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Khakee (2004)

Khakee poster
Original title
ख़ाकी
Directed by
Rajkumar Santoshi
Genre
thriller film, political thriller film
Country
India
Runtime
3h 13m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 87 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A police team escorts a terrorist suspect across Maharashtra. They face ambushes and corruption along the way.

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What happens

Khakee is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Keshu Ramsay. The film revolves around an Indian police team on a mission to escort an accused terrorist from a small town in Maharashtra to Mumbai. It stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai and Tusshar Kapoor. Khakee was released theatrically on 23 January 2004 to widespread critical acclaim with particular praise for its screenplay, execution, and the cast's performances. The film was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2004, grossing ₹45.4 crore worldwide in its lifetime run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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