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Aarakshan (2011)

Movie ★ 6.1 164 min

Drama Thriller

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

Prakash Jha Director

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Quick facts

Released
August 12, 2011
Runtime
164 min
Budget
$6.1M
Box office
$7.9M
IMDb
tt1848771
Country
Language
Studio
Base Industries Group, Prakash Jha Productions

Themes

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 Darshan Jariwala Darshan Jariwala Anirudh Prasad Rajeev Verma Rajeev Verma Damodar Seth Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla Education Minister Sonal Jha Sonal Jha Shanti Bua Sumeet Vyas Sumeet Vyas Teacher

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Frequently asked questions

What is Aarakshan about?
The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
Who directed Aarakshan?
Aarakshan was directed by Prakash Jha.
Who stars in Aarakshan?
Aarakshan stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee.
When was Aarakshan released?
Aarakshan is a 2011 drama, thriller film.
Where can I watch Aarakshan?
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