Aarakshan (Hindi: आरक्षण, translation: Reservation) is an upcoming Hindi film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone. Directed by Prakash Jha, who also directed Raajneeti, it is a high voltage socio-political drama based on one of the most controversial policies of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions. Like the majority of Jha's films, it takes on issues about the society and political affairs of India. Most of the shooting took place in Bhopal. The film also stars Prateik Babbar and Manoj Bajpai and is set to release on August 12, 2011.

In the first week of May 2011, civic authorities in Bhopal bulldozed the sets of Aarakshan because it was erected on disputed land.

Some pro-Dalit groups in Kanpur protested Saif Ali Khan being cast in the role of a Dalit. They objected to the actor's royal background and saw his role of a so-called-Dalit as an insult to the community.

• Amitabh Bachchan as Prabhakar Anand
• Saif Ali Khan as Deepak Kumar
• Deepika Padukone as Poorbi Anand
• Manoj Bajpayee as Nikhilesh Singh
• Prateik Babbar as Sushant Seth
• Tanvi Azmi as Prabhakar Anand's Wife / Poorbi's Mom
• Hema Malini
• Chetan Pandit
• Mukesh Tiwari
• Yashpal Sharma
• Darshan Jariwala
• Saurabh Shukla
• Vinay Apte
• Anita Kanwar
• S. M. Zaheer
• Aanchal Munjal
• Rahul Daksh