Aakrosh
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Priyadarshan
Produced by	Kumar Mangat Pathak
Written by	Aditya Dhar (dialog)
Screenplay by	Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana
Story by	Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana
Starring	Ajay Devgn Akshaye Khanna Bipasha Basu Paresh Rawal Reema Sen
Music by	Songs: Pritam Background Score: Ouseppachan
Cinematography	Tirru
Editing by	Arun Kumar
Distributed by	Big Screen Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Zee Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	October 15, 2010
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	40 crore (US$7.24 million)[1]
Box office	18.25 crore (US$3.3 million)[2]

Aakrosh is a Bollywood action-thriller film directed by Priyadarshan released on 15 October 2010. The movie is based on the topic of honor killings with the screenplay based on real incidents that happened in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The film has Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal and Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film was produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banner ofBig Screen Entertainer. The soundtrack of the film has been composed by Pritam and the lyricist is Irshad Kamil. The cinematography was byThiru, the production design by Sabu Cyril and the editing by Arun Kumar. Tyag Rajan and R.P Yadav arranged the action sequences of the film. The movie is an uncredited remake of the 1988 Hollywood film Mississippi Burning.

[edit]Plot

It's supposedly based on a true story which is yet to be substantiated. Three friends from Delhi go missing in a small village - Jhanjhar. It's two months and there is no clue about their disappearance. The media and students movement demand action from the authorities. It's then that the government orders a Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry with officers Sidhant Chaturvedi (Akshaye Khanna) and Pratap Kumar (Ajay Devgn) to solve the case. They find it difficult to solve the case as the local police and other authorities are a part of Shool Sena, which is responsible for illicit activities. Sidhant and Pratap also face Ajatshatru Singh (Paresh Rawal), a ruthless police officer who misuses his power. Not only that even the locals don't support the investigation.

It's with the help of Roshni (Amita Pathak) who's the daughter of a rich and powerful villager, and Geeta (Bipasha Basu), who's Ajatshatru's wife and Pratap's former love, that the investigation moves ahead.

The suspense behind the missing three friends is revealed by Geeta who witnessed the killing of these boys by a local politician helped by her husband.

This investigation is filled with many traps and thrills by Ajatshatru and his colleagues. They try to destroy the name of CBI in number of ways. Things gets worse when Ajatshatru comes to know about er wife Geeta helping CBI. He then beats Geeta brutally with his belt behind closed doors and leaves her hospitalized. Pratap, filled with anger, traps each of the criminals by hacking their respective phone's databases and capturing their illicit activities on CCTV cameras. When it is Ajatshatru's turn, Pratap cuts him with a sharp razor and beats him brutally and mercilessly in a saloon behind closed doors.

At the end all the criminals are killed by village girl Jhamunia (Reema Sen) after sentencing punishments from court.

[edit]Cast

• Ajay Devgn as Pratap Kumar
• Akshaye Khanna as Siddhant Chaturvedi
• Bipasha Basu as Geeta
• Paresh Rawal as Ajatshatru Singh
• Reema Sen as Jamunia
• Jaideep Ahlawat as Pappu
• Rajendra Gupta as Geeta's dad
• Sameera Reddy as Dancer / Singer
• Urvashi Sharma as Guest Appearance
• Rajesh Bakshi as Home Minister
• Jayant Gadekar as Panchanan Shukla
• Ashutosh Jha as Ramesh Jain
• Amita Pathak as Roshni
• Vineet Sharma as CBI Officer 'Keshav'
• Navinder Pal Singh as Cameraman
• Atul Tiwari as Omkar
• Pankaj Tripathy as
• Paritosh Sand
• Swapnil Kothriwal as Dinu

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