What is "inkaar"

Inkaar is a word in Hindi / Urdu meaning " Refusal". It is also the title of two Bollywood movies.

• Inkaar (1978 film) produced by Raj Sippy and directed by Romu Sippy, starring Vinod Khanna and Vidya Sinha
• Inkaar (2013 film) produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Sudhir Mishra, starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh

Inkaar is a 1978 Hindi movie produced by Romu N Sippy and directed by Raj N. Sippy. the film stars Vinod Khanna, Vidya Sinha, Shreeram Lagoo, Amjad Khan and Helen. The music is by Rajesh Roshan.

This is a remake of a Japanese movie High and Low (1963) directed by Akira Kurosawa which itself was based on an American novel King's Ransom (1959) by Ed McBain.

This was later remade into the Telugu film Dongala Veta (1979).

Inkaar (translation: Denial) is a 2013 Indian drama romance film directed by Sudhir Mishra and produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh in the lead roles. Shantanu Moitra has composed the music. Deepti Naval, Vipin Sharma, Gaurav Dwivedi are featured in supporting roles. The film was produced and distributed under the Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and the Tipping Point Films banners. The film deals with sexual harassment in a corporate set-up following the story of Rahul Verma, the CEO of an advertising agency, who has to follow the lawsuit of sexual harassment filed by Maya Luthra, his protégé. The two are battling for the top job of the company. A committee is set up by the agency to hear both sides of the story and work through lies and accusations to find out the truth.

The development of the film commenced in 2011. The movie was completed in early 2012 and was titled "Inkaar". It was scheduled to release in May but conflicts started rising over the title of the movie which delayed its release. After a lot of options, "Kaam" was chosen as the title but ultimately "Inkaar" was finalised to be the title.

After the title conflict was resolved, the release date of the movie was delayed to 2013. The movie was released on 18 January 2013. The film received positive to mixed responses but the performances of the lead pair and the direction of Sudhir Mishra earned positive reviews from critics. The movie and grossed in the first week.

'Inkaar ' is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1943.