Khakee
| Khakee | |
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Poster | |
| Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Written by | Rajkumar Santoshi Shridhar Raghavan |
| Produced by | Keshu Ramsay |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. V. Anand |
| Edited by | Hussain M. Burmawalla |
| Music by | Ram Sampath |
Production company | DMS Films Private Limited |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹26 crore |
| Box office | ₹45.4 crore |
Khakee (transl. The Uniform) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi produced by Keshu Ramsay. The film revolves around an Indian police team on a mission to escort an accused terrorist from a small town in Maharashtra to Mumbai. The film stars an ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Aishwarya Rai and Tusshar Kapoor.
Khakee was released theatrically on 23 January 2004 to widespread critical acclaim with particular praise for its screenplay, execution, and the cast's performances. It was one of the highest budgeted films at that time, and became a critical and commercial success. The film was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2004, grossing ₹50 crore worldwide in its lifetime run.