| Khakee | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Written by | Rajkumar Santoshi Shridhar Raghavan |
| Produced by | Keshu Ramsay |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. V. Anand |
| Edited by | Hussain M. Burmawalla |
| Music by | Ram Sampath |
Production company | DMS Films Private Limited |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹26 crore[1] |
| Box office | ₹45.4 crore[2] |
Khakee (transl. The Uniform) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and written by Santoshi and Sridhar Raghavan around an Indian police team on a mission to escort an accused terrorist from a small town in Maharashtra to Mumbai.[3] The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai and Tusshar Kapoor. It was produced by Keshu Ramsay and distributed by Eros International, with cinematography handled by K. V. Anand.
Khakee was released theatrically on 23 January 2004 to widespread critical acclaim with particular praise for its screenplay, execution, and the cast's performances. It was one of the highest budgeted films at that time, it became a critical and commercial success. The film was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2004, grossing ₹50 crore worldwide in its lifetime run.
- ^ "Khakee". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
Budget: 26,00,00,000
- ^ "Khakee". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
Worldwide Gross: 45,39,70,000
- ^ "Khakee". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 February 2004. Archived from the original on 22 April 2004.