Apaharan

For the web series, see Apharan (web series).

Apaharan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Prakash Jha [1]
Screenplay by	Prakash Jha Manoj Tyagi Shridhar Raghavan
Story by	Prakash Jha
Produced by	Prakash Jha
Starring	Ajay Devgn Bipasha Basu Nana Patekar Murli Sharma
Cinematography	Arvind Kumar
Edited by	Santosh Mandal
Music by	Songs: Aadesh Shrivastava Score: Wayne Sharpe
Distributed by	Entertainment One Holi Cow Pictures
Release date	2 December 2005 (2005-12-02)
Running time	173 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹110.0 million [2]
Box office	₹231.6 million [3]

Apaharan (English: Abduction) is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language crime action film directed by Prakash Jha and stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. ^[4] It is the story of a complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and a son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the eastern state of Bihar, India. Apaharan was declared a semi-hit at the Indian box office. ^[5]

Plot

Ajay Shastri, an unemployed graduate, dreams of joining the police force but faces opposition from his principled father, Raghuvansh Shastri. Desperate, he borrows money and bribes officials, but when his father exposes the corruption, Ajay turns to crime. A failed kidnapping lands him in trouble with Gaya Singh, a henchman of powerful MLA and underworld don Tabrez Alam. 

Ajay eventually joins Tabrez’s gang and rises to power in Bihar’s kidnapping racket. However, political betrayals and his father’s moral influence lead him to turn against Tabrez. After being imprisoned, Ajay kills Tabrez when he visits him in jail but is gunned down in return, ending both their lives.

Cast

• Ajay Devgn as Ajay Shastri
• Nana Patekar as Tabrez Alam
• Ayub Khan as Kashinath
• Murli Sharma as Muralidhar
• Bipasha Basu as Megha Basu
• Khalid Siddiqui as Kamal Kishore
• Yashpal Sharma as Gaya Singh
• Mohan Agashe as Professor Raghuvansh Shastri
• Mukesh Tiwari as SP Anwar Khan
• Daya Shankar Pandey as Daya Shankar
• Akhilendra Mishra as Brijnath Mishra (Chief Minister)
• Chetan Pandit as Dinkar Pandey (Home Minister)
• Prithvi Zutshi as Dwarka
• Saurabh Dubey as Anil Shrivastava
• Sanjay Swaraj as Seth Chandmal
• Ashwini Kalsekar as Mrs. Khan, Anwar Khan's Wife
• Anup Soni as Akash Ranjan, Press Media Reporter of Aaj Tak
• Pankaj Tripathi as Gaya Singh's Crony
• Ehsaan Khan as DSP Veerendra Shukla
• Anil Yadav as Naga
• Deepak Bhatia as Ramdhani Singh
• Brij Gopal as Jagannath Mandal
• Radhakrishna Dutta as Seth Soorajmal
• Mukul Nag as Usman
• Padam Singh as Dharam Singh
• Mrinalini Sharma as Sonia
• Vikram Sahu as Megha's Father
• Jayashankar Tripathi as Bankalal's brother in law
• Arvind Pandey as Sukhi Chacha
• Shreechand Makhija as Buchchi Kaka , Professor Shastri Servant
• Yusuf Hussain as Tabrez's Advocate

Music

1. "Aaiye, aao ji babu – Sapna Mukherjee, K. K.

Composer: Aadesh Shrivastav

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result	Ref.
National Film Awards(India)	Best Screenplay	Prakash Jha, Manoj Tyagi and Shridhar Raghavan	Won
Filmfare Awards	Best Dialogue	Prakash Jha	Won
Filmfare Awards	Best Villain	Nana Patekar	Won
Annual Central European Bollywood Awards (India)	Best Supporting Actress(Popular Award)	Bipasha basu	Nominated

External links

• Apaharan at IMDb

References

1. Neeraj Pandey: Ajay Devgn has a huge range Archived 22 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Apaharan – Movie". Box Office India.
3. "Apaharan – Movie". Box Office India.
4. Apaharan: A flawed good film
5. "Apaharan – Movie". Box Office India.