Yuva

Yuva
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mani Ratnam
Written by	Anurag Kashyap (dialogues)[1]
Screenplay by	Mani Ratnam
Produced by	Shekhar Kapoor Mani Ratnam G. Srinivasan
Starring	Ajay Devgn Abhishek Bachchan Vivek Oberoi Rani Mukerji Kareena Kapoor Esha Deol
Cinematography	Ravi K. Chandran
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Distributed by	Madras Talkies
Release date	21 May 2004 (2004-05-21)
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹ 180 million[2]
Box office	est. ₹ 260 million[3]

Yuva (transl. Youth) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political drama film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Aayutha Ezhuthu, and it is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania University of Hyderabad.^[4] The film tells the stories of three young men from completely different strata of society and how one fateful incident on Kolkata's Howrah Bridge changes their lives forever.^[5] The narrative of the story is partially in hyperlink format.^[6] It stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, and Esha Deol.

At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Yuva won a leading six awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actress (Mukerji). Yuva was also a breakthrough for Bachchan as he won the Stardust Award for Actor of the Year – Male for his performance.