Aarakshan
आरक्षण
Synopsis
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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Amitabh Bachchan
Prabhakar Anand
Saif Ali Khan
Deepak Kumar
Deepika Padukone
Poorvi Anand
Manoj Bajpayee
Mithilesh Kumar Singh
Prateik Smita Patil
Sushant Seth
Aanchal Munjal
Muniya S. Yadav
Hema Malini
Shakuntala Thakral (Guest Appearance)
Tanvi Azmi
Mrs.Anand
Mukesh Tiwari
Police Inspector
Yashpal Sharma
Shambhu Kaka
Darshan Jariwala
Anirudh Prasad
Rajeev Verma
Damodar Seth
Saurabh Shukla
Education Minister
Sonal Jha
Shanti Bua
Sumeet Vyas
Teacher
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$6.1M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$7.9M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.3x
+$1.8M net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Prakash Jha
- Screenplay & Story
- Prakash Jha, Anjum Rajabali
- Original Score
- Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani
- Original Title
- आरक्षण
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 44m
- Production Budget
- $6.1M
- Worldwide Gross
- $7.9M
- Production Studios
- Base Industries Group, Prakash Jha Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha, Anjum Rajabali
Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani
Sachin K. Krishn
Santosh Mandal
Firoz A. Nadiadwala
Department Leadership Roster
Prakash Jha
Director
Sachin K. Krishn
Director of Photography
Santosh Mandal
Editor
Shankar Mahadevan
Original Music Composer
Prasad Sutar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Firoz A. Nadiadwala
Producer
Loy Mendonsa
Original Music Composer
Ehsaan Noorani
Original Music Composer
Priyanka Mundada
Costume Design
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Aarakshan.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Aarakshan
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Aarakshan about?
The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
Who directed Aarakshan?
Aarakshan was directed by Prakash Jha.
Who stars in Aarakshan?
The principal cast of Aarakshan includes Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee, Prateik Smita Patil.
When was Aarakshan released and how long is it?
Aarakshan was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 2h 44m.
What was the box office and production budget of Aarakshan?
Aarakshan had a reported production budget of $6.1M and grossed $7.9M at the worldwide box office (1.3 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
Who composed the musical score for Aarakshan?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Aarakshan was composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa, Ehsaan Noorani.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Aarakshan?
Aarakshan holds official age classifications: IN: U (Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.).