Aaj (film)

Aaj
Directed byMahesh Bhatt
Screenplay bySujit Kumar
Story byAnu Rita Pal
Produced byKuljeet Pal
Mukesh Bhatt
Starring
CinematographyPrvin Bhatt
Music byJagjit Singh, Chitra Singh
Production
company
Release date
  • 23 November 1987 (1987-11-23) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Aaj (transl. Today) is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Kuljeet Pal.[1][2] It stars Raj Babbar, Smita Patil, Kumar Gaurav, Marc Zuber, and Anamika Pal.[3] The film featured songs written by the Hindi poets Sudarshan Faakir and Madan Pal. Akshay Kumar made his first screen appearance with this film under his birth name 'Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia', in a bit role as a Karate instructor. Kumar further stated that he later chose his official stage name as Akshay Kumar, after actor Kumar Gaurav's on-screen name in the film.[4]

  1. ^ Agnihotri, Ram Awatar (1992). Artistes and Their Films of Modern Hindi Cinema: Cultural and Socio-Political Impact on Society, 1931-91, Volume 1. Commonwealth Publishers. p. 31. ISBN 8171691803. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ "I make films for Indian audiences, not Oscars: Mahesh Bhatt". The Deccan Herald. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Kumar Gaurav - Biography". www.kaneesha.com. Kaneesha. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ^ "This is how Rajiv Bhatia became Akshay Kumar". Hindustan Times. 29 June 2016.