Aitraaz

2004 2h 39m HI

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 73

ThrillerRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Raj, a married man, is falsely accused of rape by his ex-girlfriend who is also his employer's wife. He decides to sue her for sexual harassment despite societal pressures.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akshay Kumar
Raj Malhotra
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Priya Malhotra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Sonia Roy
Amrish Puri
Ranjit Roy
Paresh Rawal
Ravi Patel
Annu Kapoor
Ram Chotrani
Upasna Singh
Kanchan Chotrani
Anil Nagrath
Judge Anupam Choudhary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla
Writers: Shiraz Ahmed, Shyam Goel, Barry Levinson
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, shot by Ravi Yadav. 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 Himesh Reshammiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0418460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla directs. Ravi Yadav behind the camera. Himesh Reshammiya scores. Hussain A. Burmawala cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Directed by Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, shot by Ravi Yadav. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Himesh Reshammiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hussain A. Burmawala shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0418460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "falsely accused", "flashback", "power abuse", "lawyer wife".