Raakh

Raakh (transl. Ashes) is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, starring Aamir Khan and Supriya Pathak in the lead roles with Pankaj Kapur, Gajanan Bangera and Jagdeep.

This article is about the 1989 film. For the Pakistani novel, see Mustansar Hussain Tarar. For the 2010 Bollywood film, see Raakh (2010 film). For the 2016 film, see Raakh (2016 film).

Raakh
Theatrical release poster (France)
Directed byAditya Bhattacharya
Written byAditya Bhattacharya
Nuzhat Khan
Produced byAsif Noor
Sangeeth Sivan
Aditya Bhattacharya
StarringAamir Khan
Supriya Pathak
Pankaj Kapur
CinematographySantosh Sivan
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byScore:
Ranjit Barot
Release date
  • 21 April 1989 (1989-04-21)
Running time
124 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹15 million (equivalent to ₹160 million or US$2.0 million in 2023)

The film was Aamir Khan's first movie after Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and it received much critical acclaim and subsequently three National Film Awards in 1989 and developed a considerable following over the years. The film also marked the Bollywood debut of ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan and film editor A. Sreekar Prasad.

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