Aarakshan

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Aarakshan

2011

2h 44m

6.2(40 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

Acting

Saif Ali Khan

Deepak Kumar

Acting

Deepika Padukone

Poorvi Anand

Acting

मनोज बाजपेयी

Mithilesh Kumar Singh

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प्रतीक स्मिता पाटिल

Sushant Seth

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Aanchal Munjal

Muniya S. Yadav

Acting

Hema Malini

Shakuntala Thakral (Guest Appearance)

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Tanvi Azmi

Mrs.Anand

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Mukesh Tiwari

Police Inspector

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Yashpal Sharma

Shambhu Kaka

Acting

दर्शन जरीवाला

Anirudh Prasad

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Rajeev Verma

Damodar Seth

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Saurabh Shukla

Education Minister

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Sonal Jha

Shanti Bua

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Sumeet Vyas

Teacher

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