Ghajini (2008 film)

Theatrical poster for Ghajini
Directed by	A. R. Murugadoss
Produced by	Geetha Arts
Written by	A. R. Murugadoss
Starring	Aamir Khan Asin Thottumkal Jiah Khan Pradeep Rawat Riyaz Khan
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	Ravi K. Chandran
Editing by	Anthony
Distributed by	Studio 18 Adlabs
Release date(s)	India 25 December 2008 United States 23 December 2008 UK 23 December 2008
Running time	183 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	Rs. 50 crore (US$ 10.65 million)[2]
Gross revenue	India Rs. 115 crore (US$ 24.5 million)[3] Overseas $2,444,668 (USA)[2] £728,887 (UK)[2]

Ghajini (Hindi: गजनी) is a 2008 Hindi film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced under Geetha Arts. It is a remake of the Tamil film of the same name, which was also directed by Murugadoss. The director has stated that the concept of Ghajini was inspired when he heard of Christopher Nolan's film, Memento. It's first half is a remake of a Malayalam movie Dheem Tharikida Thom, directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead roles while Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan essay supporting roles. Aamir Khan spent a year at the gym, continuously training with his personal trainer for the role.^[4]
The film is an action-thriller, with strong romantic elements, that explores the life of a rich businessman who develops anterograde amnesia following 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. The character of Aamir Khan also featured in a 3-D video game titled Ghajini - The Game, which is based on the movie.^[5]