Aarakshan
2011 · Movie · 164 min · ★ 6.2 · 62% critics
A court ruling on caste-based reservations in education ignites tensions at a respected college, straining loyalties between a principled educator and those around him. As the debate spreads, the story also turns to the pressures of inequality, corruption, and the rise of profit-driven coaching that reshapes what learning means.
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Details
- Original title
- आरक्षण
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-08-12
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 164 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (42 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, talky drama about education, inequality, and power struggles, with big performances and heated arguments; Not for you if you dislike preachy melodrama or uneven pacing like some found after Raajneeti.
Pros: timely social debate; intense confrontations; strong lead performances | Cons: preachy melodrama; uneven second half; overlong with songs
Themes
- parent child relationship
- politics
- demonstration
- mathematics
- education
- teacher
- prejudice
- tutor
- loan
- affirmative action
- social activism
Cast & crew
Amitabh Bachchan
as Prabhakar Anand
Saif Ali Khan
as Deepak Kumar
Deepika Padukone
as Poorvi Anand
Manoj Bajpayee
as Mithilesh Kumar Singh
Prateik Smita Patil
as Sushant Seth
Aanchal Munjal
as Muniya S. Yadav
Hema Malini
as Shakuntala Thakral (Guest Appearance)
Tanvi Azmi
as Mrs.Anand
Mukesh Tiwari
as Police Inspector
Yashpal Sharma
as Shambhu Kaka
Directed by Prakash Jha