Aks

Name: Aks
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Released: 2001-07-13
Duration: 3 h 4 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpayee, Nandita Das, K.K. Raina

IMDb ID: tt0289845 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 5.7 (1,899 votes)

Genres: Action · Crime · Horror

Raghavan Ghatge, a psychotic terrorist, and Manu Verma, the cop who tracks him down, shoot each other simultaneously, the result being that Raghavan's soul is transferred into Verma's body and vice versa.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Aks
Canada: Aks (English)
United Kingdom: Aks
Ireland: Aks (English)
India: Aks (English)
New Zealand: Aks (English)
United States: Aks
South Africa: Aks (English)
United States: Reflection (informal English title)
Russia: Отражение
ReflectionRelease Date2001-07-13Runtime184 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews24Critic Reviews7Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesHindiKeywordswaterfall
brother brother relationship
husband wife relationship
father daughter relationship
interrogationFilming LocationsRoyal Castle, Budapest, HungaryProduction CompaniesAmitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (A.B.C.L.)
Flicks Motion Pictures Co. Pvt. Ltd.
Jhamu Sughand ProductionsOfficial SitesIndiatimes - http://aks.filmfare.indiatimes.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289845/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0289845.jpgUpdated At2025-10-14T16:13:20

Directors

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Writers

Renzil D'Silva
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Kamlesh Pandey

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Amitabh Bachchan | Character: Insp. Manu Verma
Actor: Raveena Tandon | Character: Neeta
Actor: Manoj Bajpayee | Character: Raghavan Ghatge
Actor: Nandita Das | Character: Supriya Verma
Actor: K.K. Raina | Character: Mahadevan Ghatge
Actor: Kamal Chopra | Character: ACP Pradhan
Actor: Tanvi Azmi | Character: Madhu Pradhan
Actor: Vineet Kumar | Character: Narang
Actor: Pramod Moutho | Character: Justice Balwant Chaudhry
Actor: Salim Ghouse | Character: Blind Guru
Actor: Virendra Saxena | Character: Hanif Kasai
Actor: Vijay Raaz | Character: Yeda Yakub
Actor: Vrajesh Hirjee | Character: Raw Officer 1
Actor: Gajraj Rao | Character: Raw Officer 2
Actor: Mithilesh Chaturvedi | Character: PM's Aide
Actor: Surte Aditya | Character: Deepu Pradhan
Actor: Mohan Agashe | Character: Prime Minister
Actor: Omkaar | Character: Actor
Actor: Amol Palekar | Character: The Defence Minister
Actor: Abhimanyu Singh | Character: Inspector Arjun Srivastava
Actor: Raju Sundaram | Character: Banda Yeh Bindas song
Actor: Gargi Vegi Raju | Character: Geeta Varma
Actor: Kunal Kapoor | Character: Extra

[Directors Group]
Name: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Renzil D'Silva | Role: Writer
Name: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Role: Writer
Name: Kamlesh Pandey | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Amitabh Bachchan | Role: Producer
Name: Shyam P.S. | Role: Producer
Name: Jhamu Sughand | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ranjit Barot | Role: Composer
Name: Anu Malik | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kiran Deohans | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: P.S. Bharathi | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: P.S. Bharathi | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Samir Chanda | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Nakul Sen | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Theia Tekchandaney | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Smitha Baliga | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rasal Ganesh | Role: Production Manager
Name: Guruprasad M. | Role: Production Manager
Name: Vikram Turkhud | Role: Production Manager
Name: Miklós Tóth | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Smitha Baliga | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Zoltán Bonta | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kanoje | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kunal Kapoor | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shyam P.S. | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Binay Pradhan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Saurav Sarkar | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Thurkud Vikram | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Turkhud Vikram | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Manish Baba | Role: Art Department
Name: Shah Jignesh | Role: Art Department
Name: Acharya Satish | Role: Art Department
Name: Nigvekar Sunil | Role: Art Department
Name: Dhananjay Thorat | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hitendra Ghosh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Prakash Gupta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Parikshit Lalwani | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ashish Manchanda | Role: Sound Department
Name: Umesh Patel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rakesh Ranjan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mohammed Salim Rajjak Shaikh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vikram Biswas | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Nick Dudman | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Keya Banerjee | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Lemoine Drake | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ramesh Jayaraman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kamalakkannan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paul Sims | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Srirengaraj | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dayton Taylor | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Allan Amin | Role: Stunts
Name: Bala Bhave | Role: Stunts
Name: Gregory D'Souza | Role: Stunts
Name: R.P. Yadav | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Srinivas Achary | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Asirvatham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Biswa Prakash Mishra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: A.K.N. Sebastian | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arvind Singh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Atul Manjrekar | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Rayomand | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Anupama | Role: Music Department
Name: Amitabh Bachchan | Role: Music Department
Name: Clinton Cerejo | Role: Music Department
Name: K.S. Chithra | Role: Music Department
Name: Nandita Das | Role: Music Department
Name: Vasundhara Das | Role: Music Department
Name: Gulzar | Role: Music Department
Name: Hariharan | Role: Music Department
Name: Krishnakumar Kunnath | Role: Music Department
Name: Aashish Manchanda | Role: Music Department
Name: Shubha Mudgal | Role: Music Department
Name: Kavita Mundra | Role: Music Department
Name: Indranil Sharma | Role: Music Department
Name: Sukhwinder Singh | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Smitha Baliga | Role: Production Department
Name: Dastoor Firuza A. | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Simrit Brar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dinesh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Prasad Guru | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Noble | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Indranil Sharma | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jhamu Sughand | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raju Sundaram | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Ashar | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289845/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: July 13, 2001
India: July 13, 2001
Kuwait: August 15, 2001

Awards

Box Office

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