Thakshak

Infobox Film
name = Thakshak


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director = Govind Nihalani
producer = Govind Nihalani
writer = Govind Nihalani
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starring = Ajay Devgan, Tabu, Rahul Bose, Nethra Raghuraman, Govind Namdeo, Amrish Puri
music = A. R. Rahman
cinematography = Govind Nihalani
editing = Deepa Bhatia
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released = December 3 1999
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country = flagicon|India India
language = Hindi
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website = http://www.govindnihalani.com/thakshak/
amg_id = 393957
imdb_id = tt0215245

Thakshak is a drama/action hindi film written and directed by acclaimed director Govind Nihalani.

Plot summary

A poetic romance between Ishaan (Ajay Devgan) and Suman (Tabu), set against the concrete Mumbai cityscape, opens the film.

Ishaan, the only son of an affluent business family, and his contemporary peer, Sunny (Rahul Bose), the grandson of the head of the business house, are being groomed to take over the business. They share a strong male bonding, Ishaan's controlled and silent strength acting as an anchor to Sunny's flamboyance and recklessly violent streak. The business, a construction empire built by Ishaan's father, Nahar Singh (Amrish Puri) and Sunny's grandfather, is rooted in violent and unlawful activities.

Ishaan, sheltered in comfort and security, begins to question his environment as his relationship with Suman, an idealistic young woman, opens a new world to him. As his love for her grows, so does his fear of losing her. Ishaan is caught between a life steeped in violence and his love for Suman who abhors violence.

Torn by his desire to leave the world of crime, and his sense of loyalty to his father and his friend, Ishaan unwillingly gets drawn deeper into violence, and finds himself a participant in an act of gruesome cold-blooded massacre. The image of a young girl disabled by this violent act haunts his conscience. His quiet, but firm resolve, to withdraw from the business clashes with Nahar Singh's pragmatism (to build power at any cost and to legalise crime with that power), and with Sunny's refusal to release him from his oath of loyalty.

The events escalate with Ishaan's arrest, and with Nahar Singh's murder. Ishaan is finally forced to make a choice between personal loyalty and a larger allegiance to society and truth.

"Thakshak" is a story about an individual caught in the eternal moral conflict, a choice between personal relationships, and social responsibility. The conflict is manifest in Ishaan's character in the film who symbolises the youth of today, caught in a web of personal relationships and their apathy to social responsibility. Ishaan's character is beckoned to look beyond his own world by the idealistic Suman. Her love gives him the strength to rise above the personal, and see violence and crime in their true and ugly form even if they may be garbed under the cloak of friendship. Ishaan is simply inspired to uphold truth.

Cast

*Ajay Devgan – Ishaan Singh
*Rahul Bose – Sunny
*Tabu – Suman Dev
*Amrish Puri - Nahar Singh
*Govind Namdeo – Aslam Khan
*Nethra Raghuraman – Nishi

oundtrack

Infobox Album
Name = Thakshak
Type = Album
Artist = A. R. Rahman


Released = 1999 (India)
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Genre = Film soundtrack
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Label = RPG HMV
Producer = Govind Nihalani
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Last album = "Taal" 1999
This album = "Thakshak" 1999
Next album = "Kadhalar Dhinam" 1999|

Lyrics : Mehboob, Sukhwinder Singh, Tejpal Kaur

The composition of the song "Jumblika" was re-used from A. R. Rahman's earlier work for a Tamil film "En Swasa Kaatre"

External links

Official film site - http://www.govindnihalani.com/thakshak/