Apaharan

Apharan is a story set against the milieu of Kidnapping, which is a booming industry in Bihar, India. The writer and director Prakash Jha has tactfully captured the pulse of the crime city and translated it realistically and most effectively in... Full review

Apaharan brings together the winning duo of Prakash Jha and Ajay Devgan once again. and adding to the awesome twosome is Nana Patekar as the corrupt political leader(Tabrez Alam). when all of Ajay Shastri's(Ajay Devgan) efforts to achieve the job... Full review

In a different way though.While "Gangajal" was graphic, "Apaharan" is slick. It moves at a fast pace throughout and rarely breaks its rhythm. All the actors deliver impressive performances. But it's Nana Patekar who steals the show in this one.... Full review

First things first, Apaharan is a good movie but it is not Gangajal. Prakash Jha's masterpiece was better than his latest movie. Gangajal was Gangajal.Apaharan is, what you may say, the story of an ordinary person from Bihar. This film... Full review

This a very well-made picture from Mr Jha, who in the past directed Hip Hip Hurray, Damul and Gangajal among others.Its set in Bihar where extortion and racketeering have become a way of life. The protagonist is forced into a... Full review

I went in to watch this movie expecting something very good from Prakash Jha and it was worth. The promos of the movie were released just a week or two in advance of the movie; so there was not much... Full review

A couple of things I knew before seeing the movie were:* It was based on the Bihar kidnapping (industry ?!). * ..and Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan and Bips acted in it.Point 2 was the prime motivator, a serious subject sounded... Full review

A very tautly made film that is gripping for the most part. Excellent script with some very clever tongue-in-cheek humor adds to lighten the mood up in what is an otherwise desolate journey into the extremely sad state of affairs... Full review

Apaharan is a realistic movie about the total breakdown of law and order situation in Bihar. Ajay Devgan plays the role of the son of a professor who is desperate to get into the police. The movie portrays the politician-hoodlum... Full review

This movie is really a good one....... after Gangajal, Prakash Jha again brought the truth prevailing in Bhiar on screen.... The movie makes u think what is going on in this heartbreaking corrupt political scenario........ acting showed the power of... Full review

He has his dependable cast to support his cause. Compared toJha's earlier productions,violence inthis film is far more filmy, more hinterland remainsas harsh but harnessed, though no less honest. ... Full Review

Apaharan: A flawed good film Prakash Jha's film walks the tripwire straddling brilliance and buffoonery, and emerges diluted, a wishy-washy film; albeit with punch. ... Full Review

Apaharan shows a Ajay lost and frustrated by a system that fails him at every stage. The darkening of vision is not surprising, for between GangaaJal (2003) and Apaharan , Jha himself contested the 2004 elections as an independent candidate from Bettiah in West Champaran, and theres nothing better than an Indian election to open even the seen-all eyes to the murk in our lives as we go about life muttering in Brownian bliss, Gods in heaven and alls fine with the world. ... Full Review

And yet what really makes the film really tick, Apaharan's greatest strength, lies in its marvelous supporting cast. There is an attraction between Devgan and her, but it is never spoken about and the film lacks a point where Devgan has to seriously consider her as a factor at any decision making point. ... Full Review

At best, Apaharan succeeds in making you aware of the spate of kidnappings in Bihar, though the politician-police nexus has been beaten to death in Bollywood and hence, not a novel experience anymore. The film also talks about the deteriorating law and order condition in the state and how, right from ministers to politicians to cops to the youth, a number of people are lured into the world of crime. ... Full Review

Its a 21st century sales pitch for a movie that hasnt reached the big screen yet. Even before Prakash Jhas film Apaharan was to launch, its stars were out there in cyberspace, spilling the beans about life on the sets. ... Full Article

Prakash Jha continues to be seen and written about in front pages of newspapers furthering his political involvement in Bihar. Meanwhile, he enhances his agenda by making films based around socially relevant issues and happenings in that part of the ... Full Article