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Aarakshan

Aarakshan

20116.22h 44m

Overview

The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.

Directed by Prakash Jha
Written by Anjum Rajabali, Prakash Jha
Produced by Firoz A. Nadiadwala
Box OfficeBudget: $6.1MRevenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Prabhakar Anand

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Deepak Kumar

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

Poorvi Anand

Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee

Mithilesh Kumar Singh

Prateik Smita Patil

Prateik Smita Patil

Sushant Seth

Aanchal Munjal

Aanchal Munjal

Muniya S. Yadav

Hema Malini

Hema Malini

Shakuntala Thakral (Guest Appearance)

Tanvi Azmi

Tanvi Azmi

Mrs.Anand

Mukesh Tiwari

Mukesh Tiwari

Police Inspector

Yashpal Sharma

Yashpal Sharma

Shambhu Kaka

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshippoliticsdemonstrationmathematicseducationteacherprejudicetutorloanaffirmative actionsocial activism

About Aarakshan

Aarakshan is a drama, thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of parent child relationship, politics, demonstration, mathematics, education, teacher. Directed by Prakash Jha, it stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone. The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.

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