Aakhree Raasta


Aakhree Raasta is a 1986 Bollywood crime drama film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj, presented by T. Rama Rao and produced by A. Poornachandra Rao both under banner Lakshmi Productions .LTD. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Jaya Prada, Sridevi and Anupam Kher. It was directed by the Tamil actor and director K. Bhagyaraj. It was revealed by Sridevi herself in one of her interviews that actress Rekha lent her voice for her in this movie.
The film was a remake of Tamil language film Oru Kaidhiyin Diary starring Kamal Haasan, Revathi and Radha, which was also scripted by K. Bhagyaraj, but directed by P. Bharathiraja.

Synopsis

David D'Costa lives a relatively poor life in Madras with his wife Mary D'Costa who is pregnant. He literally worships the Member of Parliament Chaturvedi, and is even willing to die for him. He introduces Mary to Chaturvedi, and with his blessings they name the new-born son James. Then one day while he is busy obstructing rail traffic, he gets arrested and is bailed out by Mahesh When he returns home he finds that Mary has committed suicide. She left a note blaming Chaturvedi for raping her. An upset David goes to confront Chaturvedi, is intercepted by Police Inspector Roop Kumar Sahay and Dr. Verma, the evidence is destroyed, and he is sentenced to 24 years in prison for Mary's murder. He asks his friend Mahesh to look after James in his long absence. Twenty-four years later, David is released, he goes to visit Mahesh and is shocked to find that Mahesh has changed, he is no longer a boot-legger, he now lives a wealthy life-style, he wants David to forget the past, and live with his CID Inspector son Vijay. David is devastated with this news, but is determined to avenge his wrongful conviction and Mary's death, so he sets about to kill his tormentors one by one - the only obstruction he faces is none other than Vijay who, unaware of David being his father, is out to protect the three people.

Cast

Home media

The DVD version of the film was released by IndiaWeekly under its own label.

In other media

The name of the character Aakhri Pasta from the Housefull film series is a pun on Aakhree Raasta.