An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
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Awards:
- 6 wins & 14 nominations.
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Cast
| Hrithik Roshan | ... |
Karan Shergill
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| Preity G Zinta | ... |
Romila 'Romi' Dutta
(as Preity Zinta)
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| Amitabh Bachchan | ... |
Col. Sunil Damle
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| Om Puri | ... |
Subedar Maj. Pritam Singh
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| Sharad S. Kapoor | ... |
Maj. Binod Sengupta
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| Raj Zutshi | ... |
Maj. Kaushal Verma
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| Sushant Singh | ... |
Capt. Jalal Akbar
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Prashant Chianani | ... |
Lt. Vishal Srivastav
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Shakeel Khan | ... |
Nk. Raj Tilak Singh
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| Ranvir Shorey | ... |
Sep. Tarsem Singh
(as Ranvir Shoerey)
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Arav Chowdharry | ... |
Capt. Manjit Singh Dhingra
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| Aditya Srivastav | ... |
Pradeep
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| Abir Goswami | ... |
Capt. Sudhir Mishra (AMC)
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| Parmeet Sethi | ... |
Maj. Shahbaaz Humdani (Pakistan)
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| Boman Irani | ... |
Mr. Shergill
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| Kushal Punjabi | ... |
Rajeev Goel
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| Nawab Shah | ... |
Maj. Satish Babbar
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Sanjay M. Singh | ... |
Capt. Manjit Singh Dhingra
(as Sanjay.M.Singh)
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| Abhimanyu Singh | ... |
Adjunct Major Pratap Singh
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Amin Merchant | ... |
Nikhil Trivedi
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| Amit Behl | ... |
Company Commander (IMA)
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Ashok Kumar | ... |
Babulal
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Aungchuk | ... |
Fansukh
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Bhanu Goswami | ... |
Capt. Abeer Saxena, Dogra Regt.
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Garima Kapoor | ... |
Girl at Global news
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Gaurav Rana | ... |
Parvesh
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Nimanshu Sharma | ... |
Ashu
(as Himanshu Sharma)
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| Nissar Khan | ... |
Capt. Behraam Khan (Pakistan)
(as Nisar Khan)
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Jagir Singh | ... |
Bhagerath
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Jigmet Enn | ... |
Sheperd 1
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Nishith Ranjan | ... |
Alwyn
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Raghuvir Singh | ... |
Army Photographer
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Rajiv Kumar | ... |
Gaurav
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Ratna Malay | ... |
Sapna
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Rehmaan | ... |
Alljoo
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| Santosh Shetty | ... |
Radio Operator 1
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| Surendra Pal | ... |
Commandant (IMA)
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Sanjay Sharma | ... |
Subedar Dharamvir Singh
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Srivardhan | ... |
Drill Instructor (IMA)
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Suman Kumar | ... |
Changiram
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| Firdaus Hassan | ... |
Sepoy Trilok Singh
(as Syed Firdaus)
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| Vipul Gupta | ... |
Rakesh Bhavnani
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Vishal Vijay | ... |
Capt. Saket Ahluwalia, Dogra Regt.
