Ghajini (
Hindi: गजनी) is a 2008
Indian Hindi action film written and directed by
A. R. Murugadoss and produced by Tagore Madhu and Madhu Mantena. It is a remake of Murugadoss's own 2005
Tamil film Ghajini starring
Surya Sivakumar in the lead role.
[4] The film stars
Aamir Khan,
Asin Thottumkal and
Jiah Khan in lead roles while
Pradeep Rawat and
Riyaz Khan essay supporting roles. The Tamil version of
Ghajini was inspired by
Christopher Nolan's
Memento.
[5][6] Aamir Khan spent a year at the gym, training for the role.
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The film is an
action movie, with strong
romantic elements, that explores the life of a rich businessman who develops
anterograde amnesiafollowing a violent encounter in which his love interest,
model Kalpana, was killed. He tries to avenge the killing with the aid of
Polaroid Instant camera photographs and permanent
tattoos on his body.
[8] The character of Aamir Khan also featured in a
3-D video game titled
Ghajini - The Game, which is based on the movie.
[9] Ghajini is currently the sixth highest grossing Bollywood film according to worldwide gross collections.
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