Sangharsh (1999 film)

Sangharsh
Sangharsh
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tanuja Chandra
Written by	Mahesh Bhatt; Girish Dhamija
Produced by	Mukesh Bhatt
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Preity Zinta; Ashutosh Rana;
Cinematography	Teja
Edited by	Amit Saxena
Music by	Jatin–Lalit
Production; company	Vishesh Films
Distributed by	Vishesh Films; Sony Pictures
Release date	3 September 1999;
Running time	127 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹ 40 million
Box office	₹ 105 million

Sangharsh (transl. Struggle) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language psychological horror thriller film directed by Tanuja Chandra. It stars Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, and Ashutosh Rana. Alia Bhatt, who would later be an established Bollywood actress in the 2010s, made a cameo as a child artist in this film, playing the younger version of Zinta's character. The film was said to be based on the 1991 film The Silence of The Lambs, but Chandra rejected this, claiming the film was based on a similar lost police case in India.^[2]^[3] The film opened to positive reviews, with critical acclaim for the performances by Kumar and Zinta, as well as Rana's villainous turn.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Sangharsh". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
^ Viswamohan, Aysha Iqbal (2020). Stardom in Contemporary Hindi Cinema: Celebrity and Fame in Globalized Times. Springer Nature. p. 198. ISBN 9789811501913.
^ Ravi, P.R. (26 September 1999). "I want to tell my story from the woman's point of view". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ Jaisinghani, Bella (5 September 1999). "Slick crime thriller". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
^ Vasudevan, R. (1999). "Sagharsh". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[BO-1] "Sangharsh". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

[2] Viswamohan, Aysha Iqbal (2020). Stardom in Contemporary Hindi Cinema: Celebrity and Fame in Globalized Times. Springer Nature. p. 198. ISBN 9789811501913.

[3] Ravi, P.R. (26 September 1999). "I want to tell my story from the woman's point of view". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

[Jaisinghani,_Bella-4] Jaisinghani, Bella (5 September 1999). "Slick crime thriller". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

[Sagharsh-5] Vasudevan, R. (1999). "Sagharsh". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2000. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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