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Akayla

1991 · 180 min

A brooding, slow-burning cop drama that mixes action with heartfelt loss, anchored by a stoic hero's grim determination.

Directed by
Ramesh Sippy
Genres
Thriller, Action, Drama
Starring
Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh
Overview
Inspector Vijay Verma finally manages to capture criminal mastermind Jojo. But Jojo escapes from jail and kills Vijay's friends for revenge, leaving Vijay determined to fulfill a vendetta of his own.

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Directed by
Ramesh Sippy
Genres
Thriller, Action, Drama
Starring
Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • grief
  • corruption
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, action, drama
Directed by
Ramesh Sippy
Written by
Salim Khan
Starring
Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Helen, Kanwaljit Singh, Shashi Kapoor, Kiran Juneja
Music
Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma, Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar
Cinematography
K.K. Mahajan
Runtime
180 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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