Ameena (film)

Ameena is an Indian Hindi-language drama action thriller film directed by Kumar Raj and starring Rekha Rana and Anant Mahadevan. The film was released on 12 April 2024, coinciding with Eid.

Synopsis
Ameena explores the parallel lives of two teenagers from different eras – Ameena from 32 years ago, and Meena, a contemporary young woman. Both characters face similar life challenges, yet their responses diverge significantly. Meena, an actress, portrays Ameena in a play titled "Yahan Ameena Bikti Hai" at Prithvi theatre. The play is a poignant depiction of Ameena's tragic story, who was sold by her parents to an elderly Arab man. The narrative takes a dark turn when Meena, after performing in the play, encounters a similar fate as Ameena.

The film delves into themes of justice, societal norms, and the resilience of the human spirit. It raises critical questions about the treatment of women and the pursuit of justice in the face of adversity.

Cast

 * Anant Mahadevan as Aftab Hasnain
 * Rekha Rana as Ameena & Meena
 * Utkarsh Kohli
 * Rekha Rana as Ameena and Meena
 * Kumar Raj as Bhupan Joshi
 * Dr. Prof.Kishan Pawar as Pawar
 * Manu Malkani as Dada Ramchandani
 * Sharad Sharma as Ajay Varma
 * Nayan Pawar as Seema Vishwash
 * Aarti Vazirani as Aarti Vazirani
 * Ranjeet Jaiswal as Rajesh Raghwan
 * Shivraj Patil as Shivraj Patil

Production
The film was directed by Kumar Raj, with the story and dialogues written by Aftab Hasnain and Dr. Prof. Kishan Pawar. The film was produced by Kumar Raj, while Dharm served as the co-producer. Cinematography was done by David Basu, Dwarika Mishra (Ajay), and editing by Chandrashekhar Prajapati, Ajay Verma, Himadri Bhattacharya and Bhupendra Singh.

Music
Music is composed by Sujeet Sharma, Raaz, Praveen Koii, Hitesh Patel, Paresh A Shah and Toofan Musical Group with the lyrics written by Lali Mishra, Dilip Sharma, Vakeel Qureshi, Praveen Koii, Vishwajeet, Toofan Musical group. Background Score was composed by Ismail Darbar, Prakash Prabhakar.