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'Moksha', also known as 'Moksha: Salvation', is a 2001 Indian crime drama film produced and directed by Ashok Mehta and starring Arjun Rampal and Manisha Koirala as the lead pair. The film launched the career of actor Arjun Rampal. Ashok Mehta won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography.

Plot



The story is about law graduate Vikram Saigal (Arjun Rampal) who is not happy with his lot at all. He is very idealistic and wants to battle corruption and society and change the world.

A young girl, Ritika (Manisha Koirala) takes a fancy to him and goes all out to woo him, at first he rejects her advances and eventually he gives in after she presents him with an expensive painting and they become a couple.

His idealism includes him wanting to set up a "free for the poor" law service, but he finds it impossible to find any other like-minded lawyers. His boss and his father (Suresh Oberoi) think he's too young and nave to fully understand the implications of giving free legal services and he becomes more and more disillusioned and plans how to rob a bank to get money to set up his free legal institute.

Together with Ritika he hatches a plot to rob a bank. But soon after, Ritika develops cold feet and dissuades Vikram from carrying out the robbery. On the day of the bank robbery, a lady informs the bank authorities about the burglary and the officials get on a high alert.

Thereafter, Ritika is found dead and all fingers point towards Vikram. A courtroom battle ensues. Vikram successfully defends himself by fighting his own case. After the verdict Ritika's best friend tells him that it was she not Ritika who had informed the bank authority of the plan of robbery. Drenched in guilt Vikram tries to kill himself but can't seem to do that as well. So he decides to rob the bank again, this time with an empty pistol. He goes to the bank on a seemingly suicide mission, robs the bank and gets shot fatally while coming out.

Awards



;National Film Awards

*National Film Award for Best Cinematography  2001  Ashok Mehta

Cast



*Arjun Rampal as Vikram Saigal

*Manisha Koirala as Ritika Sanyal

*Naseeruddin Shah as Dean

*Kalpana Pandit as Neelima, Ritika's roommate.

*Suresh Oberoi as Mr. Saigal, Vikram's father.

*Shubhangi Gokhale as Mrs Saigal, Vikram's mother.

*Paresh Rawal as Sharan Mama, Vikram's maternal uncle.

*Sushma Seth as Naani Maa, Ritika's maternal grandmother.

*Danny Denzongpa as Bachelor Simon

*Farida Jalal as Salim's mother

*Mohan Gokhale as Behram

*Kiran Kumar as Head lawyer

*Saurabh Shukla as office peon Kale

*Gulshan Grover as Prosecutor Mehra

*Archana Puran Singh as Landlady Mrs D'Souza

*Sulabha Deshpande as eyewitness

*Kamal Chopra as rich guy

Soundtracks



All tracks was composed by Rajesh Roshan and lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. Duo composer SalimSulaiman had provided four instrumental tracks for this album. The full album was released on 9 September 2001.

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