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The film was released on 23 May 2003 on 300 screens.<ref name="boi"/> Prior to the release of the film, all the Bollywood films released in 2003 had failed to make a mark at the box office. There was no expectations from ''Andaaz'' as well considering films with bigger stars were also failing.<ref name="demand">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/Andaaz-is-in-demand/articleshow/47803835.cms|title=Andaaz is in demand|work=The Times of India|date=29 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> However, the film opened to huge response at the box office, with ''[[The Times of India]]'' claiming it could be the "first bonafide all-India hit" of the year. According to [[Box Office India]], the film collected {{INR}}14.4 million on its opening day and an opening domestic weekend of {{INR}}43.9 million. The film had over {{INR}}83.8 million worldwide opening weekend.<ref name="boi"/> Due to the overwhelming demand of the film, the distributors had to ask for more prints of the film from producer Suneel Darshan.<ref name="demand"/> The film continued to perform well on the week days, for a {{INR}}69.7 million domestic and over {{INR}}131 million worldwide first week collections.<ref name="boi"/> ''Andaaz'' was the first successful Bollywood film of 2003 and it continued to run in theaters.<ref name="rocking">{{cite web|title='Andaaz' Celebrations: Rocking:|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1192968|author=Adarsh, Taran|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> After its box office run, the film grossed over {{INR}}253 million domestic and {{INR}}35 million in the overseas markets for a worldwide gross of {{INR}}288 million against a budget of {{INR}}80 million, turning out to be a major commercial success.<ref name="budget"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2003 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw== |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-02-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121000737/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw%3D%3D |archivedate=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> The film also celebrated silver jubilee by completing 100 days in theaters after the release and was the first all-India hit of the year.<ref name="rocking"/> |
The film was released on 23 May 2003 on 300 screens.<ref name="boi"/> Prior to the release of the film, all the Bollywood films released in 2003 had failed to make a mark at the box office. There was no expectations from ''Andaaz'' as well considering films with bigger stars were also failing.<ref name="demand">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/hyderabad-times/Andaaz-is-in-demand/articleshow/47803835.cms|title=Andaaz is in demand|work=The Times of India|date=29 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> However, the film opened to huge response at the box office, with ''[[The Times of India]]'' claiming it could be the "first bonafide all-India hit" of the year. According to [[Box Office India]], the film collected {{INR}}14.4 million on its opening day and an opening domestic weekend of {{INR}}43.9 million. The film had over {{INR}}83.8 million worldwide opening weekend.<ref name="boi"/> Due to the overwhelming demand of the film, the distributors had to ask for more prints of the film from producer Suneel Darshan.<ref name="demand"/> The film continued to perform well on the week days, for a {{INR}}69.7 million domestic and over {{INR}}131 million worldwide first week collections.<ref name="boi"/> ''Andaaz'' was the first successful Bollywood film of 2003 and it continued to run in theaters.<ref name="rocking">{{cite web|title='Andaaz' Celebrations: Rocking:|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/news/type/view/id/1192968|author=Adarsh, Taran|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|date=29 August 2009|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> After its box office run, the film grossed over {{INR}}253 million domestic and {{INR}}35 million in the overseas markets for a worldwide gross of {{INR}}288 million against a budget of {{INR}}80 million, turning out to be a major commercial success.<ref name="budget"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Box Office 2003 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw== |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |accessdate=2011-02-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121000737/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=209&catName=MjAwMw%3D%3D |archivedate=21 January 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> The film also celebrated silver jubilee by completing 100 days in theaters after the release and was the first all-India hit of the year.<ref name="rocking"/> |
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''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave a rating of 3 out of 5, noting it as a "brightly wrapped" love triangle and wrote "With two former beauty queens gunning to serve a hotter peekaboo plethora, you can't possibly complain over timepass with Andaaz."<ref>{{cite web|title=Andaaz Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/264/bollywood.hindi/andaaz/99/review.htm|author=''Hindustan Times''|publisher=Now Running|date=23 May 2003|accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref> Kunal Shah of [[Sify]] described the film as "a routine love story with a set formula" and "a classic example of old wine in new bottle". He |
