Aarakshan

Aarakshan

Aarakshan

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Aarakshan

2011

2h 44m

6.2(41 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.

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15 members

Acting

Amitabh Bachchan

Prabhakar Anand

Amitabh Bachchan

Acting

सैफ अली खान

Deepak Kumar

सैफ अली खान

Acting

Deepika Padukone

Poorvi Anand

Deepika Padukone

Acting

मनोज बाजपेयी

Mithilesh Kumar Singh

मनोज बाजपेयी

Acting

प्रतीक स्मिता पाटिल

Sushant Seth

प्रतीक स्मिता पाटिल

Acting

Aanchal Munjal

Muniya S. Yadav

Aanchal Munjal

Acting

Hema Malini

Shakuntala Thakral (Guest Appearance)

Hema Malini

Acting

Tanvi Azmi

Mrs.Anand

Tanvi Azmi

Acting

Mukesh Tiwari

Police Inspector

Mukesh Tiwari

Acting

Yashpal Sharma

Shambhu Kaka

Yashpal Sharma

Acting

दर्शन जरीवाला

Anirudh Prasad

दर्शन जरीवाला

Acting

Rajeev Verma

Damodar Seth

Rajeev Verma

Acting

Saurabh Shukla

Education Minister

Saurabh Shukla

Acting

Sonal Jha

Shanti Bua

Sonal Jha

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Sumeet Vyas

Teacher

Sumeet Vyas

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