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Gangaajal
2003
· Movie
· 157 min
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76/100
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An honest Superintendent of Police, IPS Amit Kumar, is assigned to a crime infested town to reduce its crime rates. There, he soon learns that cleaning up the town also means confronting the corruption among police and politicians.
Details
- Director
- Prakash Jha
- Released
- 29 August 2003
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Awards
- 2 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (13) →
Awards & nominations
See all 33 →2 wins from 33 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2003 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Yashpal Sharma | Nominee |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2003 | Best Editing | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2003 | Best Film | Gangaajal | Nominee |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2003 | Best Director | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2003 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2003 | Best Screenplay | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2003 | Best Background Score | Wayne Sharpe | Winner |
| Filmfare Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
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Producers Guild Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Director | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangaajal | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
International Indian Film Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Yashpal Sharma | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Background Score | Wayne Sharpe | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Yashpal Sharma | Nominee |
National Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Gangaajal | Winner |
Zee Cine Awards
12 nominations
| Best Action | Jai Singh | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Mukesh Tiwari | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Male | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Sukant Panigrahi | Nominee |
| Best Background Score | Wayne Sharpe | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Krithi Shetty, Vijay Patil | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Director | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Yashpal Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Re-recording | Anup Dev, Raj Kamal | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Story | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
Screen Awards
9 nominations
| Best Action | Jai Singh | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Yashpal Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Sukant Panigrahi | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Director | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangaajal | Nominee |
| Best Story | Prakash Jha | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mukesh Tiwari | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
2 nominations
| Actor of the Year – Male | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Director | Prakash Jha | Nominee |