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Yogesh Br. Joshi | ... |
Sepoy Yogendra
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| Lillete Dubey | ... |
Mrs. Dutta, Romila's mother
(as Lillette Dubey)
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Anjula Bedi | ... |
Special Appearance
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| K.K. Raina | ... |
Special Appearance
(as M K Raina)
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Ajai Jose |
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| Tanvi Azmi | ... |
Tanvi Azmi (uncredited)
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| Amrish Puri | ... |
Brig Gen. Gautam Puri (uncredited)
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| M.K. Raina | ... |
Mr. Dutta (uncredited)
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| Pankaj Tripathi | ... |
Kuldeep Singh (Scene edited out) (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Farhan Akhtar | ||
Written by
| Javed Akhtar | ... | (dialogue) |
| Javed Akhtar | ... | (screenplay) |
| Javed Akhtar | ... | (story) |
| Karan Kashyap | ... | (dialogue supervisor) |
| Karan Vishwanath Kashyap | ... | (Dialogue Supervisor) |
Produced by
| Farhan Akhtar | ... | producer |
| Zoya Akhtar | ... | executive producer |
| Navnit S. Jha | ... | Senior Production Executive (as Navneet S. Jha) |
| Deven Khote | ... | associate producer |
| Zarina Mehta | ... | associate producer |
| Ram Mirchandani | ... | executive producer: UTV |
| Shamiraah Nambiar | ... | line producer |
| Ronnie Screwvala | ... | co-producer |
| Ritesh Sidhwani | ... | producer |
| Pravin Talreja | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Shankar Mahadevan | ... | (as Shankar) |
| Loy Mendonsa | ... | (as Loy) |
| Ehsaan Noorani | ... | (as Ehsaan) |
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||
Cinematography by
| Christopher Popp | ||
Editing by
| Anand Subaya | ||
Editorial Department
| Ken Metzker | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Kamlesh Saadrani | ... | associate editor (as Kamlesh Sadrani) |
| Neil Sadwelkar | ... | technical consultant: editing |
| Shekar Svdc | ... | digital conformist |
| Alpa Thakkar | ... | line producer |
| Jespal Nadar | ... | digital intermediate line producer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Nandini Shrikent | ||
Production Design by
| Sonal Sawant | ||
Art Direction by
| Sunil Babu | ||
| Suzzanne Merwanji | ||
| Sonal Sawant | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kalpa Dave | ||
| Gayatri Marwah | ||
| Ayesha Punvani | ... | (as Ayeshya Punwani) |
Costume Design by
| Roshan Ara | ||
| Arjun Bhasin | ||
Makeup Department
| Adhuna Bhabani Akhtar | ... | hair designer |
| Sonya Batra | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Zakir Beig | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Hemant Birhade | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Ravi Chubal | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Avan Contractor | ... | juince hair team |
| Nazafarin Gazdar | ... | hair stylist |
| Geetanjali | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Kingsley Gomes | ... | hair stylist |
| Virginia Holmes | ... | assistant makeup artist / makeup supervisor |
| Linsey Hulme | ... | makeup artist |
| Narendra Jethwa | ... | makeup artist |
| Hamid Khan | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Pravin Pawar | ... | hair stylist |
| Sharad Pawar | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Nahush Namdev Pise | ... | Prosthetic Makeup |
| Shriniwas Narayan Reddy | ... | makeup artist |
| Shyam Reddy | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Kamlesh U. Shinde | ... | makeup artist |
| Serina Tixeria | ... | hair stylist (as Serena Tixeira) |
Production Management
| Tikaram Dhakal | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Zoya Akhtar | ... | first assistant director |
| Chris Anderson | ... | second unit director |
| Vic Armstrong | ... | second unit director |
| Shawn Arranha | ... | additional assistant director (as Shawn Aranha) |
| Lakshmipriya Devi | ... | second second assistant director |
| Ambika Hinduja | ... | second second assistant director |
| Reema Kagti | ... | first assistant director |
| Karan Malhotra | ... | additional assistant director |
| Nitya Mehra | ... | second assistant director |
| Mridula Palat | ... | additional assistant director |
| Sameer Sadhwani | ... | third assistant director |
| Nandini Shrikent | ... | second second assistant director |
| Ayesha Sood | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| S. Bhaskaran | ... | art department |
| P. Chandraiah | ... | art department |
