Aks (2001 Film)
   HOME
*





Aks (2001 Film)
''Aks'' () 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 synopsis Aks is a supernatural thriller centering on two characters― a cop named Manu Verma ( Amitabh Bachchan) and a shadowy killer named Raghavan (Manoj Bajpayee). During a conference in Budapest, the defence minister is found murdered. Manu Verma investigates the case and discovers that the culprit is Raghavan Ghatge, a sociopathic serial killer who works as a hitman. Raghavan is caught. As he is about to ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (born 7 July 1963) is an Indian film director, occasional actor and screenwriter. He is best known for writing and directing ''Rang De Basanti'' (2006) and ''Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'' (2013). He is the writer and director of the films '' Aks'' (2001) and ''Delhi-6'' (2009). Early life He was born on 7 July 1963 in Delhi. His father worked for the ''Claridges'' hotel in New Delhi. He was a part of the selection camp as a swimmer in the 1982 Asian Games held at New Delhi but was not selected in the final round. He studied at Air Force Bal Bharati School in Delhi. Personal life and thoughts In 1992, Mehra married film editor, P. S. Bharathi. The couple have a daughter, Bhairavi, and a son named Vedant. Mehra criticised the vote-bank politics behind the introduction of the Mandal Commission by VP Singh, and said it inspired him to pen the script of ''Rang De Basanti''. Mehra has criticised India's education system as being too marks-driven, without any emp ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

47th Filmfare Awards
The 47th Filmfare Awards were held on 16 February 2002 in Mumbai, India. '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' led the ceremony with 16 nominations, followed by ''Dil Chahta Hai'' with 13 nominations, and ''Lagaan'' and '' Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' with 9 nominations each. ''Lagaan'' won 8 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Ashutosh Gowariker) and Best Actor (for Aamir Khan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Aamir Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in ''Dil Chahta Hai'' and ''Lagaan'', winning for the latter. Awards Main Awards Technical Awards Special awards Critics' awards Best Film ''Dil Chahta Hai'' Best Actor ''Amitabh Bachchan – Aks'' Best Actress ''Karisma Kapoor – Zubeidaa'' Big winners and nominees The following film received multiple nominations. * ''16 nominations:'' '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' * ''13 nominations:'' ''Dil Chahta Hai'' * ''9 nominations: Gadar: Ek Prem K ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Gajraj Rao (actor)
Gajraj Rao is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. He is widely known for his performance in the comedy drama film ''Badhaai Ho'' for which he also won a Filmfare Award. He debuted in 1994 with a minor role in Shekhar Kapur Shekhar Kulbhushan Kapur (born 6 December 1945) is an Indian filmmaker and actor. Born into the Anand-Sahni family, Kapur is the recipient of several accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a National Film Award, a National Board of Review Award a ...'s '' Bandit Queen'' and has since worked in many films and web-series. Rao is known for his leading role in Badhaai Ho and supporting roles in movies like '' Talvar, Blackmail'' and web-series like TVF'S ''F.A.T.H.E.R.S.'' and ''Tech Conversations with Dad''. He also directed a number of ad-films with Code Red Films. Filmography Films Web series Accolades Notes References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Gajraj 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing ( ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Vrajesh Hirjee
Vrajesh Hirjee (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film and television actor. He is also a script writer,dubbing artist and doing commentary in vivo pro kabbadi league season 9. He has acted Hindi language films like '' Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein'', '' Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai'', ''Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai'', ''Golmaal Returns'' and ''Tum Bin''. He was last seen in a stand-up comedy show Goodnight India that premiered on Sony SAB. Early life Vrajesh was born in London, but brought up in Mumbai, India. He made his debut as a stage artist in the year 1998. '' Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein'', ''Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan'', ''Krishna Cottage'', ''Heyy Babyy'', and ''Krrish 3'' are some of the notable films he acted in. He is best known for his role of Pandurang in '' Golmaal: Fun Unlimited'' and Pandu (Nagbaba) in the fourth installment of the Golmaal franchise ''Golmaal Again''. Apart from working as a dubbing artist in Hollywood movies like ''Johnny English Reborn'' and '' Pirates of the Carib ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Vijay Raaz
Vijay Raaz (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian actor, film director and narrator, who predominantly appears in Hindi films. He debuted with ''Bhopal Express'' (1999) and since worked in more than 90 films. His breakthrough came when he played the role of Dubeyji in the movie ''Monsoon Wedding'' in 2001. Raaz garnered recognition for his comedic role in '' Run'' (2004) and ''Dhamaal'' (2007). He is noted for playing gangster roles in '' Delhi Belly'' (2011) and ''Dedh Ishqiya'' (2014) as well as other notable films include '' Stree'' (2018), Zoya Akhtar's ''Gully Boy'' (2019), ''Lootcase'' (2020), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ''Gangubai Kathiawadi'' (2022). In 2014, he debuted as a director with '' Kya Dilli Kya Lahore''. His gruff baritone voice has been used in voice-over work, including films and commercials. Early life and career Raaz was born in Delhi on 5 June 1963. During his studies at P.G.D.A.V. College, University of Delhi, he was a part of the dramatic society. He decided ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Veerendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena (born 23 November 1951) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi theatre, film, and television. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in more than 80 Indian films and a few English-language films such as ''White Rainbow'', ''Cotton Mary'' and '' In Custody''. Prominent TV serials he has acted in include ''Ajnabi'' and ''Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''. Filmography Films *''Massey Sahib'' (1985) *''Khamosh'' (1985) *'' Tamas'' (1986) *''Aashiqui'' (1990) *''Narasimha'' (1991) *''Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin'' (1991) *'' Vishnu-Devaa'' (1991) *''Dharavi'' (1992) *''Karamati Coat'' (1993) *'' Angaar'' (1992) *''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda'' (1993) *''Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa'' (1993) *''Damini'' (1993) *'' Aaina'' (1993) *''Tejasvini'' (1994) *''Tarpan'' (1994) *'' In Custody'' (1994) *''Amravati ki kathiya''(1994) *'' Naaraaz'' (1994) *''English, August'' (1994) *''Ram'' (1996) *''Tunnu Ki Tina'' ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Salim Ghouse
