Moksha: Salvation(2001)
'Moksha: Salvation' is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Ashok Mehta. It stars Arjun Rampal as Vikram Saigal and Manisha Koirala as Hritika Sanyal. The story follows a law graduate who plans to rob a bank to fund a free legal service for the poor. His girlfriend agrees to help, but a betrayal leads to her murder and his eventual death by police fire. The film won National Film Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Audiography. It was a box-office bomb, grossing only ₹8.2 million against a ₹50 million budget. The film released on 30 November 2001.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Zee5, Plex, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2001
- Director
- Ashok Mehta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Rating
- 4.4/10
Storyline
A young lawyer named Vikram Saigal wants to help poor people get justice. But he has no money to start his dream project. So he decides to rob a bank. His girlfriend Hritika agrees to help. But when the plan fails, Vikram makes a terrible mistake that destroys everything.
“One man's dream becomes his doom.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Moksha: Salvation
Cast reunions in this film: Danny Denzongpa & Suresh Oberoi (6 films together), Manisha Koirala & Paresh Rawal (5 films together), Manisha Koirala & Farida Jalal (5 films together), Paresh Rawal & Archana Puran Singh (5 films together), Paresh Rawal & Danny Denzongpa (5 films together), and Paresh Rawal & Farida Jalal (5 films together).
Trivia
- The film was shot in just 30 days, an unusually short schedule for a Hindi film at the time.
- It was the final film role for veteran actor Alok Nath, who played a key supporting character.
- Director Ashok Mehta was a celebrated cinematographer, but this was only his second and last film as director.
- The film's title 'Moksha' refers to the Hindu concept of spiritual liberation, mirroring the protagonist's inner struggle.
- Despite its serious themes, the movie had a very limited theatrical release and quickly faded from public view.
- The soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik, known for much bigger hits, but the songs here were not commercially successful.
- Lead actor Arjun Rampal prepared for his role by spending time with law students to understand their mindset.