---
title: 'Aakrosh (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Govind Nihalani'
released: '1980-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/aakrosh-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080322/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Aakrosh (1980)

1980 · Drama · India

Original title: आक्रोश

## Synopsis

Aakrosh (transl. Outrage) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language legal drama film directed by Govind Nihalani in his debut, and written by Vijay Tendulkar. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Amrish Puri in pivotal roles, the film was released to widely positive reviews, winning the Golden Peacock at the 8th International Film Festival of India, as well as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and several other honors.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Govind Nihalani](https://cinepixo.com/people/govind-nihalani)
- **Director of Photography:** [Govind Nihalani](https://cinepixo.com/people/govind-nihalani)
- **Screenplay:** [Vijay Tendulkar](https://cinepixo.com/people/vijay-tendulkar)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ajit Verman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ajit-verman)

## Cast

- [Smita Patil](https://cinepixo.com/people/smita-patil)
- [Reema Lagoo](https://cinepixo.com/people/reema-lagoo)
- [Achyut Potdar](https://cinepixo.com/people/achyut-potdar)
- [Arvind Deshpande](https://cinepixo.com/people/arvind-deshpande)
- [Deepak Shirke](https://cinepixo.com/people/deepak-shirke)
- [Om Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/om-puri)
- [Amrish Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/amrish-puri)
- [Nana Palsikar](https://cinepixo.com/people/nana-palsikar)
- [Naseeruddin Shah](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseeruddin-shah)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/aakrosh-1980
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