Yuva | |
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Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
Written by | Story & Screenplay: Mani Ratnam Dialogues: Anurag Kashyap |
Produced by | Shekhar Kapoor Mani Ratnam G. Srinivasan |
Starring | Ajay Devgn Abhishek Bachchan Vivek Oberoi Rani Mukerji Kareena Kapoor Esha Deol |
Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Distributed by | Madras Talkies |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹18 crore[1] |
Box office | est. ₹26 crore[2] |
Yuva (transl. Youth) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Aayutha Ezhuthu, and it is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania University of Hyderabad.[3] The film tells the stories of three young men from completely different strata of society and how one fateful incident on Kolkata's Howrah Bridge changed their lives forever.[4] The narrative of the story is partially in hyperlink format.[5] It stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, and Esha Deol.
At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Yuva won a leading six awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan), and Best Supporting Actress (Mukerji). Yuva was also a breakthrough for Bachchan as he won the Stardust Award for Actor of the Year – Male for his performance.