---
title: 'Aarakshan (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Prakash Jha'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 164
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/aarakshan-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1848771/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Aarakshan (2011)

2011 · 164 min · Drama · India


## Synopsis

Aarakshan (transl. 'Reservation') is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Prakash Jha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, and Prateik Babbar. It is based on the policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film was released on 12 August 2011 and received mixed reviews from critics.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Saif Ali Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saif-ali-khan), [Dinesh Vijan](https://cinepixo.com/people/dinesh-vijan)
- **Director:** [Prakash Jha](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-jha)
- **Screenplay:** [Prakash Jha](https://cinepixo.com/people/prakash-jha)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/shankar-ehsaan-loy)

## Cast

- [Deepika Padukone](https://cinepixo.com/people/deepika-padukone)
- [Prateik Babbar](https://cinepixo.com/people/prateik-babbar)
- [Saif Ali Khan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saif-ali-khan)
- [Manoj Bajpai](https://cinepixo.com/people/manoj-bajpai)
- [Amitabh Bachchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/amitabh-bachchan)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.aarakshanthefilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/aarakshan-2011
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2820010); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.