Aks
Aks (transl. Reflection) 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.
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| Cinematography | Kiran Deohans
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| Running time | 184 mins
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| Country | India
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| Budget | $2,000,000 USD
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- During the recap of the WWE Diva search 2004 segment of the contestants seducing Kamala, Aks' s song " Yeh Raat" is used in the background. The WWE used the opening rifts of the song.
- Nandita Das was unhappy the way her role shaped up in the end product and felt cheated by the makers, she stated in a press conference that the role was the complete opposite of what was explained to her.
- Amitabh Bachchan was flying to New Delhi and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra met him at the airport and gave him the final script of Aks, and asked him to read something while he is flying. When Amitabh got of in New Delhi he rang the director and told him that he is very keen on the idea and wants to start the project.
- Raveena Tandon's striptease during the song Yeh Raat is inspired from Demi Moore's dance from the film Striptease.
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: as a passerby in the climactic scene.
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