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Aks

  • 2001
  • 3h 4m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.9K
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Aks (2001)
ActionCrimeHorrorThriller

Raghavan Ghatge, a psychotic terrorist, and Manu Verma, the cop who tracks him down, shoot each other simultaneously, the result being that Raghavan's soul is transferred into Verma's body a... Read allRaghavan Ghatge, a psychotic terrorist, and Manu Verma, the cop who tracks him down, shoot each other simultaneously, the result being that Raghavan's soul is transferred into Verma's body and vice versa.Raghavan Ghatge, a psychotic terrorist, and Manu Verma, the cop who tracks him down, shoot each other simultaneously, the result being that Raghavan's soul is transferred into Verma's body and vice versa.

  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Renzil D'Silva
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Kamlesh Pandey
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Raveena Tandon
    • Manoj Bajpayee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
      • Kamlesh Pandey
    • Stars
      • Amitabh Bachchan
      • Raveena Tandon
      • Manoj Bajpayee
    • 23User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Insp. Manu Verma
    Raveena Tandon
    Raveena Tandon
    • Neeta
    Manoj Bajpayee
    Manoj Bajpayee
    • Raghavan Ghatge
    • (as Manoj Bajpai)
    Nandita Das
    Nandita Das
    • Supriya Verma
    K.K. Raina
    K.K. Raina
    • Mahadevan Ghatge
    Kamal Chopra
    Kamal Chopra
    • ACP Pradhan
    Tanvi Azmi
    Tanvi Azmi
    • Madhu Pradhan
    Vineet Kumar
    Vineet Kumar
    • Narang
    • (as Vinit Kumar)
    Pramod Moutho
    Pramod Moutho
    • Justice Balwant Chaudhry
    • (as Pramod Muthu)
    Salim Ghouse
    Salim Ghouse
    • Blind Guru
    Virendra Saxena
    Virendra Saxena
    • Hanif Kasai
    Vijay Raaz
    Vijay Raaz
    • Yeda Yakub
    Vrajesh Hirjee
    Vrajesh Hirjee
    • Raw Officer 1
    Gajraj Rao
    Gajraj Rao
    • Raw Officer 2
    Mithilesh Chaturvedi
    Mithilesh Chaturvedi
    • PM's Aide
    Surte Aditya
    • Deepu Pradhan
    Mohan Agashe
    Mohan Agashe
    • Prime Minister
    Omkaar
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
      • Kamlesh Pandey
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews23

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    sexysukh52

    different in a good way

    Aks was a flop but all the reviews were good I wanted to know who was more accurate the critics or the viewers well I'm on the critics side what a great and different movie for bollywood and having Raveena Tandon in it made it all the more better I loved the interrogation scene between Raveena and Amitabh and the movie was a bit like faceoff but in a bollywood way the songs were well executed and I was surprised by Raveena's role she doesn't usually pick such up front and sexual roles as this. Her whole performance is brilliant as is Amitabh Bachan and Manoj Bajpai. The star cast the spooky songs the fastpace the hollywood features it should have succeeded flop no way. 6 out of 10
    7sharif-bond

    Awesome! Powerful !! Spiritual !!!

    I am a Big fan of Amitabh Bachchan. But forget that. I recommend all to watch this movie for at list one time. It is Awesome, stylish, powerful, great experience. Nice experiment from the Director. Hollywood like movie, but has the essence of Bollywood. I am just thrilled to watch how Big B acted in this movie. He was spellbinder, Superb!You will find Persona, style,anger,super coolness, toughness, naughtiness, frightening and also frightened shade in his Character. It's a complete package. I think it is one of the difficult and 'cult' character of the world cinema(including Bollywood and Hollywood). And you would be agree that the best All rounder of acting Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has done pure justice to the character. Manoj Bajpayee was tremendous. Also other actors and actresses were good too. But the ultimate winner is Big B. Singing himself two songs and his dancing will mesmerize you. In a nutshell, it is a classic movie. Still now i wait and search when this movie will be shown in TV channels----- And, feel sad that Indian audiences could not give this movie it's due. I will rate this movie 7 out of 10.
    Sophocles

