# Apaharan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apaharan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Apaharan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apaharan > Source revision: 1341478289 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{For|the web series|Apharan (web series)}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2010}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox film | name = Apaharan | image = Apaharan.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [Prakash Jha](/source/Prakash_Jha) | producer = Prakash Jha | screenplay = Prakash Jha
[Manoj Tyagi](/source/Manoj_Tyagi)
[Shridhar Raghavan](/source/Shridhar_Raghavan) | story = Prakash Jha | starring = [Ajay Devgn](/source/Ajay_Devgn)
[Nana Patekar](/source/Nana_Patekar)
[Bipasha Basu](/source/Bipasha_Basu) | music = '''Songs:'''
[Aadesh Shrivastava](/source/Aadesh_Shrivastava)
'''Score:'''
Wayne Sharpe | cinematography = Arvind Kumar | editing = Santosh Mandal | studio = Entertainment One
Prakash Jha Productions
Holi Cow Pictures | distributor = [Reliance Entertainment](/source/Reliance_Entertainment) | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|2|}} | runtime = 173 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = | gross = {{INR|231.6 million}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=274|title= Apaharan – Movie |publisher=Box Office India}} | native_name = }} '''''Apaharan''''' ({{Translation|Abduction}}) is a 2005 Indian [Hindi](/source/Hindi)-language [crime drama film](/source/crime_drama_film) written and directed by [Prakash Jha](/source/Prakash_Jha). The film stars [Ajay Devgn](/source/Ajay_Devgn), [Bipasha Basu](/source/Bipasha_Basu), and [Nana Patekar](/source/Nana_Patekar) in the lead roles. It revolves around the complex relationship and clashing ideologies between a father and a son set in the backdrop of the kidnapping industry in the eastern state of [Bihar](/source/Bihar), [India](/source/India). ''Apaharan'' was released on 2 December 2005 and was a commercial success at the box-office.{{Cite web |date=2005-12-19 |title=Film review: 'Apaharan' starring Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20051219-film-review-apaharan-starring-nana-patekar-ajay-devgan-bipasha-basu-786391-2005-12-18 |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2 December 2005 |title=Apaharan: A flawed good film |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/02apaharan.htm |access-date=13 January 2026 |website=[Rediff](/source/Rediff)}} ==Plot == Ajay Shastri, an unemployed graduate, dreams of joining the police force but faces opposition from his principled father, Raghuvansh Shastri. Desperate, he borrows money and bribes officials, but when his father exposes the corruption, Ajay turns to crime. A failed kidnapping lands him in trouble with Gaya Singh, a henchman of powerful MLA and underworld don Tabrez Alam. Ajay eventually joins Tabrez's gang and rises to power in Bihar's kidnapping racket. However, political betrayals and his father's moral influence lead him to turn against Tabrez. After being imprisoned, Ajay kills Tabrez when he visits him in jail but is gunned down in return, ending both their lives. == Cast == {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [Ajay Devgn](/source/Ajay_Devgn) as Ajay Shastri * [Nana Patekar](/source/Nana_Patekar) as Tabrez Alam * [Ayub Khan](/source/Ayub_Khan_(actor)) as Kashinath * [Murali Sharma](/source/Murali_Sharma) as Muralidhar * [Bipasha Basu](/source/Bipasha_Basu) as Megha Basu * [Khalid Siddiqui](/source/Khalid_Siddiqui) as Kamal Kishore * [Yashpal Sharma](/source/Yashpal_Sharma_(actor)) as Gaya Singh * [Mohan Agashe](/source/Mohan_Agashe) as Professor Raghuvansh Shastri * [Mukesh Tiwari](/source/Mukesh_Tiwari) as [SP](/source/Superintendent_of_police) Anwar Khan *[Daya Shankar Pandey](/source/Daya_Shankar_Pandey) as Daya Shankar * [Akhilendra Mishra](/source/Akhilendra_Mishra) as [Chief Minister](/source/Chief_Minister) Brijnath Mishra * [Chetan Pandit](/source/Chetan_Pandit) as [Home Minister](/source/Home_Minister) Dinkar Pandey * [Prithvi Zutshi](/source/Prithvi_Zutshi) as Dwarka * Saurabh Dubey as Anil Shrivastava * Sanjay Swaraj as Seth Chandmal * [Ashwini Kalsekar](/source/Ashwini_Kalsekar) as Mrs. Khan, Anwar Khan's wife * [Anup Soni](/source/Anup_Soni) as Akash Ranjan, [Aaj Tak](/source/Aaj_Tak) news reporter * [Pankaj Tripathi](/source/Pankaj_Tripathi) as Gaya Singh's crony * Ehsaan Khan as [DSP](/source/Deputy_superintendent_of_police) Veerendra Shukla * Anil Yadav as Naga * Deepak Bhatia as Ramdhani Singh * Brij Gopal as Jagannath Mandal * Radhakrishna Dutta as Seth Soorajmal * [Mukul Nag](/source/Mukul_Nag) as Usman * Padam Singh as Dharam Singh * [Mrinalini Sharma](/source/Mrinalini_Sharma) as Sonia * Vikram Sahu as Megha's father * Jayashankar Tripathi as Bankalal's brother-in-law * Arvind Pandey as Sukhi Chacha * [Shreechand Makhija](/source/Shreechand_Makhija) as Buchchi Kaka, Shastri's servant * [Yusuf Hussain](/source/Yusuf_Hussain) as Tabrez's advocate {{div col end}} ==Music== {| class="wikitable" !Title !Singer(s) !Lyrics !Music |- |"Aaiye Aao Ji Babu" |[Sapna Mukherjee](/source/Sapna_Mukherjee), [KK](/source/KK_(singer)) |[Sameer](/source/Sameer_Anjaan) |[Aadesh Shrivastava](/source/Aadesh_Shrivastava) |} == Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Award !Category !Recipients and nominees !Result !Ref. |- ![National Film Awards(India)](/source/National_Film_Awards) |Best Screenplay ![Prakash Jha](/source/Prakash_Jha), [Manoj Tyagi](/source/Manoj_Tyagi) and [Shridhar Raghavan](/source/Shridhar_Raghavan) |{{won}} ! |- ![Filmfare Awards](/source/Filmfare_Awards) |Best Dialogue ![Prakash Jha](/source/Prakash_Jha) |{{won}} ! |- ![Filmfare Awards](/source/Filmfare_Awards) |Best Villain ![Nana Patekar](/source/Nana_Patekar) |{{won}} ! |- !Annual Central European Bollywood Awards (India) |Best Supporting Actress(Popular Award) ![Bipasha basu](/source/Bipasha_Basu) |{{nom}} ! |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title|0451631}} Category:2005 films Category:2005 Hindi-language films Category:Films directed by Prakash Jha Category:Films about organised crime in India Category:Films set in Bihar Category:Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava Category:Crime in Bihar Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Apaharan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apaharan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apaharan?action=history)). 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