| Gokul Das | ... | art department (as Gokuldas) |
| M. Dhanashekaran | ... | art department |
| Ganesh | ... | art department |
| Rohit Ganju | ... | assistant decorator |
| Rajesh Ghoderao | ... | art department |
| G. Jayasanth | ... | art department |
| P.K. Jhony | ... | art department |
| R. Kaliyamoorty | ... | art department |
| A. Karnan | ... | art department |
| M. Manoj Kumar | ... | art department |
| C.K. Mohan | ... | art department |
| Ashok L. More | ... | art department |
| Deepak Padaya | ... | art department |
| Gajanan Panchal | ... | art department |
| Suresh Panchal | ... | art department |
| Rakesh Pandey | ... | art department (as Rakesh Padaye) |
| Ranjan Kumar Patra | ... | art department |
| Bhoomiya R. Rangula | ... | art department |
| Ritesh | ... | art department |
| Sakharam | ... | art department |
| Ismail Sheikh | ... | property master |
| Gurmeet Singh | ... | art department |
| Sandeep Suvarna | ... | assistant art director |
| K. Thirunavkkarasu | ... | art department |
| Vijay | ... | art department |
| Vishwas | ... | art department |
| Ali Abbas Zafar | ... | assistant decorator (as Ali Abbas) |
Sound Department
| Tarun Bhandari | ... | boom operator (as Tarun Kumar Bhandari) |
| Steve Burgess | ... | sound editor |
| Royston D'Lima | ... | dialogue editor / re-recording mixer / sound editor |
| Bruce Emery | ... | dolby consultant |
| Chris Goodes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ghulam Hussain | ... | boom operator |
| Nakul Kamte | ... | sound designer |
| Vic Kaspar | ... | sound editor |
| Ashraf Khan | ... | boom operator |
| Paul Pirola | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Roger Savage | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Haroon Sheikh | ... | boom operator |
| Blair Slater | ... | foley recordist/editor |
| Saardia Wong | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Agnelo D'Souza | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Angelo Sahin | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Michael Arakkal | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Keya Banerjee | ... | visual effects supervisor: UTV Studios, Mumbai |
| Marc Kolbe | ... | visual effects supervisor: UTV Studios, Los Angeles |
| Yateen Mahambrey | ... | junior matte painter and digital compositor |
| P. Mohan | ... | digital compositor |
| Craig A. Mumma | ... | visual effects supervisor: UTV Studios, Los Angeles (as Craig Mumma) |
| Sanjiv Naik | ... | animator |
| Sameer Pandit | ... | senior visual effects artist |
| Ryan Popaly | ... | associate visual effects producer |
| Jayadev Tiruveaipati | ... | scanning artist |
Stunts
| Chris Anderson | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Keir Beck | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| Sham Kaushal | ... | stunt coordinator (as Shyam Kaushal) |
| Paramjeet Singh | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kier Beck | ... | head rigger |
| Arjun Singh Bhurji | ... | grip / key grip |
| Ayananka Bose | ... | first assistant camera |
| Inder Burji | ... | assistant grip |
| Mulchand Dedhia | ... | gaffer |
| Sampath Kumar Dupati | ... | second assistant camera |
| Hussain Mohammed Ikram | ... | grip (as Ikram Hussian) |
| Anand Kumar | ... | focus puller |
| Mohd. Abdul Malik | ... | assistant grip |
| Andre Menezes | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Ikram Mohammed | ... | assistant grip |
| Ranjeev Mulchandani | ... | still photographer |
| Multammed | ... | assistant grip |
| Arun Narayane | ... | lighting technician |
| Shashikant Narayane | ... | lighting technician |
| Ninad Nayampally | ... | assistant grip (as Ninad Nayampali) |
| Zak O'Leary | ... | grip (as Zak 'Ebenezzer' O'Leary) |
| Lanhert Pereira | ... | steadicam operator |
| Santosh Petkar | ... | steadicam assistant |
| Vinayak Radhakrishnan | ... | steadicam operator |
| Nitin Rao | ... | steadicam operator |
| Kamlesh Saadrani | ... | gaffer (as Kamlesh Sadrani) |
| Hitesh Sadrrani | ... | lighting technician |
| Sanjay Sami | ... | key grip |
| Dhimant Vyas | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Suresh Yadav | ... | lighting technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Sabir Ali | ... | assistant wardrobe |
| Shilpa Makhija | ... | assistant wardrobe |
| Riyaz Ali Merchant | ... | assistant wardrobe |
| Urmila Motwani | ... | assistant costume designer (as Urmilla Lal Motwani) / wardrobe supervisor (as Urmila Lal Motwani) |
| Ravi Pawar | ... | assistant wardrobe |
| Jyotsana Tiwana | ... | assistant wardrobe |
Location Management
| Varsha Dewan | ... | location manager: Delhi |