''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave a rating of 3 out of 5, noting it as a "brightly wrapped" love triangle and wrote "With two former beauty queens gunning to serve a hotter peekaboo plethora, you can't possibly complain over timepass with Andaaz."<ref>{{cite web|title=Andaaz Review|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/264/bollywood.hindi/andaaz/99/review.htm|author=''Hindustan Times''|publisher=Now Running|date=23 May 2003|accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref> Kunal Shah of [[Sify]] described the film as "a routine love story with a set formula" and "a classic example of old wine in new bottle". He praised the music and Dutta and Chopra's performances.<ref name="fresh">{{cite web|author=Shah, Kunal|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/andaaz-old-story-fresh-faces-review-bollywood-13157317.html|title=Andaaz: Old story, fresh faces|publisher=Sify|date=23 May 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329142128/http://www.sify.com/movies/andaaz-old-story-fresh-faces-review-bollywood-13157317.html|archivedate=29 March 2014|accessdate=19 March 2010}}</ref> However, he was critical of the formulaic script and Kumar's performance writing that the actor "lacks the necessary emotions and fails miserably to get any kind of sympathy from the audience."<ref name="fresh"/> A review in [[Rediff.com]] described the film as a "flight to boredom" and wrote "Andaaz just forgot a key ingredient for an entertaining film - the script."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/23andaaz.htm|title='Andaaz': Flight to boredom|last=Magotra|first=Ashish|publisher=24 May 2003|date=24 May 2003|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> |
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| Andaaz | |
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| The poster features three people, one man and two women, with blue themed colour in the background. Text at the bottom of the poster reveals the tagline of the film while the text at the bottom of the poster reveals the title, name of the director, name of the producer, name of the distributor, the release date and the rest of the credits. Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Raj Kanwar |
| Screenplay by | |
| Produced by | Suneel Darshan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ishwar R. Bidri |
| Edited by | Sanjay Sankla |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
Production company | Shree Krishna International |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹8 crores[2] |
| Box office | ₹28.8 crore (equivalent to ₹106 crore or US$13 million in 2023)[3] |
Andaaz (Template:Lang-en) is a 2003 Indian romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan. It stars Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. The film tells the story of Raj (Kumar) and his romantic relationship with two girls, Kajal and Jiya (Dutta and Chopra). The music of the film was composed by Nadeem-Shravan with lyrics written by Sameer.
Made on a budget of ₹80 million, the film was released on 23 May 2003 to mixed reviews, with praise for the performances of Dutta and Chopra, the cinematography and the music. The film was a major box-office success, grossing ₹288 million at the box-office. Andaaz was deemed the "first Universal Hit of the year".
The film won several awards and nominations at various award ceremonies across India. At the 49th Filmfare Awards, Andaaz received five nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Chopra, winning two awards in the Best Female Debut category for Dutta and Chopra.
Plot
Young Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) lives with his elder brother, Rohit, his sister-in-law, Kiran, and his 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 their neighbor, young tomboy Kajal (Lara Dutta), as both share a common passion for airplanes. Kajal encourages Raj to walk, and he succeeds. Years later the two continue to be fast friends, and everyone expects them to marry soon. Raj secretly loves Kajal and is waiting for the right time to propose to her. However, Kajal sees him only as her best friend. Raj is recruited by the Indian Air Force and goes for training for a year and a half. After his training is over, he rushes to Kajal to propose to her, only to find out that she is in love with multimillionaire businessman, Karan Singhania (Aman Verma). Raj tells Kajal that Karan is the best life partner for her, and does not reveal his true feelings. Kajal and Karan get married and during the reception party, Kajal comes to know of Raj's feelings for her. Hurt by the fact that she did not see his feelings for her despite being Raj's best friend, Kajal asks him to move on with his life. Thereafter the Malhotras move to Nainital, and Raj relocates to Cape Town, South Africa for training.
During a visit to a club, Raj meets the vivacious and fun-loving Jiya (Priyanka Chopra). Jiya falls in love with Raj due to his clean personality, but Raj is unable to forget Kajal. After completing his training, Raj goes back to India where he finds that Jiya has already arrived and is living as a paying guest with his family. Jiya makes several attempts to impress Raj, however, he still doesn't fall for her. During Karva Chauth, Jiya performs the rituals that a wife typically does for a husband but Raj becomes angry and asks Jiya to leave. Raj's family reveals that they had hoped Raj would marry Jiya. Finally, Raj gives in and decides to marry Jiya and move on with his life.
While visiting Jiya's family, Raj learns that Kajal is Jiya's sister-in-law. It is revealed that Kajal is now a widow after Karan's death in a helicopter crash, in which Kajal survived. Kajal blames herself for Karan's death and even attempts suicide. Raj helps Kajal recover from her depression and enables her to face life again. Jiya notices their increasing closeness and suggests to her father that Kajal is married off. At Raj and Jiya's engagement, Kajal comes to know that her family has arranged her for engagement as well. Raj asks Kajal not to allow herself to be married off against her will. Angrily, Jiya states that Raj and Kajal will never be able to forget their past love for each other, regardless of the fact that Raj is supposed to be marrying Jiya. An irate Raj places the wedding sindoor on Kajal's head, indicating he has now married Kajal and no one has the right to question their relationship. Emotionally, Jiya reveals that she wanted Raj and Kajal to accept their feelings for each other in front of the world. The film ends with Jiya participating in Raj and Kajal's wedding ceremony.
