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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kurukshetra<br />
| image = Kurukshetrahindi.jpg<br />
| director = [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]<br />
| writer = [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]<br />
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]]<br />[[Mahima Chaudhry]]<br />[[Om Puri]]<br />[[Mukesh Rishi]]<br />[[Shivaji Satam]]<br />
| producer = Pravin Shah<br />
| music = Amar Haldipur<br />[[Himesh Reshammiya]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|2000|11|10|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| budget = <!--All budget numbers should be accompanied by a reference to their source.--><br />
| gross = <!--All box office numbers should also be accompanied by a reference to their source.--><br />
}}<br />
'''Kurukshetra''' is a [[Bollywood films of 2000|2000]] Indian [[action drama]] film written and directed by [[Mahesh Manjrekar]]. It released on 10 November 2000 and stars [[Sanjay Dutt]], [[Mahima Chaudhry]] and [[Om Puri]] in lead roles with [[Mukesh Rishi]] and [[Shivaji Satam]] in supporting roles.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Kurukshetra is a story of the war between evil and truth and how truth is sometimes hidden by those in power and authority.<br />
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ACP Prithviraj Singh ([[Sanjay Dutt]]) is an honest and brave police officer. All dishonest police officers, rogues, criminals and corrupt politicians are scared of him. The day he joins duty in Mumbai, he destroys all the illegal business of Iqbal Pasina ([[Mukesh Rishi]]). From that day onwards, Iqbal Pasina starts admiring Prithviraj.<br />
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In his personal life, Prithviraj lives with his wife, Anjali ([[Mahima Chaudhry]]) and sister, Aarti. Aarti is in love with Sub-Inspector Avinash. Anjali is sad because "Prithvi", who once used to love her a lot, is now a totally different man, a man of law and duties. She lost her lover to the uniform.<br />
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One day, a tycoon smuggler and ringleader, Baburao Deshmukh's son Ambar and his friend Rohit, trap a girl named Gita Naik in a hotel room,, and both of them rape her.<br />
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This brutal incident provokes the battle of "Kurukshetra".<br />
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The battle is fought between Baburao and Prithviraj . Babu Rao Deshmukh ([[Om Puri]]) has money, power and government infrastructure, and Prithvi Raj Singh gets the support from opposition leader Sambhaji Yadav and Iqbal Pasina.<br />
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Sambhaji Yadav later betrays Prithviraj and joins hands with the Baburao. Finally, Prithviraj realizes that the law is helpless and kills both Baburao and Sambhaji Yadav to avenge the perpetrators of the rape incident and bring Justice.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Sanjay Dutt]] as [[Assistant commissioner#India|ACP]] Prithviraj Singh<br />
* [[Mahima Chaudhry]] as Anjali Singh<br />
* [[Om Puri]] as Chief Minister Baburao Deshmukh<br />
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] as Iqbal Pasina (Gangster later friend of Prithviraj)<br />
* [[Shivaji Satam]] as Sambhaji Yadav<br />
* [[Rakhi Sawant]] as Geeta Naik<br />
* Tina Rana as Aarti Singh<br />
* [[Salil Ankola]] as Sub-Inspector Avinash<br />
* [[Pramod Moutho]] as ACP Patwardhan (Corrupt officer)<br />
* Ganesh Yadav as Ambar B. Deshmukh<br />
* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Constable Gopinath Survey Patil "Gopi"<br />
* [[Mahesh Anand]] as Anna Pillai (Local Gangster work for Baburao)<br />
* [[Rajat Sharma]] as himself (guest appearance)<br />
* [[Sukhwinder Singh]] as a special appearance in song "Banthan"<br />
* [[Kashmera Shah]] as [[item number]] "Banthan"<br />
* [[Suman Ranganathan]] as item number "Nahi Milega Aisa Ghaghra"<br />
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==Music==<br />
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The music is directed by [[Himesh Reshammiya]].<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Aap Ka Aana Dil Dhadkana"<br />
|[[Kumar Sanu]] and [[Alka Yagnik]]<br />
| Dev Kohli<br />
|-<br />
| "Banthan"<br />
|[[Sukhwinder Singh]] and [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]<br />
| Madan Pal<br />
|-<br />
| "Ishq Bhi Kya Cheez Hai"<br />
|Kumar Sanu, [[Sonu Nigam]] and Alka Yagnik<br />
| Sudhakar Sharma<br />
|-<br />
| "Jaanam Tere Liye"<br />
|Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik<br />
| Sudhakar Sharma<br />
|-<br />
| "Chal Shaadi Kar Lete"<br />
|Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik<br />
| Sudhakar Sharma<br />
|-<br />
| "Yeh Tera Kurukshetra Hai"<br />
|[[Ravindra Sathe]]<br />
| Sudhakar Sharma<br />
|-<br />
| "Ghagra"<br />
|[[Sunidhi Chauhan]]<br />
| Sudhakar Sharma<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=255309|title=Kurukshetra}}<br />
{{Mahesh Manjrekar}}<br />
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