Aarakshan
| | Directed by | Prakash Jha | Produced by | Saif Ali Khan
Dinesh Vijan | Screenplay by | Anjum Rajabali
Prakash Jha | Starring | Amitabh Bachchan
Saif Ali Khan
Manoj Bajpayee
Deepika Padukone
Prateik Babbar | music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Cinematography | Sachin Krishn | Editing by | Santosh Mandal | Distributed by | Illuminati Films
Eros International | Release date(s) | * 12 August 2011 | Running time | 164 minutes[1] | Country | India | Language | Hindi | Budget | 420 million (US$7.7 million)[2] | Box office | 424.3 million (US$7.8 million)
(domestic nett) |
Aarakshan (Hindi: आरक्षण, translation: Reservation) is a 2011 Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Directed by Prakash Jha, the film is a socio-political drama based on the controversial policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film also stars Prateik Babbarand Manoj Bajpayee and was released on 12 August 2011 to mostly mixed reviews, however Amitabh Bachchan was nominated the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for this film, but eventually lost to Ranbir Kapoor for Rockstar.
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Plot[edit]
In 2008, Deepak Kumar (Saif Ali Khan) 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 (Amitabh Bachchan). Dr Anand, the legendary principal of renowned STM college, offers Deepak an interim job as a teacher at STM. Deepak is comforted by his friend, Sushant (an upper-caste boy), and his girlfriend Poorbi (Deepika Padukone), who is Dr. Anand's daughter.
The state minister, Baburam, wishes to enroll his no-good nephew at STM. Dr. Anand however, turns him down. The minister decides to install his own man, Mithilesh Singh, on the STM