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Akayla

  • 19911991
  • 3h
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Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh in Akayla (1991)
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Inspector Vijay Verma is a very lonely cop whose only family is a younger brother, Ajay Verma, who is studying abroad. He also has two good friends, Shekhar and Seema. One day when he arrest... Read allInspector Vijay Verma is a very lonely cop whose only family is a younger brother, Ajay Verma, who is studying abroad. He also has two good friends, Shekhar and Seema. One day when he arrests criminal mastermind Jojo Braganza, he is shocked when Jojo is released from police custo... Read allInspector Vijay Verma is a very lonely cop whose only family is a younger brother, Ajay Verma, who is studying abroad. He also has two good friends, Shekhar and Seema. One day when he arrests criminal mastermind Jojo Braganza, he is shocked when Jojo is released from police custody because his corrupt lawyer shows the court a videotape of him at a completely different... Read all
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  • Director
    • Ramesh Sippy
  • Writer
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Jackie Shroff
    • Amrita Singh
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ramesh Sippy
  • Writer
    • Salim Khan
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Jackie Shroff
    • Amrita Singh
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    • 6User reviews
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    Amitabh Bachchan and Aditya Pancholi in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Meenakshi Sheshadri in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Meenakshi Sheshadri in Akayla (1991)
    Meenakshi Sheshadri in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Jackie Shroff in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Meenakshi Sheshadri in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh in Akayla (1991)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, and Amrita Singh in Akayla (1991)

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Insp. Vijay Vermaas Insp. Vijay Verma
    Jackie Shroff
    Jackie Shroff
    • Shekharas Shekhar
    Amrita Singh
    Amrita Singh
    • Sapnaas Sapna
    Meenakshi Sheshadri
    Meenakshi Sheshadri
    • Seemaas Seema
    Aditya Pancholi
    Aditya Pancholi
    • Ajay (Vijay's Brother)as Ajay (Vijay's Brother)
    • (as Aditya Panscholi)
    Kiran Juneja
    Kiran Juneja
    • Neetuas Neetu
    • (as Kiran Joneja)
    Keith Stevenson
    • Anthony "Tony" Braganzaas Anthony "Tony" Braganza…
    Shashi Kapoor
    Shashi Kapoor
    • Police Commisioneras Police Commisioner
    Helen
    Helen
    • Seema's Motheras Seema's Mother
    Mahesh Anand
    Mahesh Anand
    • Ranjeetas Ranjeet
    Kanwaljeet Singh
    Kanwaljeet Singh
    • Insp. Ahmedas Insp. Ahmed
    • (as Kanwaljit Singh)
    Mangal Dhillon
    • Anthony's & Jojo's lawyeras Anthony's & Jojo's lawyer
    Asif
    Nafisa
    S.M. Zaheer
    Vikram Gokhale
    Vikram Gokhale
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • (as Vikram Gokhle)
    Suresh Devadiga
    Anil Yadav
    • Kolias Koli
    • Director
      • Ramesh Sippy
    • Writer
      • Salim Khan
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    Inspector Vijay Verma is a very lonely cop whose only family is a younger brother, Ajay Verma, who is studying abroad. He also has two good friends, Shekhar and Seema. One day when he arrests criminal mastermind Jojo Braganza, he is shocked when Jojo is released from police custody because his corrupt lawyer shows the court a videotape of him at a completely different place,therefore he couldn't have committed the crime. From this day on they become enemies and Vijay is hot on Jojo's trail every time he commits a crime. One day while watching a film called 'Seeta Aur Geeta', he realizes that two people can be at different places at the same time if they are twins. He realizes that Jojo has a twin brother, Tony, who covers for him each time he commits a crime so he can get away with it easily. He successfully gets Jojo arrested and put in prison. However Jojo escapes and hides out at the house of Shekhar and Seema. When Shekhar realizes that Tony and Jojo are wanted criminals., he tries to contact Vijay. But Tony and Jojo find out and kill both Shekhar and Seema. Vijay is devastated by the loss of his two best friends and is comforted by nightclub dancer Sapna, and he falls in love with her. After his friends' deaths, he finds out that Tony and Jojo have Ajay on their hit list, so he tries to stop them, but his police commissioner, Shashi Kapoor, warns him against it. —gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com
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    • Trivia
      Before Keith Stevenson was signed, Ramesh Sippy wanted Kamal Hassan for the role.
    • Quotes

      Police Commisioner: Do I appear to you, from the face or from the brains a type of person who would believe in your story.

      Insp. Vijay Verma: Yes Sir.

    • Connections
      Features Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Chal Chal Meri
      by Amitabh Bachchan

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    6/10
    Dirty Harryish Bachchan.
    Akayla review :

    A Dirty Harriysh type cop chasing down villainous twins who practically bump off his entire family and friends; Akayla saw legendary director Ramesh Sippy team up with Amitabh Bachchan once again after their successful run in Sholay (1975), Shaan (1980) and Shakti (1982). Unfortunately, the film didnt exactly set the box office on fire and settled in just about average category.

    Bachchan played the alcoholic loner with his usual flair but he was constrained by Salim Khan's predictable plot which was stuck in the 70s. He got to romance two heroines - Amrita Singh and Meenakshi Seshadri - but lost Meenakshi to his bestie Jackie Shroff. Amrita had the better role of a bar dancer and I loved the scene where she makes Amitabh jealous just to make him confess his love.

    Keith Stevenson was the main villain in a double role of Tony - Jojo, one a shrewd and cunning criminal while his younger bro is a lollypop sucking dimwit. Writer Salim had high hopes on his debutant villain but sadly, the audience didnt find Keith as menacing as Ramesh Sippy's Gabbar or Shakaal. Personally, I liked him in the scene where he goes to rape Amrita Singh in her apartment. Its a chilling moment!! Interestingly, Aamir Khan played a similar double role in the recent blockbuster Dhoom 3 (2013). Hmm!

    As for the rest of the cast, Jackie Dada and Meenakshi were shortchanged by bumping them off ingloriously in first half. Worse was Aditya Panscholi who got just two scenes with Amitabh before his death.

    Laxmikant Pyarelal's music score was strictly average but still, the 'Ram pyaari' song featuring a yellow Volkswagen Beetle driven by Amitabh became fairly popular.

    Finally, Akayla was an out and out Amitabh Bachchan show and he didn't disappoint one bit. It was his final collaboration with Ramesh Sippy and released just before Diwali 1991 at Mumbai's Novelty cinema. Playing safe, Yash Chopra actually postponed his Lamhe by couple of weeks to avoid clash with this Ramesh Sippy- Amitabh Bachchan film. Such was their power!!!

    Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1991 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Alone
    • Filming locations
      • Art Bunglow, India
    • Production company
      • M.R. Productions
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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