    disappointing

    rakesh omprakash mehra is a man the advertising industry in india bows to. his short film for amul was hugely appreciated. his technical finesse could put any hollywood slam wham director to shame. i wish i could usher similar praise on his maiden directorial venture..aks. this could have been good as a 2 hour movie. but three slowwwwwwwwww hours of boredom which lead to a rather sloppy climax certainly make for your money's worth. and neither is this classic film noir. its just an ambitious attempt gone wrong. 2/5
    pop-16

    Total garbage

    Must be one of the worst ever movies of the Big B. Hardly recognizable actors/actresses, any semantical storyline.

    What kind of a movie is this?

    That is not the kind of movie that Amitabh is renowned for.
    9vermaao

    Two thumbs Up! Waaaay Up! (written 7/21/01)

    Wowsa!

    Okay, okay. Those of you who know me know I'm prone to hyperbole. You all know that, too. But I *just* finished watching the movie AKS, which just came out this week, on DVD and felt compelled to sit down and write about it. I would venture to say that this is possibly his most challenging role and phenomenal performance of his career (and yes I've seen DEEWAR, AGNEEPATH, and AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY). Amitabh is both diabolical and heroic. Suave, yet disturbed. He's a badass but also scared at the loss of control; all in the same film.

    In short, except for maybe comedy, he displayed the full range of his acting talent in this one.

    In addition to Amitabh's performance, I was fearful that this movie would suffer from the Phantom Menace Effect (i.e. – big let down after enormous hype.) After all, I've been anxiously awaiting this movie for almost two months; especially after seeing it's preview site on the web two weeks ago. Yet despite the build up, this movie gripped me; right to the very end.

    Probably because I've NEVER seen a Hindi movie like this before. I think this was Rakesh Mehra's debut film. And he threw out what your idea of a typical Hindi film is. Love songs through a field. *Dishum Dishum.* Hero and heroine walking off into the sunset after the bag guy goes to jail. This movie was as close to THAT as Dubya is to Humility

    This movie was dark and ominous. It was sexy. It was supernatural. It was for the most part masterfully produced. Although there were a few technical special effects that were subpar (Bollywood still can't seem to get explosions right), the closest thing that I can compare this film to is FACE/OFF, crossed with a heavy dosage of the X-FILES and SEVEN and the original BATMAN with a sprinkle of MI:2 at the beginning. Heck, I think Nine Inch Nails should have done the soundtrack…

    I don't think I'd seen a Manoj Bajpai film before but his role became increasingly compelling as the movie wore on. Raveena was absolutely stunning. I believe she blazed new trails as far as Hindi film actresses go by playing a provocative stripper who chooses her path not out of `majboori,' but because that's who she is.

    This movie is definitely NOT for everyone. I'm not even sure this what the initial reaction is in India...especially for those that WANT lubby/dubby cookie cutter stories with happy endings. But if you want something COMPLETELY different, You guys GOTTA check this movie out!

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      While filming the wolf chase scene, the wolf was actually running after its trainer (who isn't shown in the film) and Manoj was running after the wolf, who was unaware of Manoj running behind him with a knife in his hand. When the wolf realized this, it started chasing Manoj, who just about escaped the wolf's clutches and ran inside his van.
    • Goofs
      Yeda Yakub can be seen blinking in the sauna, after Raghavan kills him.
    • Quotes

      Insp. Manu Verma: Take away all rules and regulations, and Manu Verma would be another Raghavan! You need me... YOU NEED ME!

    • Connections
      Featured in 47th Filmfare Awards (2002)

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2001 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Indiatimes
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Reflection
    • Filming locations
      • Royal Castle, Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)
      • Flicks Motion Pictures Co. Pvt. Ltd.
      • Jhamu Sughand Productions
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    • Budget
      • $2,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $65,036
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      • 3h 4m(184 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS

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