Aakhree Raasta (English: The Last Option) is a 1986 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Sridevi, Anupam Kher and Jayapradha; and was Bachchan's last released film before he temporarily quit acting to enter politics in 1984. It was directed by the famous Tamil actor and director Bhagyaraj. It is a remake of the 1984 Tamil film Oru Kaidhiyin diary (English: A Prisoner's Diary) starring Kamal Haasan; Kamal Haasan also played a d...
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Aakhree Raasta (English: The Last Option) is a 1986 Bollywood film starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, Sridevi, Anupam Kher and Jayapradha; and was Bachchan's last released film before he temporarily quit acting to enter politics in 1984. It was directed by the famous Tamil actor and director Bhagyaraj. It is a remake of the 1984 Tamil film Oru Kaidhiyin diary (English: A Prisoner's Diary) starring Kamal Haasan; Kamal Haasan also played a dual role in the original movie.
The film became a "semi-hit" at the box office.
David D'Costa (Amitabh Bachchan) lives a relatively poor life in Bombay with his wife Mary D'Costa (Jayapradha) who is pregnant. He literally worships the Member of Parliament Chaturvedi (Sadashiv Amrapurkar), and is even willing to die for him. He introduces Mary to Chaturvedi, and with his blessings they name the new-born son James. Then one day while he is busy obstructing rail traffic, he gets arrested and is bailed out by Mahesh (Anupam Kher) When he returns...
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