Aks (2001)

Original title

अक्स

Directed by

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Genre

horror film, thriller film, speculative fiction film

Country

India

Runtime

3h 04m

Rated

15

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A policeman hunts a serial killer whose soul somehow survives and possesses a different man. The officer must confront the evil that now wears a new face.

tenseatmosphericdarksupernaturalmelancholicbroodingsuspensefulintense

What happens

Aks (transl. Reflection) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language supernatural action thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in his directorial debut. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpayee, and Nandita Das. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik. Aks was released on 13 July 2001. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics and being declared as a commercial faliure, it won three awards at the 47th Filmfare Awards: Best Actor — Critics (Bachchan), Special Award Performance (Tandon), and Best Sound Design (Ranjan). Bachchan and Bajpayee were nominated for the Best Actor and Best Villain awards at the same ceremony as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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