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Apaharan (2005) -- Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry.

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Prakash Jha (dialogue)
Prakash Jha (screenplay)
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2 December 2005 (USA) more
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Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of Bihar. full summary | add synopsis
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Jha does it again... more (17 total)

Cast

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Ajay Devgan ... Ajay Shastri
Nana Patekar ... Tabrez Alam

Bipasha Basu ... Megha Basu
Ayub Khan ... Kashinath
Mohan Agashe ... Professor Raghuvansh Shastri
Mukesh Tiwari ... Anwar Khan
Yashpal Sharma ... Gaya Singh
Anup Soni ... Akash Ranjan (as Anoop Soni)
Chetan Pandit ... Dinkar Pandey
Akhilendra Mishra ... Brijnath Mishra
Daya Shankar Pandey ... Daya Shankar (as Dayashankar Pandey)
Murli Sharma ... Murlidhar
Ehsan Khan ... DSP Shukla
Mukul Nag ... Usman
Radhakrishna Dutta ... Seth Soorajmal
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Also Known As:
Kidnap (International: English title)
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173 min
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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Jha does it again..., 2 January 2006
8/10
Author: Murali Chari from California

In a different way though.

While "Gangajal" was graphic, "Apaharan" is slick. It moves at a fast pace throughout and rarely breaks its rhythm. All the actors deliver impressive performances. But it's Nana Patekar who steals the show in this one. The usual loudness is gone and replaced by composure. Nana was always a fine actor, but in the recent years has lost his way. In "Apaharan," he finds his groove again. Welcome back, Nana.

The movie is about the thriving kidnapping industry in Bihar, Jha's home state. The passion Jha has for his besieged land shows clearly throughout the film. Although we have been numbed by the tales of corruption told earlier, "Apaharan" still manages to shock us. Bihar was always a backward state, but 15 years of Laloo rule has turned it into a surreal world, full of scheming gangsters and unscrupulous politicians who sometimes seem to have forgotten why they ever started this ghastly game in the first place.

The climax is predictable but leaves us something to cheer about. A must see.

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