'Aarakshan'

Released On:Aug 12, 2011 Language :Hindi Genre :Drama, Social Cast & Crew :Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Deepika Padukone, Shabana Azmi Director :Prakash Jha Music :Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonca Length :2 hrs 46 mins Writer :Prakash Jha   Aarakshan is the story of Prabhakar Anand (Amitabh Bachchan), the legendary idealistic principal of a college that he has single-handedly turned into the state’s best. It is the story of his loyal disciple, Deepak Kumar (Saif Ali Khan) who will do anything for his Sir. Of Deepak’s love for Prabhakar’s daughter, Poorbi (Deepika Padukone), of his friendship with Sushant (Prateik).

It is the story of their love, their lively friendship, their zest for life, and of their dreams for the future. Centered on one of the most controversial issues of recent years, with the Supreme Court’s order on reservations, the story suddenly becomes a rollercoaster ride of high drama, conflict, and rebellion, which tests their love and friendship for one another, and their loyalty to Prabhakar Anand.

Amitabh seems to be the only saving grace of the film. As someone pointed out aptly ''Prakash Jha movie without Ajay Devgun is like pistol without a bullet.......''But in the film the subject is the punch. Will have to wait & Watch out for its box office collections especially after the grand success of 'Rajneeti'!

Rating:- **
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