Moksha: Salvation (2001)

Appalled at the manner lawyers treat less affluent people, Vikram Saigal decides to do something for the poor, who have a legal cause of action, but are unable to afford a lawyer. He ... See full summary »

Director:

Ashok Mehta

Writers:

Hriday Lani (dialogues), Raj Marbros (screenplay),

Stars:

Arjun Rampal, Manisha Koirala, Kalpana Pandit

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arjun Rampal	...	Vikram Sehgal
Manisha Koirala	...	Ritika Sanyal
Kalpana Pandit	...	Neelima
Suresh Oberoi	...	Mr. Sehgal (Vikram's father)
Kamal Chopra
Pawan Chopra
Farida Jalal	...	Salim's mother
Sushma Seth	...	Ritika's grandmother (Nani)
Sulabha Deshpande	...	Landlady (as Sulbha Deshpande)
Shubhangi Gokhale
Danny Denzongpa	...	Bachelor Simon
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Dean
Kiran Kumar	...	Head lawyer
Gulshan Grover	...	Mr. Mehra (prosecutor)
Paresh Rawal	...	Uncle Sharan (Mamaji)

Storyline

Appalled at the manner lawyers treat less affluent people, Vikram Saigal decides to do something for the poor, who have a legal cause of action, but are unable to afford a lawyer. He discusses this with his girlfriend, Rithika Sanyal, and together they come up with several ideas to raise money to create an organization to help the poor get legal aid at no or reasonable cost. When this plan fails, Vikram decides to rob a bank, but Rithika does not support him, and they split up. And then Rithika is killed and the police charge Vikram with her murder, relying on considerable evidence and witnesses that will go to show that Vikram did indeed commit this crime.

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Plot Keywords:

box office flop | black and white segues into color | nonlinear timeline | black and white scene | flashback

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (India)

Also Known As:

Moksh

Filming Locations:

India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ashok Mehta Visuals Pvt. Ltd., Venus Records & Tapes

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first film Arjun Rampal signed for but due to his and his co-star Manisha Koirala's other commitments, this movie didn't release first.

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Soundtracks

"Nani Maa"
Written by Javed Akhtar
Composed by Rajesh Roshan
Performed by Dominique Cerejo
Courtesy of Venus Records and Tapes Ltd.

User Reviews

SalVation

Hello,

Since I bought Moksha sometime last year I wanted to see it. So today I made time to see it. After the movie I kicked and punched myself, for not watching it sooner. This movie won national award for Cinematography and Audiography. This movie reminded me of Memento. Different camera angles were used and overused which were sometimes distracting. The music was not impressive but went well with the story. There was pacing problems in some part of the movie especially the first half. The casting was perfect!!! Lots of symbolism used in the movie. I liked the use of black & white to portray present and color to potray past(flashback). I also liked the dream sequences. If you have seen this movie, please post your opinions.

Thanks Fin

MOKSHA - **** out of *****