Andaaz

For other films by a similar title, see Andaz (disambiguation).

Andaaz
File:Andaaz movieposter.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raj Kanwar
Screenplay by	Robin Bhatt Shyam Goel
Story by	Raj Kanwar
Produced by	Suneel Darshan
Starring	Akshay Kumar Lara Dutta Priyanka Chopra Aman Verma Johnny Lever
Cinematography	Ishwar R. Bidri
Edited by	Sanjay Sankla
Music by	Nadeem-Shravan
Distributed by	Shree Krishna International
Release date	May 23, 2003
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Andaaz(Hindi: अन्दाज़, Urdu: اَنداز) is a 2003 Bollywood film which was released in May 2003. It starred Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, and Priyanka Chopra. It was produced by Suneel Darshan and directed by Raj Kanwar. Lara Dutta made her debut in this film. Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra both won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.

Plot

Young Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) lives with his elder brother, Rohit; his sister-in-law Kiran, and a niece. After an accident fractures his leg, he is unable to walk for some time. Due to psychological reasons, he cannot walk even after the fracture heals. When the Malhotras move to Dehra Dun, Raj befriends young Kajal (Dutta), as both share a common passion for airplanes. Kajal encourages Raj to walk, and succeeds. Years later the two continue to be fast friends, and everyone expects them to marry soon. Then Raj is recruited by the Indian Air Force and goes for training for a year and a half. After his training gets over, he rushes to Kajal to propose to her, only to find out that she has given her heart to a multimillionaire, Karan Singhania (Verma), who owns several airplanes and choppers. Raj congratulates Kajal and Karan, but does not reveal his true feelings. Thereafter the Malhotras move to Nainital, and Raj relocates to Europe for more training. It is here that he meets the gorgeous and fun-loving, Jiya (Chopra).

Jiya falls for Raj, but Raj, however is unable to take Kajal out of his mind. Later on, after much pleading and pressure from his family, Raj decides to marry Jiya and move on with his life.

Then, one day while visiting Jiya's family, Raj learns that Kajal is no one else but Jiya's own sister-in-law. Also he comes face to face with the harsh truth that Kajal is a widow now after Karan dies in a plane crash. Kajal thinks that she is responsible for Karan's death and also loses her mental balance and ends up in a hospital after attempting suicide.

Raj recovers Kajal from the depression and enables her to come face to face with life again, also he expresses his true feelings to her and proposes to her.

Cast

• Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra
• Priyanka Chopra as Jiya
• Lara Dutta as Kajal
• Aman Verma as Karan Singhaniya
• Johny Lever as G.I. Joe
• Vivek Shauq as Raunaq
• Navni Parihar
• Pankaj Dheer as Rohit Malhotra
• Rajeev Varma
• Gajendra Chauhan
• Maya Alagh
• Beena
• Asha Sharma
• Kunika
• Supriya Karnik
• Vishwajeet Pradhan
• Prithvi Zutshi
• Ghanshyam
• Kushal Punjabi
• Brijesh Tiwari

Reception

Andaaz was a critical and box office success.The film was given a blockbuster hit status at the box office.The film was one of the highest grossing movie of the year.The music of the film and its starcast was the main reason for its good opening at the box office.After it got good reviews from critics the collections increased becoming a hit within a week.It managed to cross more than 100 days in cinema halls.

Awards

Filmfare awards

• Won-Filmfare Best Debut Female- larra dutta & priyanka chopra

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Nadeem-Shravan. Lyrics are penned by Sameer.The fim's music was also a huge hit all over india and got rave reviews from critics praising the music duo composer.The album is one of the main highlights of career of both Nadeem-Shravan & Sameer.The album itself was one of the highest and fastest selling album of the year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aaj Kehna Zaroori Hai"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
2.	"Aayega Maza Ab Barsaat Ka"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo
3.	"Allah Kare Dil Na Lage Kisise"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam
4.	"Kisise Tum Pyar Karo"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
5.	"Kitna Pagal Dil Hai"	Sameer	Kumar Sanu
6.	"Kitna Pagal Dil Hai"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Shaan
7.	"Rabba Ishq Na Hove"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Kailash Kher, Sapna Mukherjee, Sonu Nigam
8.	"Shala La Baby"	Sameer	Alka Yagnik, Shaan

External links

• Andaaz at IMDb