Sangharsh

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Sangharsh

Directed by	Tanuja Chandra
Produced by	Mukesh Bhatt
Written by	Mahesh Bhatt
Starring	Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Ashutosh Rana
Distributed by	Saregama-HMV
Release date(s)	September 3, 1999
Language	Hindi
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Sangharsh (Hindi: संघर्श, Urdu: سنگھرش) is a 1999 Hindi film directed by Tanuja Chandra. It stars Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta and Ashutosh Rana.

This movie is based on the Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs with Zinta portraying the Clarice Starling role and Kumar as Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

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A series of child abduction and murders have disturbed the police force, the case is given to CBI trainee Reet Oberoi (Zinta). After some investigation the finger points to Lajja Shankar Pandey (Ashutosh Rana), a religious fanatic who believes in the sacrifice of children. His erratic behavior forces Reet to get the help of a prisoner, Professor Aman Varma(Kumar).

His attitude towards Reet is at first rude but with some help she manages to sway him into helping her. The case gets even more tough as she finds out that the Home Minister's only child has been kidnapped by Pandey. Reet cannot handle the pressure as she faces opposition from the local police partly because of Varma's methods. As they begin to spend more time together, it becomes obvious that both have fallen in love with each other

They both track down Pandey, who is about to begin the sacrifice. The two eventually save the child, killing Pandey but Aman is seriously hurt and is on the brink of death. Reet and Aman share a last kiss and he dies in her arms. Reet is given a hero's welcome and she finds a new sense of life in herself. She goes outside alone and holds her award up, as she does the wind blows and she smiles as if she can feel Aman's presence.