Aakrosh (1980)

Name: Aakrosh
Rating: 3.7

3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings

2h 24min

Not released

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Aakrosh (Cry of the Wounded) is a 1980 Hindi arthouse movie directed by auteur Govind Nihalani, and written by renowned Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Amrish Puri in lead roles and went to win 1980 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and several Filmfare Awards It also won the Golden Peacock for the Best Film at the International Film Festival of India. This was the debut film of Nihalani, who went on to be known for his dark yet frighteningly real depictions of the human angst in other landmark alternative movies such as Ardh Satya and Tamas..
It is also in the list of 60 films that shaped the Indian film industry spanning six decades.
Actors:: Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Mahesh Elkunchwar, Bhagyasri Kotnis, Arvind Deshpande, Mohan Agashe, Vinay Apte, Vihang Nayak, Achyut Potdar, Madhukar Nayak, Arvind, Jaishree, Reema Lagoo
Directors:: Govind Nihalani
Writers:: Satyadev Dubey, Vijay Tendulkar
Aka:: Cry of the Wounded
Genres:: Bollywood
Countries:: India