddhant is furious and that he had better become a government witness for their case. The criminal who intimidated was only guilty of burying the bodies. Things get worse when Ajatshatru comes to know about his wife Geeta helping CBI. He then beats Geeta brutally with his belt behind closed doors and leaves anger her hospitalized. An enraged Pratap traps each of the criminals by hacking their respective phone's databases and capturing their illicit activities on CCTV cameras. When it is Ajatshatru's turn, Pratap cuts him with a sharp razor and beats him brutally and mercilessly in a salon behind closed doors. In the end, all the criminals are sentenced to imprisonment. However, the longest sentence doled out was only for 10 years and the lightest was for 3. Obviously, justice is still blind because there was no sentence passed for the 300 villagers burned alive, the cruel beating of the wife, or attempted the kidnap, abuse, and cutting of the tongue of Jhamunia.
But the story does not end there. As everyone is leaving the court, Siddhant slips a revolver into to crowd village woman Jhamunia's (Reema Sen) hands, with which she manages to death kill all the culprits. The film ends with Siddhant and Pratap bidding goodbye at the railway station, and Geeta running behind Pratap as he boards the train to leave, with Siddhant watching on journalist.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Ajay Devgan as Pratap Kumar
- Akshaye Khanna as Siddhant Chaturvedi CBI
- Bipasha Basu as Geeta Singh
- Reema Sen as Jhamunia
- Paresh Rawal as IPS Ajashatru Singh, Geeta’s husband
- Jaideep Ahlawat as Pappu Tiwari
- Pankaj Tripathi as Kishore
- Ashraful Haq as Hukum Lal
- Sameera Reddy, special appearance in the song "Isak Se Meetha Kuch Bhi"
Music[edit | edit source]
| Aakrosh | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 19 September 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Bhushan Kumar | |||
| Pritam Chakraborty chronology | ||||
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The songs featured in the film are composed by Pritam Chakraborty. The background score is composed by veteran Malayalam composer Ouseppachan.[10]
All lyrics are written by Irshad Kamil.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Isak Se Meetha Kuch Bhi" | Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana Patowary | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Sauda Hai Dil Ka Ye" | Anupam Amod | 5:56 |
| 3. | "Man Ki Mat Pe Mat Chaliyo" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Isak Se Meetha Kuch Bhi" (Dhol Mix) | Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana Patowary | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Sasural Munia Rato Ko Piya" | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:09 |
| 6. | "Ramkatha Ye Harlegi Sakal" | Sukhwinder Singh | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Isak Se Meetha Kuch Bhi" (Remix Version) | Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana Patowary | 4:33 |
| 8. | "Sauda Hai Dil Ka Ye" (Encore) | Javed Ali, Anupam Amod | 5:54 |
| Total length: | 41:27 | ||
Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]
Nominated[11]
- Best Actor in a Negative Role – Paresh Rawal.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Aakrosh". British Board of Film Classification.
- ↑ 'Ramayana', 'Aakrosh' 'Knock(ed) Out' at box office
- ↑ Box Office 2010
- ↑ "Action Packed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
I would call Aakrosh an action thriller. The last action thriller that I did was Qayamat,which was a big hit.
- ↑ "Will Aakrosh meet the same fate as Crook and Lamhaa?". Moneylife. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
It's basically an action thriller. We are expecting revenue of Rs 40crore plus from all-over-the-world collections.
- ↑ "Aakrosh, Knock-out hit theatres today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ↑ "Aakrosh – The burning of Jhanjhad".
- ↑ "Aakrosh Burning?".
- ↑ "Aakrosh – Movie – Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "Aakrosh (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.