Waqt: The Race Against Time

Waqt: Race Against Time
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Produced by	Vipul Amrutlal Shah Kumar Mangat
Screenplay by	Aatish Kapadia
Story by	Aatish Kapadia
Starring	Akshay Kumar Amitabh Bachchan Priyanka Chopra Shefali Shah Boman Irani
Music by	Anu Malik
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta Santosh Thundiyil
Edited by	Shirish Kunder
Distributed by	Blockbuster Movie Entertainers Entertainment One Eros Entertainment
Release date	22 April 2005
Running time	148 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹339.8 million (US$5.0 million)

Waqt (Hindi: वक़्त, Urdu: وقت, English: Time) is a 2005 Indian Hindi drama film directed by Vipul Shah starring Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Shefali Shah in lead roles. Waqt is loaded with family drama and comedy. It has its comic element in the form of the bumbling servant Laxman, who misunderstands the most simple requests made of him in a style reminiscent of certain Shakespearian comic relief characters. The drama comes from the conflict between the father Ishwarchand and son Aditya. More comes from knowing critical facts that other characters don't know which would completely change their perspectives. The film collected Rs:23 crores and was considered as one of Priyanka Chopra's biggest box office hits.

Priyanka Chopra electrocuted herself during the song "Do Me A Favour Let's Play Holi". She spent a day in hospital.

Ishwarchand Thakur (Amitabh Bachchan) and Sumitra Thakur (Shefali Shah) are a married couple who run a toy factory together. They have a son named Aditya Thakur (Akshay Kumar) who does not have any interest in responsibility or what he wants to do in life. It gets even worse when he elopes with his girlfriend, Pooja (Priyanka Chopra), the daughter of Natu (Boman Irani).

When Pooja gets pregnant, both Ishwar and Sumitra decide to make Aditya realise his responsibilities, as he will have to take care of his wife and child. They take drastic measures and throw Aditya out of the house along with Pooja. As a result, Aditya and Pooja live in a room at the back of the house in the garden. The force becomes so bad that Aditya begins to hate his father and they do not speak to each other for a long time. At the same time Aditya becomes aware of his role in life.