Aks (film)
| Aks | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
| Produced by |
Amitabh Bachchan Jhamu Sughand |
| Written by |
Rensil D'Silva Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Kamlesh Pandey |
| Starring |
Amitabh Bachchan Raveena Tandon Manoj Bajpayee Nandita Das |
| Music by |
Anu Malik Ranjit Barot |
| Cinematography | Kiran Deohans |
| Edited by | P.S. Bharthi |
| Distributed by | Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 184 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aks (The Reflection) is a 2001 Indian Hindi supernatural thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Although the film won critical acclaim, it failed to perform at the box office. Amitabh Bachchan received his first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performance.
Plot synopsis
Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two characters — Manu Verma, the cop, and Raghavan, the shadowy killer.
Raghavan is caught and, as he is about to be executed by hanging, his spirit goes into Manu Verma's body and starts to manipulate the cop into performing acts that Raghavan wanted to perform. But he couldn't save himself. He goes to another town but is not able to find peace.
Eventually, Raghavan's spirit leaves Manu's body. Everything seems to be normal. Manu & his family go on vacation. Unfortunately, Raghavan's spirit is still alive to conquer Manu's friend's body.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Insp. Manu Verma
- Raveena Tandon ... Neeta
- Manoj Bajpayee ... Raghavan Ghatge
- Nandita Das ... Supriya Verma
- K.K. Raina ... Mahadevan Ghatge
- Kamal Chopra ... ACP Pradhan
- Tanvi Azmi ... Madhu Pradhan
- Vineet Kumar ... Narang
- Pramod Moutho ... Justice Balwant Chaudhry
- Salim Ghouse ... Blind Guru
- Veerendra Saxena ... Hanif Kasai (as Virendra Saxena)
- Vijay Raaz ... Yeda Yakub
- Vrajesh Hirjee ... RAW Officer 1
- Gajraj Rao ... RAW Officer 2
- Mithilesh Chaturvedi ... PM's Aide
- Amol Palekar ... Minister
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Anu Malik and Ranjit Barot for the album. Lyrics were penned by Gulzar.
- Aaja Gufaaon Mein Aa, KK, Vasundhara Das
- Banda Bindaas: KK
- Bhala Bura: Amitabh Bachchan
- Hum Bhool Gaye (Female): Chitra
- Hum Bhool Gaye (Male): Hariharan
- Raat Aati Hai: Shubha Mudgal
- Rabba Rabba: Vasundhara Das, Sukhwinder Singh
- Ramleela: Amitabh Bachchan, Nandita Das, Kavita Mundra
- Yeh Raat: Annupamaa
Reception
It was well received by critics. Amitabh Bachchan got Filmfare Best Actor (Critics) award for this film.