The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.The decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between a teacher and his mentor.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 9 nominations
Manoj Bajpayee
- Mithilesh Singh
- (as Manoj Bajpai)
Prateik Patil Babbar
- Sushant Seth
- (as Prateik)
Aanchal Munjal
- Muniya S. Yadav
- (as Aachal Munjal)
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Did you know
- TriviaAjay Devgun was the original choice to play one of the main characters, but he was unavailable due to his other commitments, so the role was offered to Saif Ali Khan.
- GoofsThroughout the movie Deepak Kumar and Mithilesh Singh are shown carrying BlackBerry 9800 Torch mobile phones. The movie is set in 2008 whereas the phone was launched in 2010.
- Quotes
Prabhakar Anand: Q.E.D. stands for "Quite Easily Done."
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As an American (now living in America, despite my profile), I occasionally go to Indian movies to sort of clear my head and watch a story told in a completely different way than most American movies. For this purpose, Aarakshan fit the bill just fine. In the controversy over the school entry quota, there was an obvious parallel to the controversy over affirmative action quotas in the U.S.
The story did drag on and on a bit. The bad guys, particularly the vice principal, were a bit too over-the-top evil, and the noble persecuted principal stuck to his guns so firmly that at some point (specifically at the point where he sent the boys away rather than invite them to help him tutor the poor children) he went from principled to sort of stubborn and stupid.
A few other random thoughts that distracted me during the movie: The "American" accent, if that's what it was supposed to be, of the Cornell professor was truly lamentable. I laughed, I grimaced. It was awful.
In the scene where Sushant orders two coffees, it appears that the waitress delivers two glasses of milk.
The actor who played Prabhakar Anand, the university president, seemed too young for the character he played; the one who played low-caste love interest and firebrand student Deepak Kumar looked decidedly too old, especially when compared with the character of Sushant, who I assume was supposed to be the same age and who looked age-appropriate. I also found that "Deepak Kumar" looked gym-toned in a way that was attractive, but detracted from the verisimilitude of his character ... and a further distraction was that to me he bears a strong resemblance to American comedian Robin Williams!
Well, I told you these would be random comments. I did more or less enjoy watching the movie as a way to pass the afternoon, but it was no profound experience.
The story did drag on and on a bit. The bad guys, particularly the vice principal, were a bit too over-the-top evil, and the noble persecuted principal stuck to his guns so firmly that at some point (specifically at the point where he sent the boys away rather than invite them to help him tutor the poor children) he went from principled to sort of stubborn and stupid.
A few other random thoughts that distracted me during the movie: The "American" accent, if that's what it was supposed to be, of the Cornell professor was truly lamentable. I laughed, I grimaced. It was awful.
In the scene where Sushant orders two coffees, it appears that the waitress delivers two glasses of milk.
The actor who played Prabhakar Anand, the university president, seemed too young for the character he played; the one who played low-caste love interest and firebrand student Deepak Kumar looked decidedly too old, especially when compared with the character of Sushant, who I assume was supposed to be the same age and who looked age-appropriate. I also found that "Deepak Kumar" looked gym-toned in a way that was attractive, but detracted from the verisimilitude of his character ... and a further distraction was that to me he bears a strong resemblance to American comedian Robin Williams!
Well, I told you these would be random comments. I did more or less enjoy watching the movie as a way to pass the afternoon, but it was no profound experience.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $651,096
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $344,661
- Aug 14, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $8,726,551
- Runtime2 hours 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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