This October, get set for some mind-blowing thrill and action as AAP Entertainment Ltd. and Sohail Maklai team up to enthrall the audiences with their forthcoming `KnockOut'.

Directed by Mani Shankar, this fast paced thriller stars Sanjay Dutt, Irrfan Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Sushant Singh. Actress Rukhsar is seen in a special appearance. KnockOut also marks director Apoorva Lakhia's acting debut.

Showcasing yet again, his passion for versatile roles, Sanjay Dutt plays a new age lone ranger in this film. He has the latest weapons and gadgets at his fingertips, and is a man who trusts and depends on no one. Working alone, he effortlessly uses his wit, his skills at hand-to-hand combat, and his love for stealth technology, to manipulate and trap his elusive target.

Irrfan Khan essays the role of the target, a street-smart investment banker who has made his way to the upper ranks of power and is a man consumed by his own obsessions. He is a survivor in a world of runaway desire. A world that looks glossy on the surface- sexy cars, sexier women, designer watches, luxury villas... a world of senseless fulfillment, endless greed.

Stunningly beautiful, immensely talented, Kangana Ranaut is lady has a power and quality of her own. She plays a hardnosed television journalist who is faced with the ultimate call of conscience. Driven by a desire to know the underlying truth, she will stop at nothing, and nothing can stop her.

The Story/Screenplay of the movie has been penned by Mani Shankar while the Dialogues are by Shiraz Ahmed. The action sequences have been choreographed by Allan-Amin. The Executive Producer is Hussain Shaikh and the film has been co-produced by Nag.

Through a brilliant play of truth and pretense, KnockOut unravels a tangle which can only be loosened in one way. leading to the biggest `counter-heist' in the history of this nation. The film which promises to wake up audiences, in a way never witnessed before, is slated to hit theatres on 15th October 2010.-- Sampurn Wire