| Rajesh Patni | ... | location manager: Delhi |
| Santosh Shetty | ... | location manager |
| Harveer Singh | ... | location manager: Delhi |
| Mahavir Singh | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Javed Akhtar | ... | lyricist |
| Clinton Cerejo | ... | music producer and/or vocal arranger |
| Kunal Ganjawala | ... | playback singer |
| Hariharan | ... | playback singer |
| Shankar Mahadevan | ... | playback singer |
| Udit Narayan | ... | playback singer |
| Sonu Nigam | ... | playback singer |
| Annu Poojari | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Vijay Prakash | ... | playback singer |
| Roop Kumar Rathod | ... | playback singer |
| Sadhana Sargam | ... | singer |
| Shaan | ... | playback singer |
| Alka Yagnik | ... | playback singer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Hassan Kutty | ... | continuity supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Feroz Ahmad | ... | line production: Leh (as Feroz Ahmed) |
| Harish Amin | ... | production controller |
| Isha Anand | ... | production executive |
| Danish Aslam | ... | production assistant |
| Louise Banerjei | ... | production controller |
| Vinod Bhalla | ... | Distribution: Bihar |
| Indivar Bhatia | ... | making of |
| Sameer Bhojwani | ... | production executive |
| Subhas Chandra | ... | army consultant (Retd.) (as Col. Subhas Chandra) |
| Sumita Chamez Dana | ... | line production: Leh |
| Prabhu Deva | ... | choreographer |
| Abdul Gafoor | ... | line production: Leh |
| K. Gangadharan | ... | legal advisor |
| Jaswant Singh Hinduja | ... | accounts manager |
| Kassim Jagmagia | ... | creative supervisor |
| Navnit S. Jha | ... | Senior Production Executive (as Navneet S. Jha) |
| Girish Johar | ... | marketing & distribution |
| Shamira Karim | ... | production controller |
| Sanaullah Khan | ... | gun coordinator |
| Anu M. | ... | assistant: Andre Menezes |
| Bosco Martis | ... | choreographer (as Bosco-Caesar) / choreographer |
| Vaibhavi Merchant | ... | choreographer |
| Vasant Nath | ... | production assistant |
| Allan Nowbray | ... | armorer |
| Anshul Pandey | ... | director: making of lakshya |
| Shankar Prasad | ... | army consultant (Retd.) (as Lt. Gen. Shankar Prasad. PVSM. VSM) |
| Sujit Puri | ... | production assistant |
| Harish Ramchandani | ... | production executive |
| Amit Rege | ... | assistant: Dhimant Vyas: additional photography: second unit |
| Akshay Roy | ... | key production assistant |
| Kalsang T. Serings | ... | line production: Leh |
| Ritesh Sidhwani | ... | creative director: Excel Entertainment |
| Harveer Singh | ... | line production: Dehradoon |
| Pramod Singh | ... | production executive |
| Sameer Sippy | ... | personal assistant: Farhan Akhtar |
| Yasmine Stafford | ... | production controller |
| Suresh Vaswani | ... | production controller (as Pappu) |
| Poonam Wahi | ... | assistant air director |
Thanks
| Shabana Azmi | ... | special thanks |
| Tanvi Azmi | ... | special thanks |
| Anjula Bedi | ... | special thanks |
| Manish Binani | ... | special thanks: Dreamz Kraft |
| Lillete Dubey | ... | special thanks (as Lillette Dubey) |
| Anita Goyal | ... | special thanks |
| Naresh Goyal | ... | special thanks |
| Sangeeta Gupta | ... | special thanks |
| A.K. Shiva Kumar | ... | special thanks |
| Poonam Muttreja | ... | special thanks |
| Sanjeev Pandey | ... | special thanks (as Sanjeev Bhargav) |
| Amrish Puri | ... | special thanks |
| M.K. Raina | ... | special thanks |
| Ramesh Sharma | ... | special thanks (as Col. Ramesh Sharma) |
| Sandeep Sidhwani | ... | special thanks: Dreamz Kraft |
| Thakur Amar Singh | ... | special thanks (as Amar Singh) |
| Ajay Vazirani | ... | special thanks: Haryani & Co. |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Plaza Theatre (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (India) (video) (VOD)
- Disney UTV (2004) (World-wide) (Worldwide Distribution and Media)
- Netflix India (India) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Juice Hair (hair design)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Sony Music (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. Written by muftiulbabu |
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| Taglines | It took him 24 years and 18000 feet to find himself See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | INR300,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend India | INR118,650,000, 25 Jun 2004 |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 50th Filmfare Awards (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Main Aisa Kyun Hoon See more » |
| 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. See more » |