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Lakshya

  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h 6m
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Hrithik Roshan in Lakshya (2004)
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An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.

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  • Director
    • Farhan Akhtar
  • Writers
    • Javed Akhtar(dialogue)
    • Karan Kashyap(dialogue supervisor)
    • Karan Vishwanath Kashyap(Dialogue Supervisor)
  • Stars
    • Hrithik Roshan
    • Preity Zinta
    • Amitabh Bachchan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Farhan Akhtar
  • Writers
    • Javed Akhtar(dialogue)
    • Karan Kashyap(dialogue supervisor)
    • Karan Vishwanath Kashyap(Dialogue Supervisor)
  • Stars
    • Hrithik Roshan
    • Preity Zinta
    • Amitabh Bachchan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 90User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations

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    Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta in Lakshya (2004)
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    Top cast

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    Hrithik Roshan
    Hrithik Roshan
    • Karan Shergillas Karan Shergill
    Preity Zinta
    Preity Zinta
    • Romila 'Romi' Duttaas Romila 'Romi' Dutta
    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Col. Sunil Damleas Col. Sunil Damle
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Subedar Maj. Pritam Singhas Subedar Maj. Pritam Singh
    Sharad S. Kapoor
    Sharad S. Kapoor
    • Maj. Binod Senguptaas Maj. Binod Sengupta
    • (as Sharad.S.Kapoor)
    Raj Zutshi
    Raj Zutshi
    • Maj. Kaushal Vermaas Maj. Kaushal Verma
    Sushant Singh
    Sushant Singh
    • Capt. Jalal Akbaras Capt. Jalal Akbar
    Prashant Chianani
    • Lt. Vishal Srivastavas Lt. Vishal Srivastav
    • (as Prashant Chainani)
    Shakeel Khan
    Ranvir Shorey
    Ranvir Shorey
      Aarav Choudhary
      Aarav Choudhary
      • Capt. Manjit Singh Dhingraas Capt. Manjit Singh Dhingra
      • (as Arav Chowdharry)
      Ajai Jose
      Aditya Srivastav
      Aditya Srivastav
      • Pradeepas Pradeep
      Abir Goswami
      Abir Goswami
      • Capt. Sudhir Mishra (AMC)as Capt. Sudhir Mishra (AMC)
      Parmeet Sethi
      Parmeet Sethi
      • Maj. Shahbaaz Humdani (Pakistan)as Maj. Shahbaaz Humdani (Pakistan)
      Boman Irani
      Boman Irani
      • Mr. Shergillas Mr. Shergill
      Kushal Punjabi
      Kushal Punjabi
      • Rajeev Goelas Rajeev Goel
      Nawab Shah
      Nawab Shah
      • Maj. Satish Babbaras Maj. Satish Babbar
      • Director
        • Farhan Akhtar
      • Writers
        • Javed Akhtar(dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
        • Karan Kashyap(dialogue supervisor)
        • Karan Vishwanath Kashyap(Dialogue Supervisor)
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      Storyline

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      Karan, a spoiled teenager, joins the Indian Army on a whim but backs out when he finds a soldier's life to be difficult. When this creates conflict with his girlfriend, he reenlists and proves his mettle by becoming an officer just as war breaks out. —muftiulbabu
      • character repeats someone else's dialogue
      • army
      • military academy
      • mountain
      • basic training
      • 105 more
      • Plot summary
      • Plot synopsis
      • Taglines
        • It took him 24 years and 18000 feet to find himself
      • Genres
        • Action
        • Drama
        • Romance
        • War
      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
      • Parents guide

      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        The highest crane shot ever done for a feature film was done on 13 October 2003 with a 24ft Giraffe crane at 17.796 ft above the Tanglangla Pass (17582 ft) in Ladakh, India.
      • Goofs
        When Hrithik Roshan receives a letter from his friend while in Kargil and is interrupted by his fellow senior officer, he puts the letter in his right pant pocket, but when he remembers about the letter later on, he removes the letter from his left pant pocket.
      • Quotes

        Pakistani Intruder: [on the walky talky] Hello, Gaznavi 3. Why has the firing stopped? Gaznavi 3, come in. Why has the firing stopped?

