# Apaharan (2005)

> A desperate job seeker enters Bihar’s kidnapping underworld and rises through its political-criminal machinery, only to become trapped by the power he seeks.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17677

## Facts

- Runtime: 173 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Prakash Jha
- Cast: Ajay Devgn, Nana Patekar, Bipasha Basu, Ayub Khan, Mohan Agashe, Mukesh Tiwari, Yashpal Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451631/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, tense, bleak, crime movie night, bollywood thriller night

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