Lakshya (2004): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Lakshya is a 2004 action drama directed by Farhan Akhtar, starring Hrithik Roshan as Karan Shergill, Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan. It runs 3 hours 6 minutes and earned $5.9 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 6m (186 min)
- Director
- Farhan Akhtar
- Original language
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Hindi - Studio
- Excel Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Lakshya About?
The premise of Lakshya without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
It Took Him 24 years And 18000 Feet To Find Himself An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
Lakshya Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- character repeats someone else's dialogue
- coming of age drama
- indo pakistani war
- army
- military academy
- mountain
- basic training
- terrorist
- kashmir
- battlefield
- pakistan
- falling into water
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- shepherd
- hospital
- burning truck
- engagement party
- flute
- marching
- polo
- discipline
- shame
- crawling through mud
- falling from height
- dancing in front of a mirror
- mirror
- dancing
- chess
- basketball
- marriage proposal
- newsroom
- melancholy
- following a dream
- shot between the eyes
- obstacle course
- generation gap
- free thinking
- conservative
- domineering father
- awol
- chance meeting
- old flame
- straitjacket
- flashback
- ambush
- signal flare
- courage
- against the odds
- homing beacon
- scale model
- irresponsibility
Lakshya Cast & Characters
Hrithik Roshan leads the cast as Karan Shergill, with Preity Zinta as Romila "Romi" Dutta and Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Sunil Damle. Directed by Farhan Akhtar; 22 actors are credited in all.
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Director Farhan Akhtar
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Hrithik Roshan as Karan Shergill - Preity Zinta as Romila "Romi" Dutta
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Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Sunil Damle - Parmeet Sethi as Pakistani Maj. Shahbaaz Humdani
Also Starring in Lakshya
· 18 more- Om Puri Sub. Maj. Pritam Singh
- Boman Irani Karan's Father
- Lillete Dubey Mrs. Dutta
- Amrish Puri Brig. Gautam Puri
- Ranvir Shorey Sep. Tarsem Singh
- Abhimanyu Singh Lt. Col. Pratap Singh
- Sushant Singh Capt. Jalal Akbar
- Raj Zutshi Maj. Kaushal Verma
- Nawab Shah Maj. Satish Babbar
- Aditya Srivastava Lt. Col. Pradeep
- M. K. Raina Akhilesh Dutta
- Surendra Pal IMA Commandant
- Kushal Punjabi Rajiv Goel
- Arav Chowdhary Capt. Manjit Singh Dhingra
- Amit Behl MA Company Commander (Major)
- Abir Goswami Capt. (Dr.) Sudhir Mishra
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- Vipul Gupta Capt. Rakesh Bhavnani
- Vishal Vijay Kumar Capt. Saket Ahluwalia
More from Farhan Akhtar
More films directed by Farhan Akhtar: Positive, Don and Dil Chahta Hai.
Lakshya Plot Summary
What happens in Lakshya from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Karan Shergill [Hrithik Roshan] is an immature, carefree young man with no clear plan for his future. His girlfriend Romi [Preity Zinta], an aspiring journalist, urges him to find a purpose in life and even nudges him toward a path with real meaning. He ultimately signs up for the Combined Defence Services Examination, and, to everyone’s surprise, earns a place at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) despite his parents’ concerns.
Full summary
The whole story of Lakshya, scene by scene
Lakshya Box Office
Lakshya grossed $5.9 million worldwide. $753,600 came from the US and Canada and $5.1 million (87%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$5.9M
- US & Canada
- $753.6K
- International
- $5.1M
Lakshya Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Lakshya.
How Well Do You Know Lakshya?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who portrays the protagonist Karan Shergill?
Cars in Lakshya
10 cars on screen, including the Hindustan Ambassador Nova and the 1996 Mahindra MM 550 XD.
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Hindustan Ambassador Nova Important role -
1996 Mahindra MM 550 XD Important role -
1996 Maruti Gypsy King Minor role -
1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata Minor role
Lakshya Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Цель жизни” and “Mut zur Entscheidung - Lakshya”.
- Also known as
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- Цель жизни
- Mut zur Entscheidung - Lakshya
- Lakshya - Zeit der Helden
- สมรภูมิกลางใจ
- 目标
- Um Soldado Apaixonado
- Oaia neagra a familiei
- 我不是零
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Lakshya FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Lakshya, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Lakshya?
Lakshya runs 3 hours 6 minutes (186 minutes).
When was Lakshya released?
Lakshya was released on June 18, 2004.
Who directed Lakshya?
Lakshya was directed by Farhan Akhtar.
More films by Farhan Akhtar Who is in the cast of Lakshya?
Lakshya stars Hrithik Roshan as Karan Shergill, Preity Zinta as Romila "Romi" Dutta and Amitabh Bachchan as Col. Sunil Damle, among 22 credited actors.
How much did Lakshya make at the box office?
Lakshya grossed $5.9 million worldwide ($753,600 domestic, $5.1 million international).
Does Lakshya have a post-credit scene?
No. Lakshya has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Lakshya in?
The original language of Lakshya is Hindi.
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