8 Mile (film) 8 Mile (film) 8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film written by Scott Silver, directed by Curtis Hanson, and starring Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon, and Kim Basinger. The film is based loosely on Eminem's actual upbringing, and follows white rapper B-Rabbit (Eminem) and his attempt to launch a career in a genre dominated by African-Americans. The title is derived from 8 Mile Road, the highway between the predominantly black city of Detroit and Wayne County and the predominantly White Oakland County and Macomb County suburbs. It was filmed mostly on location. "8 Mile" was a critical
Aadi (2002 film) Aadi (2002 film) Aadi is a Telugu antic action film released in 2002 with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Keerti Chawla in the lead roles. V. V. Vinayak directed this movie and it was his debut. This hit film gave Jr. NTR his stardom. It was remade in Tamil as "Jai", with Prashanth and in Bengali as "Surya". The story is set in the backdrop of Rayalaseema. The film opens with Veera Reddy (Ahuti Prasad) returning from the USA after a long gap with his wife and 8-year-old son Aadi Kesava Reddy. Veera Reddy's deceased father was a well-known