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Aakrosh

1980 · 2 h 24 min
Directed by Govind Nihalani
CrimeDramaMusical

Cast

Om Puri Naseeruddin Shah Smita Patil Amrish Puri

Credits

Written by: Satyadev Dubey

Plot

Bhiku, a poor tribal man, is accused of the murder of his wife and refuses to speak. A young lawyer, Bhaskar Kulkarni, takes up the case and tries to find out what happened, uncovering the corruption and exploitation behind it. Govind Nihalani's 1980 directorial debut, written by Vijay Tendulkar and starring Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah, is a hard-hitting legal drama, and won the Golden Peacock at the 1981 International Film Festival of India.

Sinekatalog’s take

Govind Nihalani's debut follows a lawyer defending a silent tribal man accused of murdering his wife, and uncovers a web of exploitation. Om Puri and Naseeruddin Shah are powerful in a tense, angry landmark of Indian parallel cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (1,351 votes)
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