Moksha (film)

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Moksha: Salvation

Film poster
Directed by Ashok Mehta
Produced by Ashok Mehta
Neerja Mehta
Written by Hriday Lani (dialogue)
Raj Marbros (screenplay)
Ashok Mehta (story)
Starring Manisha Koirala
Arjun Rampal
Kalpana Pandit
Music by Salim Merchant
Suleman Merchant
Rajesh Roshan
Cinematography Ashok Mehta
Editing by Nandu
Release date(s) November 30, 2001
Country India
Language Hindi
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Moksha (aka Moksha: Salvation) is a Bollywood movie released in 2001. Produced and Directed by cinematographer Ashok Mehta, it stars Manisha Koirala and Arjun Rampal as the lead pair. The film bombed at the box office but many people consider it as a fine work of art.

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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 naïve 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. What happens next?

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