Andaz Apna Apna
| Andaz Apna Apna | |
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| Directed by | Rajkumar Santoshi |
| Written by | Rajkumar Santoshi Dilip Shukla |
| Produced by | Vinay Kumar Sinha |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Salman Khan Karisma Kapoor Raveena Tandon Paresh Rawal Shakti Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Ishwar Bidri |
| Edited by | V.N. Mayekar |
| Music by | Tushar Bhatia Viju Shah |
| Distributed by | Vinay Pictures |
Release date | 11 April 1994 |
Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
Andaz Apna Apna (Hindi: अंदाज़ अपना अपना, English: To Each, His Own Style) is a 1994 Hindi film co-written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal and Shakti Kapoor in the lead roles. Govinda and Juhi Chawla make guest appearances.
The film was released on 11 April 1994. Even though it performed poorly at the box office upon its release, it has since gained a strong cult following over the years[citation needed]. The film was nominated for the Filmfare Awards, 1995 in four categories; Best Film (Vinay Kumar Sinha), Best Director (Rajkumar Santoshi), Best Actor (Aamir Khan) and Best Comedian (Shakti Kapoor).[1]
Plot
Amar Manohar (Aamir Khan) and Prem Bhopali (Salman Khan) are two ne'er-do-wells from Bhopal who dream of becoming rich without working for it—by marrying a rich heiress, Raveena (Raveena Tandon). One has a habit of saying 'Aai laa!' and the other has a habit of saying 'Ooii Maa!'. They meet on a bus and discover that they are both out to win the heiress. Each of them tries various ploys to eliminate his rival, all of which fail ludicrously. In the end, Amar and Prem agree to join forces, insinuate themselves into the heiress' household, and there compete for Raveena's love.
Amar tries to get Raveena to hit him by annoying her. After several tries, he succeeds when Raveena, quite fed up with him, hits him with a log of wood. Amar acts as if he is unconscious. He is taken into Raveena's mansion, where he is attended by Prem, pretending to be a doctor. After some skirmishing for Raveena's attention, Prem finds himself increasingly attracted to Karisma (Karisma Kapoor), Raveena's secretary. What Amar and Prem do not know is that Karisma—whose actual name is Raveena—is the real heiress. She switched places with her secretary in an attempt to find a man who would love her for herself, not for her money.
Amar and Prem then concoct an inane plot to win the confidence of the heiress's father Ram Gopal Bajaj (Paresh Rawal) by first kidnapping and then rescuing him. But they do not know that the father's evil twin Teja aka Shyam Gopal Bajaj (Paresh Rawal) has plans to kidnap him too, and start living as him. So both Teja and Amar and Prem send their men to kidnap him. But Teja's men take him by rendering the men sent by Amar and Prem unconscious. Amar and Prem then decide that they will really have to rescue him. Later Amar and Prem find out that Raveena was really Karishma and Karishma was Raveena and that they both wanted to experience each other's life because of how they didn't get the respect they wanted.
But Teja himself has an enemy, Crime Master Gogo (Shakti Kapoor), who then enters the plot. He takes everyone hostage, including Raveena, Karishma, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Teja and his cronies Robert (Viju Khote) and Bhalla (Shehzad Khan) to steal the precious diamonds that belong to the rich Ram Gopal Bajaj. Amar and Prem go to rescue them all.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Aamir Khan .. Amar
- Salman Khan .. Prem
- Karishma Kapoor .. Karishma/Raveena
- Raveena Tandon .. Raveena/Karishma
- Paresh Rawal .. Teja aka Shyam Gopal Bajaj/Ram Gopal Bajaj
- Shakti Kapoor .. Crime Master Gogo
- Viju Khote .. Robert (pronounced Raabert)
- Shehzad Khan .. Bhalla
- Jagdeep .. Bankelal Bhopali (Prem's Dad)
- Deven Verma .. Murli Manohar (Amar's Dad)
- Mehmood .. Johnny from Wah-Wah Productions
- Javed Khan .. Anand Akela
- Tiku Talsania .. Inspector
- Harish Patel .. Inn Manager
- Sanjay Batra
- Suresh Bhagwat
- Juhi Chawla .. Guest appearance
- Govinda .. Guest appearance
Crew
- Singers - Asha Bhosle, Sadhana Sargam, Sapna Mukherjee, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, S.P. Balasubramaniam, Vicky Mehta, Mangal Singh
- Lyricist - Majrooh Sultanpuri
- Music Director - Tushar Bhatia
- Choreography - Saroj Khan
Reception
The film was a box office failure when released, but has since achieved a cult status among Indian audiences[citation needed]. The film was also nominated for the Filmfare Best Film Award.
Soundtrack
The film has four songs composed by Tushar Bhatia with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
| Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|
| Do Mastane | S.P. Balasubramaniam, Vicky Mehta |
| Dil Karata Hai | Mangal Singh |
| Ello Ello | Vicky Mehta, Behroze Chaterjee |
| Ye Raat Aur Ye Doori | S.P. Balasubramaniam, Asha Bhosle |
| Jaana Tune Jaana Nahin* | Abhijeet, Sadhana Sargam |
| Shola Shola Tu Bhadke* | S.P. Balasubramaniam, Sapna Mukherjee |
* - This song was not included in the movie but it appears in the soundtrack.
References
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