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Aakrosh (2010)

Aakrosh poster
Directed by
Priyadarshan
Genre
action film, action thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
A
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer investigates a case of missing students from a village. The investigation uncovers a pattern of honour killings and faces resistance from the local community.

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What happens

Aakrosh (transl. Outrage) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak under the banner of Big Screen Entertainment. It stars Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Paresh Rawal and Reema Sen. The film was based on news reports of honour killings in India, and has also been described as a remake of the 1988 American film Mississippi Burning by Alan Parker (based on the 1964 Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner). It was released on 15 October 2010, and performed poorly at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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