Khakee: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn Starring Film Completed 21 Years

Rajkumar Santoshi's directorial neo-noir action thriller film Khakee completed 21 years. The film was produced by Keshu Ramsay under the banner of DMS Films Private Limited.

The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai, Tusshar Kapoor, and Atul Kulkarni in the lead roles, was released in theatres on 23rd January 2004. Rajkumar Santoshi and Shridhar Raghavan wrote and Eros International distributed this film.

Prakash Raj, Jaya Prada, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty, D. Santosh, Kamlesh Sawant, and Ashwini Kalsekar appeared in crucial roles in this film. The film, made on a budget of around Rs 26 crores, achieved a box office collection of around Rs 45 crores and became the 5th highest-grossing Hindi film of 2004.

The film marked Akshay Kumar's 3rd collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan after Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love and Aankhen.. The film received 4 nominations at the 50th Filmfare Awards. The film received one nomination at the 6th IIFA Awards.

Khakee marked the 10th directorial venture of Rajkumar Santoshi. He made his directorial debut in 1990 with the action drama film Ghayal starring Sunny Deol, Meenakshi Seshadri, Amrish Puri, Raj Babbar, and Moushmi Chatterjee.

The film marked 3rd collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn after Suhaag and Insaan. The film marked director Rajkumar Santoshi's 3rd collaboration with Ajay Devgn after Lajja and The Legend of Bhagat Singh.

The film marked director Rajkumar Santoshi's maiden collaboration with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai, and Tusshar Kapoor. Ram Sampath composed the music for this film marking his maiden collaboration with director Rajkumar Santoshi.

Hussain M. Burmawalla edited this film marking his maiden collaboration with director Rajkumar Santoshi. K.V Anand handled the Cinematography of this film marking his 2nd collaboration with director Rajkumar Santoshi after The Legend of Bhagat Singh in 2002.

The film marked 3rd collaboration between Ajay Devgn and Amitabh Bachchan after Major Saab, Hindustan Ki Kasam.

21 Years of Khakee


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