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'''''Aaj''''' (English translation - Today) is a [[Bollywood films of 1987|1987]] [[Hindi film]], directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and produced by Kuljeet Pal.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Agnihotri|first1=Ram Awatar|title=Artistes and Their Films of Modern Hindi Cinema: Cultural and Socio-Political Impact on Society, 1931-91, Volume 1|year=1992|publisher=Commonwealth Publishers|isbn=8171691803|page=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lv1kAAAAMAAJ&q=hindi+movies+mahesh+bhatt+aaj|access-date=9 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=I make films for Indian audiences, not Oscars: Mahesh Bhatt|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/363548/i-make-films-indian-audiences.html|access-date=9 June 2014|publisher=The Deccan Herald|date=17 October 2013}}</ref>It stars [[Raj Babbar]], [[Smita Patil]], [[Kumar Gaurav]], [[Marc Zuber]], and Anamika Pal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kumar Gaurav - Biography|url=http://www.kaneesha.com/Kumar-Gaurav|website=www.kaneesha.com|publisher=Kaneesha|access-date=9 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131343/http://www.kaneesha.com/Kumar-Gaurav|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film featured songs written by the Hindi poets [[Sudarshan Faakir]] and Madan Pal. [[Akshay Kumar]] made his first screen appearance in the film, under his birth name Rajiv Bhatia, in a bit role as a karate instructor. He has said that he later chose the name Akshay Kumar after Kumar Gaurav's on-screen name in the movie.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/this-is-how-rajiv-bhatia-became-akshay-kumar/story-pfXNsMo0GANSIdcV4ntTgM.html|title=This is how Rajiv Bhatia became Akshay Kumar|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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== Story ==<br />
Akshay (Kumar Gaurav) is a youngster whose sister has been missing for a long time. Akshay often wanders around on the streets looking for her. One day he meets and befriends a girl (Anamika Pal), who helps him to search for his sister with him. The movie traces their search and the twists that their own lives take during this search.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aaj - Complete film|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3H-YrIdC6Q|website=YouTube|publisher=Saregama movies|access-date=9 June 2014}}</ref><br />
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Aaj is about Anjali Bakshi, an independent natured, head-strong daughter of a rich industrialist, who leaves no stone unturned to see her happy always! Arun Bakshi is not very pleased to see his daughter enjoy her job of Rs. 600/- a month as a reporter with News of India. At the local police station where she goes to investigate, Anjali meets Akshay, a young boy, dim in the head, looking for his missing elder sister, Kavita. This young man is not capable of doing anything except deliver flowers for a florist. Anjali gets interested in finding out more about Akshay's sister. And Akshay clings to her for moral and emotional support. When researching for a feature on missing persons, Anjali unfolds a story closely linked with her family, and she is left with no choice but to rebel. Anjali is already engaged to be married to Sumeet, who is not keen to have Akshay around. Sumeet and his doctor father try their best to keep Akshay away from their lives. They seem to know a family secret.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Raj Babbar]]... Press Editor <br />
* Anamika Pal... Anjali<br />
* [[Smita Patil]]... Kavita<br />
* [[Kumar Gaurav]]... Akshay<br />
* [[Ila Arun]]... Bharti<br />
* [[Raj Kiran (Bollywood actor)|Raj Kiran]]... Sumit<br />
* [[Suresh Chatwal]]... Inspector Ghorpade<br />
* Yusuf... Hitman<br />
* [[Haidar Ali (actor)|Haidar Ali]]... Dr J. J. Khosla<br />
* [[Akshay Kumar]]... Karate Instructor<br />
* [[Marc Zuber]]... Arun Baxi<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Title !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| 1<br />
| "Phir Aaj Mujhe"<br />
| Jagjit Singh<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Rishta Yeh kaisa Hai"<br />
| Chitra Singh<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Woh Kagaz Ki Kashti" (Part 1)<br />
| Jagjit Singh<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Zindagi Roz Naye Rang Main"<br />
| Jagjit Singh, Chitra Singh<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|tt0156256|Aaj}}<br />
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