Ghajini

Synopsis

Ghajini (pronounced [ɡədʒniː]) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language psychological action thriller film directed by A. R. Murugadoss (in his Hindi film debut) from a screenplay by Murugadoss and Aamir Khan. A remake of Murugadoss' 2005 Tamil film of the same name, it stars Khan, Asin, Jiah Khan and Pradeep Rawat. In the film, Sanjay Singhania (Khan) seeks violent revenge for an attack which killed his fiancée and caused his anterograde amnesia. Initially titled as Kajri, the core plot of the film was inspired from Memento and Happy Go Lovely. The first half was inspired by the 1969 film Sajan and the 1983 film Pasand Apni Apni, and Khan and Murugadoss co-wrote the remake, with Khan suggesting changes to suit the taste of the Hindi cinema audience. Allu Aravind, Madhu Mantena and Tagore Madhu jointly acted as the producers, while the film was distributed by Geetha Arts. A. R. Rahman composed the soundtrack and musical score, while cinematography and editing were handled by Ravi K. Chandran and Anthony. The film marks Asin's Hindi film debut, reprising her role from the original film. Ghajini was theatrically released on 25 December 2008, coinciding with Christmas, where it became the highest-grossing Indian film of the year and the first Bollywood film to cross the ₹100 crore mark domestically, creating the 100 Crore Club. Ghajini's paid preview collections were ₹ 2.7 crore. It went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of all time until it was surpassed by 3 Idiots. Khan's character was featured in a 3D video game titled Ghajini – The Game, which is based on the film.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

January 1, 2008

Genres

action film, thriller film, drama film, romance film

Created by

A. R. Murugadoss

Countries

India