Aarakshan Hindi , translation Reservation is a 2011 Indian Hindi drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Directed by Prakash Jha, the film is a sociopolitical drama based on the controversial policy of caste based reservations in Indian government jobs and educational institutions. The film also stars Prateik Babbar and Manoj Bajpayee and was released onAugust 2011 to mostly mixed reviews.
The state minister, Baburam, wishes to enroll his nogood nephew at STM. Dr. Anand however, turns him down. The minister decides to install his own man, Mithilesh Singh Manoj Bajpayee, on the STM college board. Cunning and greedy, Mithilesh seeks only to enrich himself. The ministers grand ambition is to build a multibillion educational conglomerate, and plans to use Mithileshs outside businessa coaching classfor it.The Supreme Court grants reservations for Other Backward Classes. A large crowd of STM students, boisterously celebrating the ruling, arrive at the gates of STM and start a ruckus. Sushant gathers a group of uppercaste boys and tries to drive off the revellers. Dr. Anand hauls Deepak and Sushant, but is shocked to find that Deepak has turned on him. Poorvi later confronts Deepak and orders him to apologise to her father, but he refuses, leading to their breakup. ........
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