Directed by Prakash Jha

Produced by Prakash Jha

Firoz A. Nadiadwala

Screenplay by Anjum Rajabali

Prakash Jha

Starring Amitabh Bachchan

Saif Ali Khan

Manoj Bajpayee

Deepika Padukone

Prateik Babbar

Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Cinematography Sachin Krishn

Editing by Santosh Mandal

Distributed by Base Industries Groups

Prakash Jha Productions

Release date(s) August 12, 2011

Country India

Language Hindi

Aarakshan (Hindi: आरक्षण, translation: Reservation) is an upcoming Hindi Film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone. Directed by Prakash Jha, it is a high voltage socio-political drama based on the controversial policies of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions. Like the majority of Jha's films, it takes on issues about the society and political affairs of India. Most of the shooting took place in Minal Residency, Oriental College, Upper Lake in Bhopal.[1] The film also stars Prateik Babbar and Manoj Bajpai and is set to release on August 12, 2011.