Lakshya

"It Took Him 24 years And 18000 Feet To Find Himself"

2004 3h 6m HI

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 129

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Synopsis

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An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.

“It Took Him 24 years And 18000 Feet To Find Himself”

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Cast

Hrithik Roshan
Karan Shergill
Preity Zinta
Romila "Romi" Dutta
Amitabh Bachchan
Col. Sunil Damle
Om Puri
Sub. Maj. Pritam Singh
Boman Irani
Karan's Father
Sushant Singh
Capt. Jalal Akbar
Raj Zutshi
Maj. Kaushal Verma
Ranvir Shorey
Sep. Tarsem Singh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Farhan Akhtar
Writers: Javed Akhtar, Javed Akhtar
Languages: English, Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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At 186 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Farhan Akhtar, shot by Andre Menezes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ehsaan Noorani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Farhan Akhtar directs. Andre Menezes behind the camera. Ehsaan Noorani scores. Anand Subaya cuts. A long sit — settle in. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in English, Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 186 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Hindi.
5Directed by Farhan Akhtar, shot by Andre Menezes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ehsaan Noorani. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Anand Subaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It Took Him 24 years And 18000 Feet To Find Himself".
10IMDB entry: tt0323013 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "spoiled child", "terrorism", "rescue team", "discipline".