        Capt. Jalal Akbar: The firing has stopped because Gaznabi has reached his destiny. Leave now or, I swear by Allah, we won't spare you.

        Pakistani Intruder: What's that? Swear by Allah? Are you a Muslim?

        Capt. Jalal Akbar: For you, I am just an Indian.

      • Connections
        Featured in 50th Filmfare Awards (2005)
      • Soundtracks
        Main Aisa Kyun Hoon
        Performed by Shaan

        Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

        Music by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani & Loy Mendonsa

      User reviews90

      Review
      Top review
      9/10
      A must watch movie and yet another masterpiece from Farhan Akhtar...
      The movie is all about having a LAKSHYA (aim) in our lives. It would'nt be inappropriate at all to comment that this film in one way points out at today's indecisive youth who are not clear about what they are going to do of their lives, and change their focus every now and then.

      The story is about Karan (Hrithik Roshan) who is very talented but utterly confused about his future. Rather his girlfriend Romila (Preity Zinta) has since the very beginning ambition of being a news channel correspondent. Karan's indecisiveness widens the gap between him and his father (Boman Irani) who expects nothing from his son and the same thing ultimately results in his breakup with Romila too. This changes Karan's life and he gets determined of getting in the army and passes out from the IMA (Indian Military Academy) with a very enviable record. At the same time Romila too becomes a successful news channel correspondent. But both of them don't know what their futures has in store for them. They meet again after the turmoil in Romila's life from a broken engagement and this time the backdrop is the picturesque Kashmir valley and the event being the Kargil war. Karan has been deputed there as an army officer and Preity comes for a live coverage of the war. The story now flows ahead with the attempt of Indian forces to get back peak no.5179 from the Pakistani forces and the intersection of Karan's and Romila's lives at many instances acting as the currents. The ending is predictable but yet you would love to watch it.

      The movie is yet another masterpiece from Farhan Akhtar,the Director after the tremendous success of "Dil Chahta Hai". This is also yet another testimony of Javed Akhtar's writing prowess. The lyrics and dialogues are superb. Moreover the choreography (Prabhu Deva) and photography (Christopher Popp) are worthy of praises. Hrithik Roshan gives another flawless performance after "Koi Mil Gaya". Another attraction is Colonel Sunil Damle (Amitabh Bachchan). Amitabh Bachchan gives those dialogues a beauty and charm which is so characteristic to himself. Preity Zinta is good in her role too. You can't pinpoint anybody or anything specifically as that would diminish other's efforts as all of them have performed commendably. The backdrop of Kashmir valley and the Himalayas has been so beautifully captured in the frame. Also the war scenes look so much authentic which is very tough job to do. The running time of the film is above 3 hours but you can't realize that ( you can't help it as you get fully engrossed in the film.....). Hrithik's dancing skills are unveiled so beautifully yet again. He can easily claim to have a rubber body--so flexible,so much in tune with the rhythm. Good music from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio once again. Actually i could'nt think of any flaw in the movie as every aspect has been given it's due attention.

      I would claim it to be a must watch movie and rate it a hefty 8.5/10
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      • chetan_thebest2003
      • Jun 19, 2004

      Details

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      • Release date
        • June 18, 2004 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Official site
        • Official site (India)
      • Language
        • Hindi
      • Also known as
        • Цель жизни
      • Filming locations
        • Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India
      • Production company
        • Excel Entertainment
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Box office

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      • Budget
        • ₹300,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $753,600
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $380,000
        • Jun 20, 2004
      • Gross worldwide
        • $5,859,242
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        3 hours 6 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • DTS
        • Dolby Digital
        • Dolby SR
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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