Ajay
Devgn:
Pratap
Kumar
A
dalit
himself,
Pratap
understands
the
intricacies
of
race-relations
in
small
towns
like
Jhanjhar.
He
is
very
strong
headed
and
has
a
subtle
approach
towards
his
investigations
as
he
charms
and
cajoles
his
way
through
the
scared
and
tight-lipped
residents
of
this
dusty
district.
Akshaye
Khanna:
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
Siddhant
has
raised
high
in
the
CBI
hierarchy
through
an
idealistic
adherence
to
protocol.
He
has
a
very
no-nonsense,
direct
approach,
with
a
'copy
book'
style
of
investigation.
His
straight
forward
and
direct
approach
towards
all
the
situations
is
a
characteristic
that
differs
him
from
Pratap.
Bipasha
Basu:
Geeta
Geeta
is
born
in
a
well-to-do
family
and
leads
a
good
life
until
she
is
married.
Her
transition
from
a
girl
into
a
woman
changes
her
life
drastically.
The
dilemma
of
her
love
and
emotions
lands
her
into
the
hands
of
a
brutal
guy,
who
takes
away
her
individuality.
Traumatized
by
the
inhuman
activities
happening
around,
she
chooses
to
be
indifferent
from
the
world.
Amita
Pathak:
Roshni
Daughter
of
the
richest
and
the
most
powerful
person
in
the
village.
Being
unaware
of
the
consequences,
the
soft-hearted
Roshni
loses
her
heart
to
a
lower
caste
boy
and
in
turn
becomes
the
initiation
of
the
biggest
investigation
in
the
village
which
kick-starts
the
story
of
Aakrosh.
Trapped
in
the
complicacy
of
love
and
hatred,
she
becomes
one
of
the
key
elements
of
wipe
out
the
inhuman
crime
from
the
village.
Paresh
Rawal:
Ajatshatru
Singh
A
sweet
talking
and
corrupt
police
officer,
he
is
full
of
disgust
and
hatred
for
members
of
lower
caste.
He
misuses
his
power
to
the
fullest
to
do
everything
out
of
the
rule
book.
Synopsis
The
film
revolves
around
a
lower
caste
guy
who
had
gone
along
with
his
2
friends
to
a
village
-
Jhanjhar
in
Bihar,
his
native
place,
to
watch
Ramleela.
These
3
students
of
Delhi
University
go
missing
in
the
dusty
village.
In
the
previous
3
months
there
was
no
clue
where
the
young
students
have
vanished.
Media
and
students
movement
all
over
Bihar
takes
a
pivotal
step
for
getting
hint
of
these
students,
its
then
government
appoints
CBI
officers
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
and
Pratap
Kumar
and
find
out
the
truth
under
it.
A
person
residing
in
Bihar
himself
and,
Pratap
understands
the
intricacies
of
race
relations
in
small
towns
like
Jhanjhar.
Pratap
tries
to
use
his
charm
and
smartness
to
crack
investigation
whereas
Siddhant
has
a
very
no
non-sense,
direct
approach
investigation.
It's
simply
a
clash
of
personalities
and
ideologies.
Investigating
in
Jhanjhar
becomes
a
tough
task
for
these
officers
as
the
local
police
force
Headed
by
Bhura
Ram
with
the
help
of
local
MP's
and
landlords
run
a
major
branch
of
the
Shool
Sena.
At
the
same
time
the
two
officers
cannot
break
the
ice
with
local
Low
cast
community
members,
due
to
years
of
fear
instilled
in
them
by
regular
and
highly
planned
Shool
Sena
attacks.
Roshni
(daughter
of
the
most
powerful
and
richest
person
of
village)
acts
as
a
key
element
to
reveal
certain
realities
and
give
a
new
direction
to
the
investigation.
Soon
the
effect
of
their
investigation
causes
mayhem
in
Jhanjhar,
with
riots,
burning
of
houses
and
killing
of
peasants
in
broad
daylight.
Slowly
Pratap
with
Siddhant's
help
starts
cracking
the
case
by
exerting
his
influence
upon
Geeta
(a
victim
to
the
same
inhumanity),
who
acts
as
a
final
key
to
the
investigation.
How
amongst
the
animosity
created
by
Shool
Sena
and
the
fear
of
losing
more
peasants
do
Pratap
and
Siddhant
solve
this
mysterious
case
is
explained
with
a
chain
of
exciting,
funny
and
intelligent
events
that
form
the
climax
of
the
story.
Director:
Priyadarshan
Cast:
Ajay
Devgn,
Akshaye
Khanna,
Bipasha
Basu,
Paresh
Rawal,
Urvashi
Sharma,
Reema
Sen,
Amita
Pathak
Story first published: Friday, September 24, 2010, 15:20 [IST]