Apaharan
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{{Infobox film
| name = Apaharan
| image = Apaharan.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Prakash Jha[http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/may/18-prakash-jha-ajay-devgn-has-a-huge-range-051005.asp/ Neeraj Pandey: Ajay Devgn has a huge range] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922222707/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/10/may/18-prakash-jha-ajay-devgn-has-a-huge-range-051005.asp/ |date=22 September 2013 }}
| producer = Prakash Jha
| screenplay = Prakash Jha
Manoj Tyagi
Shridhar Raghavan
| story = Prakash Jha
| starring = Ajay Devgn
Bipasha Basu
Nana Patekar
Murli Sharma
| music = Songs:
Aadesh Shrivastava
Score:
Wayne Sharpe
| cinematography = Arvind Kumar
| editing = Santosh Mandal
| distributor = Entertainment One
Holi Cow Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|2|}}
| runtime = 173 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|110.0 million}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=274|title= Apaharan – Movie |publisher=Box Office India}}
| gross = {{INR|231.6 million}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=274|title= Apaharan – Movie |publisher=Box Office India}}
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Apaharan (English: Abduction) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, and Nana Patekar in the lead roles.[http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/02apaharan.htm/ Apaharan: A flawed good film] It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and a son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the eastern state of Bihar, India. Apaharan was declared a semi-hit at the Indian box office.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=274|title= Apaharan – Movie |publisher=Box Office India}}
Plot
Ajay Shastri, an unemployed graduate, dreams of joining the police force but faces opposition from his principled father, Raghuvansh Shastri. Desperate, he borrows money and bribes officials, but when his father exposes the corruption, Ajay turns to crime. A failed kidnapping lands him in trouble with Gaya Singh, a henchman of powerful MLA and underworld don Tabrez Alam.
Ajay eventually joins Tabrez's gang and rises to power in Bihar's kidnapping racket. However, political betrayals and his father's moral influence lead him to turn against Tabrez. After being imprisoned, Ajay kills Tabrez when he visits him in jail but is gunned down in return, ending both their lives.
Cast
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- Ajay Devgn as Ajay Shastri
- Nana Patekar as Tabrez Alam
- Ayub Khan as Kashinath
- Murli Sharma as Muralidhar
- Bipasha Basu as Megha Basu
- Khalid Siddiqui as Kamal Kishore
- Yashpal Sharma as Gaya Singh
- Mohan Agashe as Professor Raghuvansh Shastri
- Mukesh Tiwari as SP Anwar Khan
- Daya Shankar Pandey as Daya Shankar
- Akhilendra Mishra as Brijnath Mishra (Chief Minister)
- Chetan Pandit as Dinkar Pandey (Home Minister)
- Prithvi Zutshi as Dwarka
- Saurabh Dubey as Anil Shrivastava
- Sanjay Swaraj as Seth Chandmal
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Mrs. Khan, Anwar Khan's Wife
- Anup Soni as Akash Ranjan, Press Media Reporter of Aaj Tak
- Pankaj Tripathi as Gaya Singh's Crony
- Ehsaan Khan as DSP Veerendra Shukla
- Anil Yadav as Naga
- Deepak Bhatia as Ramdhani Singh
- Brij Gopal as Jagannath Mandal
- Radhakrishna Dutta as Seth Soorajmal
- Mukul Nag as Usman
- Padam Singh as Dharam Singh
- Mrinalini Sharma as Sonia
- Vikram Sahu as Megha's Father
- Jayashankar Tripathi as Bankalal's brother in law
- Arvind Pandey as Sukhi Chacha
- Shreechand Makhija as Buchchi Kaka, Professor Shastri Servant
- Yusuf Hussain as Tabrez's Advocate
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Music
- "Aaiye, aao ji babu – Sapna Mukherjee, K. K.
Composer: Aadesh Shrivastav
Awards and nominations
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!Award !Category !Recipients and nominees !Result !Ref. |
National Film Awards(India)
|Best Screenplay !Prakash Jha, Manoj Tyagi and Shridhar Raghavan |{{won}} ! |
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Filmfare Awards
|Best Dialogue |{{won}} ! |
Filmfare Awards
|Best Villain |{{won}} ! |
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards (India)
|Best Supporting Actress(Popular Award) |{{nom}} ! |
External links
- {{IMDb title|0451631}}