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Aarakshan
Sign in to saveAarakshan () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. It is based on the policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film was released on 12 August 2011 and received mixed reviews from critics.
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6.2The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan as Prabhakar Anand
- Saif Ali Khan as Deepak Kumar
- Deepika Padukone as Poorvi Anand
- Manoj Bajpayee as Mithilesh Kumar Singh
- Prateik Smita Patil as Sushant Seth
- Aanchal Munjal as Muniya S. Yadav
Themes
- parent child relationship
- politics
- demonstration
- mathematics
- education
- teacher
- prejudice
- tutor
- loan
- affirmative action
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Aarakshan
- Film.image
- Aarakshan.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Prakash Jha
- Film.producer
- Firoz A. Nadiadwala
- Film.writer
- Prakash JhaAnjum RajabaliRavinder Randhawa
- Film.starring
- Amitabh BachchanSaif Ali KhanManoj BajpayeeDeepika PadukonePrateik Babbar
- Film.music
- Songs:Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyScore:Wayne Sharpe
- Film.cinematography
- Sachin K. Krishn
- Film.editing
- Santosh Mandal
- Film.studio
- Base Industries GroupPrakash Jha Productions
- Film.distributor
- Reliance Entertainment
- Film.runtime
- 164 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Hindi
- Album.name
- Aarakshan
- Album.type
- Soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 164
- FilmAffinity ID
- 921859
- Official website
- www.aarakshanthefilm.com
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- publication date
- 2011-01-01
- review score
- 5.8/10
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Aarakshan () is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. It is based on the policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film was released on 12 August 2011 and received mixed reviews from critics.
==Plot== In 2008, Deepak Kumar, an MSc topper, is at an interview for the teacher's post at an affluent school. The interviewers turn him down when they discover his low-caste roots. Deepak relates the incident to his mentor, Dr. Prabhakar Anand. Dr. Anand, the legendary principal of renowned STM college, where Deepak studied, offers Deepak an interim job as a teacher at STM. Deepak is comforted by his friend, Sushant, an upper-caste boy, and his girlfriend, Poorvi (Deepika Padukone), who is Dr. Anand's daughter.
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