Aks (transl. Reflection) is an Indian 2001 Hindi-language supernatural action thriller film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, and Manoj Bajpayee in leading roles. The music was composed by Anu Malik. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics and being a box office flop, it won three awards at the 47th Filmfare Awards: Best Actor — Critics (Bachchan), Special Award Performance (Tandon), and Best Sound Design (Ranjan). Bachchan and Bajpayee were nominated for the Best Actor and Best Villain at the same ceremony as well.
Plot
Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two characters― a cop named Manu Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) and a shadowy killer named Raghavan (Manoj Bajpayee).
Raghavan is caught. As he is about to be executed by hanging, his spirit goes into Manu’s body and starts to manipulate the cop into performing acts that Raghavan wanted to perform. But he couldn’t save himself. He goes to another town but is not able to find peace.
Eventually, Raghavan’s spirit leaves Manu’s body. Everything seems to be normal. Manu & his family go on vacation. Unfortunately, Raghavan’s spirit is still alive to conquer Manu’s friend’s body.
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan … Insp. Manu Verma
Raveena Tandon … Neeta
Manoj Bajpayee … Raghavan Ghatge
Nandita Das … Supriya Verma
K.K. Raina … Mahadevan Ghatge
Kamal Chopra … ACP Pradhan
Tanvi Azmi … Madhu Pradhan
Vineet Kumar … Narang
Pramod Moutho … Justice Balwant Chaudhry
Salim Ghouse … Blind Guru
Veerendra Saxena … Hanif Kasai (as Virendra Saxena)
Vijay Raaz … Yeda Yakub
Vrajesh Hirjee … RAW Officer 1
Gajraj Rao… RAW Officer 2
Mithilesh Chaturvedi … PM’s Aide
Amol Palekar … Minister
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