Salim Ahmad Ghouse (10 January 1952 – 28 April 2022) was an Indian film, television and theatre actor, theatre director, and martial artist. He has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and English films. Early life Salim Ghouse was born in Chennai. He studied at the Christchurch School and the Presidency College in Chennai. He was also a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Career Salim Ghouse is known for his role in the TV series '' Subah'' and for playing Rama, Krishna and Tipu Sultan in Shyam Benegal's TV Series ''Bharat Ek Khoj''. He has also worked in TV serial ''Wagle Ki Duniya''. In 1989, he portrayed the villain in the Tamil film ''Vettri Vizhaa'', directed by Pratap Pothen as the rival to Kamal Haasan. He starred alongside Mohanlal in the classic Malayalam movie ''Thazhvaram'', directed by Bharathan. In 1993 he did a villain role in Mani Ratnam's film ''Thiruda Thiruda'', and also acted alongside Madhuri Dixit and Shahrukh Khan in ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Pramod Moutho
Pramod Moutho (born 7 May 1955) is an Indian film and television actor. He has appeared as a villain in number of noted Bollywood films, like ''Khalnayak'' (1993), '' Dilwale'' (1994), ''Raja Hindustani'' (1996), ''Mehndi'' (1998), Gadar'' (2001) and ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008) and over 120 other Hindi movies. Biography Born in Amritsar in 1955 as Pramod Sharma, Pramod Moutho started acting in stage plays while studying in NJSA Government College, Kapurthala. He, along with Lalit Behl, Satish Sharma, Ravi Deep and Harjeet Walia staged plays. As a college student, Pramod used to play Mouth Organ. That is how his friends gave him the name Moutho. He got his diploma from Department of Indian Theatre. Career He started his career freelancing as a stage actor in Punjab and Delhi, where he worked for a few years. He acted in a number of TV plays, telefilms and TV Serials including ''Supne Te Parchhaven'', ''Buniyad'' and ''Bebasi''. After working with National School of Drama Rep ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Vineet Kumar
Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor. The veteran actor from National School of Drama, is known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and Television. He is best known for his works in films such as ''Masaan'','' Drohkaal'', ''Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', ''Yeh Dil'', '' Soch'' and ''Shool''. His Hollywood assignments include ''Return to Rajapur'' with Lynn Collins; '' Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' with Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Kannada, and Bhojpuri films. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu film ''Vikramarkudu''. Personal life Kumar currently lives in Mumbai and is married to Manoranjan Dhaliwal who teaches ESL at Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He loves photography and is an amateur photographer as well. He is younger brother of Bihar Cadre IPS officer Sunit Kumar. Career He has appeared in a number of Hindi films. These include ''Drohkaal'', ''Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Tanvi Azmi
Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. Early life and career She was born to Marathi-Hindi actress Usha Kiran and Manohar Kher. Azmi portrayed a troubled doctor in the tele-series, ''Jeevanrekha'' and as a young widow in telefilm ''Rao Saheb'' (1986) directed by Vijaya Mehta. She also acted in the Malayalam language film ''Vidheyan'' (1993), directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. She received a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in film ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995). In 2014, she appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film ''Bajirao Mastani'' playing the role of Radhabai, mother of Bajirao I. She had to go bald for her role in the movie. She got the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her outstanding performance in the film Bajirao Mastani. In 2017, she acted in And TV’s Vani Rani Tanvi Azmi in her upcoming project 'Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy' a Netflix original film directed by Renuka Shahane. The movie also ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Filmfare Award For Best Performance In A Negative Role
The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role. Although the awards started in 1954, this category was first introduced in 1992 and has not been awarded since 2007. Superlatives As the award was instituted in 1991, it could not be given to some of the famous Bollywood villains of the preceding decades: * Amjad Khan for his role of Gabbar Singh in ''Sholay'' (1975), although he was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category. * Amrish Puri for his role of Mogambo in '' Mr. India'' (1987), although he was nominated 7 times once the category was instituted. Unfortunately, he never won. * Actors like Pran, Prem Chopra, Jeevan, Ajit, Ranjeet and Kulbhushan, who were known for their portrayal of negative roles in the '70s and '80s. Ashutosh Rana is the only actor to have won the award twice in a row, in 1998 and 1999. Amri ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Filmfare Award For Best Actor
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 1954, presented annually at the Filmfare Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by '' Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. The award was first given in 1954. The most recent winner of the award is Ranveer Singh. As of 2020, Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan lead the list, with 8 wins each. Superlatives *Dilip Kumar also holds the record for most consecutive wins, having won the award for three years in a row from 1956 to 1958. Six other actors have won the award in consecutive years; in chronological order, they are Rajesh Khanna (1971–72), Sanjeev Kumar (1976–77), Amitabh Bachchan (1978–79), Naseeruddin Shah (1981–82), Shah Rukh Khan (1998–99), and Ranbir Kapoor (2012–13). *Actors who have won both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards include Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shro ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]