Production Country: India
Production Year: 2004
Original Title: Lakshya
Directed by: Farhan Akhtar
Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan
Genre: Coming-to-Age, Drama, Love Story, War
Medium Format: 2 DVD-9
Languages: Hindi (DD 5.1), German (DD 5.1)
Subtitles: German, French, Italian
Menu Languages: German, French, Italian
Picture Format: 2.35:1 (Scope)
Video Format: PAL 16:9 (anamorphic)
Running Time (Main Feature): 178 min.
Supplements: Making of Lakshya (62 Min.), Making of Song Main Aisa Kyon Hoon (26 Min.), Deleted Scenes (15 Min.), Trailer (2 Min.), Teaser (1 Min.), Song Promos (5 Min.)
Language of Supplements: English/Hindi
Subtitles of Supplements: German, French, English
Video Format of Supplements: PAL 4:3
Running Time (Supplements): 113 min.
Packing: Amaray (Plastic)

Film Information

The second movie of Farhan Akhtar, one of the most promising young Bollywood directors, is a nontypical movie of commercial Hindi cinema. The story doesn't follow the usual Bollywood path. Mainly the film surprises by its innovative and modern style. LAKSHYA can be compared in every sense with Hollywood productions. In this movie the action sequences actually are technically perfect and the terrific scenery of the rugged Himalaya mountains in Ladakh might not have been shown in this way in any other film before. Even though this Indian movie stands for a different kind of "Bollywood", it still shows some of the many realities of this huge and multifaceted country, India. Firstly, the story of a boy, who doesn't have a clue what to do with his future, what to become in life, a problem which is common for today's Indian youth from the steadily growing middle class. Secondly the backdrop of the Kargil War, which raged in the border region between India and Pakistan only seven years ago, still isn't digested in neither of the two countries and time and time again leads to discussions about the question of guilt and meaninglessness of this war and the conflict about Kashmir in general.

LAKSHYA therefore is a successful combination of an entertaining coming of age story and a film on the dramatic military action on the backdrop of a senseless war, which is unique in Bollywood.

Because of their commitment for Bollywood and to meet the highest quality standards, CINEDROME is releasing its own DVD of LAKSHYA in Switzerland.