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Apaharan

Apaharan

20056.12h 53m

Overview

Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.

Directed by Prakash Jha
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Top Cast

Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn

Ajay Shastri

Nana Patekar

Nana Patekar

Tabrez Alam

Bipasha Basu

Bipasha Basu

Megha Basu

Ayub Khan

Ayub Khan

Kashinath

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Professor Raghuvansh Shastri

Mukesh Tiwari

Mukesh Tiwari

Anwar Khan

Yashpal Sharma

Yashpal Sharma

Gaya Singh

Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Titoria

Pankaj Titoria

Jail Warden

About Apaharan

Apaharan is a action, crime, drama film released in 2005. Directed by Prakash Jha, it stars Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Bipasha Basu. Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar.

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