Yuva (transl. Youth) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political action film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as Aayutha Ezhuthu, and it is loosely based on the life story of George Reddy, a scholar from Osmania University of Hyderabad.The film tells the stories of three young men from completely different strata of society and how one fateful incident on Kolkata's Howrah Bridge changes their lives forever. The narrative of the story is partially in hyperlink format.At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Yuva received 7 nominations, including Best Villain, and won a leading 6 awards, including Best Film (Critics), Best Supporting Actor (Bachchan) and Best Supporting Actress (Mukerji).

Yuva was also a breakthrough for Bachchan as he won the Stardust Award for Actor of the Year – Male for his performance.