''Aakhree Raasta'' () is a 1986 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor, ...

, presented by T. Rama Rao and produced by A. Purnachandra Rao both under banner Lakshmi Productions (Madras) (P).LTD. The film stars

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in a dual role,

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and Anupam Kher. It was directed by the

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actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. It was revealed by Sridevi herself in one of her interviews that actress

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lent her voice for her in this movie. The film was a remake of the

film ''

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'' which was also scripted by Bhagyaraj, but directed by

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. This film was declared all-time blockbuster.

Synopsis

David D'Costa (

) lives a relatively poor life in Madras (now

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) with his wife Mary D'Costa (

) who is pregnant. He literally worships the Member of Parliament Chaturvedi (

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), and is even willing to die for him. He introduces Mary to Chaturvedi, and with his blessings they name the new-born son James. Then one day while he is busy obstructing rail traffic, he gets arrested and is bailed out by Mahesh ( Anupam Kher) When he returns home he finds that Mary has committed suicide. She left a note blaming Chaturvedi for raping her. An upset David goes to confront Chaturvedi, is intercepted by Police Inspector Roop Kumar Sahay (

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) and Dr. Verma (

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), the evidence is destroyed, and he is sentenced to 24 years in prison for Mary's murder. He asks his friend Mahesh to look after James in his long absence. Twenty-four years later, David is released, he goes to visit Mahesh and is shocked to find that Mahesh has changed, he is no longer a boot-legger, he now lives a wealthy life-style, he wants David to forget the past, and live with his

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Inspector son Vijay (also Amitabh Bachchan). David is devastated with this news, but is determined to avenge his wrongful conviction and Mary's death, so he sets about to kill his tormentors one by one - the only obstruction he faces is none other than Vijay who, unaware of David being his father, is out to protect the three people.

Cast

as David D'Costa/James D'Costa aka Vijay Shandilya (dual role) (father and son) *

as Mary D'Costa (David's wife) *

as Vinita Bhatnagar (Vijay's girlfriend) * Anupam Kher as Mahesh Shandilya *

as Inspector Roop Kumar Sahay *

as Minister Chaturvedi *

as Dr. Verma *

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as Deputy Inspector General of Police Bhatnagar *

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as Amarnath, Senior Inspector

Soundtrack

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write the lyrics.

Home media

The DVD version of the film was released by

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under its own label.

In other media

The name of the character Aakhri Pasta from the '' Housefull'' film series is a pun on ''Aakhree Raasta''.

References

External links

* {{K. Bhagyaraj 1986 films 1980s Hindi-language films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Hindi remakes of Tamil films Films directed by K. Bhagyaraj Films shot in Ooty Indian films about revenge Uxoricide in fiction Fictional portrayals of the Maharashtra Police Hindi-language crime films