Cast
The cast is listed below:[4]
- Akshay Kumar as Flight lieutenant Raj Malhotra, Kajal's best friend and later on husband (2nd husband )
- Lara Dutta as Kajal Karan Singhania/ Kajal Raj Malhotra, best friend of Raj, wife of Karan Singhania, sister in law of Jiya and later on the wife of Raj
- Priyanka Chopra as Jiya Singhania, Karan's sister, Kajal's sister in law and have a crush on Raj
- Aman Verma as Karan Singhania, 1st husband of Kajal, a business tycoon, a commercial pilot who dies in a chopper crash after just two months of marriage
- Pankaj Dheer as Rohit Malhotra, Raj's elder brother
- Navni Parihar as Kiran Malhotra, Raj's sister in law, raised him and loved him as her own child
- Johny Lever as G. I. Joe
- Rajeev Verma as Eeshwar Singhaniya, Karan and Jiya's father, Kajal's father in law
- Gajendra Chauhan as Mr. Sahay
- Vivek Shauq as Flight lieutenant Raunak, Raj's roommate and fast friend
- Prithvi Zutshi
- Vishwajeet Pradhan
- Kushal Punjabi as Monty
- Asha Sharma as Kajal's Grandmother
- Maya Alagh as Malti Singhania, Karan and Jiya's mother, Kajal's mother in law
- Beena Banerjee as Beena Sahay
Production
Robin Bhatt, Shyam Goel and Jainendra Jain wrote the screenplay while Ishwar R Bidri handled the cinematography.[5] Manish Malhotra designed the costumes for Dutta and Chopra. The film was extensively shot in Cape Town, South Africa.[5] Sanjay Sankla edited the film.[5]
Soundtrack
| Andaaz | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 9 March 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Shree Krishna Audio | |||
| Nadeem-Shravan chronology | ||||
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The music is composed by Nadeem-Shravan, and the lyrics are penned by Sameer. The album has eight tracks.[6] The vocals were performed by Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Sapna Mukherjee, Kailash Kher, Babul Supriyo and Shaan.[6] The soundtrack was released on 26 February 2003 at an event in Mumbai.[7]
The film's soundtrack album received positive reviews from music critics. Glamsham gave a positive review and wrote: "On the whole, the soundtrack of Andaaz showcases the marvelous and creative skills of the composer duo, Nadeem-Shravan. No doubt, some of the tracks will win awards in the future. The album has upmarket music. The whole content of the soundtrack is memorable and a gorgeous gift for the people who have an ear for rhythmical music".[8] Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 7.5 (out of 10) noting it as a "good" album and wrote: "the album has two or three excellent songs and another three good numbers and a couple of ordinary ones. Overall it's definitely worth a buy especially so for Nadeem-Shravan/Sameer and melody fans. It is better than most of their recent efforts".[9]
The music topped charts on a number of platforms in India. The soundtrack was the second best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year, with 2.5 million units sold according to Box Office India.[10]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kisise Tum Pyar Karo" | Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik | 5:11 |
| 2. | "Kitna Pagal Dil Hai" | Kumar Sanu | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Allah Kare Dil Na Lage Kisise" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Rabba Ishq Na Hove" | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Sapna Mukherjee, Kailash Kher | 6:23 |
| 5. | "Aaj Kehna Zaroori Hai" | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik | 5:59 |
| 6. | "Aayega Maza Ab Barsaat Ka" | Alka Yagnik, Babul Supriyo | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Kitna Pagal Dil Hai" (female) | Alka Yagnik | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Shala La Baby" | Shaan, Alka Yagnik | 6:05 |
| Total length: | 45:42 | ||
Release and reception
The film was released on 23 May 2003 on 300 screens.[3] Prior to the release of the film, all the Bollywood films released in 2003 had failed to make a mark at the box office. There was no expectations from Andaaz as well considering films with bigger stars were also failing.[11] However, the film opened to huge response at the box office, with The Times of India claiming it could be the "first bonafide all-India hit" of the year. According to Box Office India, the film collected ₹14.4 million on its opening day and an opening domestic weekend of ₹43.9 million. The film had over ₹83.8 million worldwide opening weekend.[3] Due to the overwhelming demand of the film, the distributors had to ask for more prints of the film from producer Suneel Darshan.[11] The film continued to perform well on the week days, for a ₹69.7 million domestic and over ₹131 million worldwide first week collections.[3] Andaaz was the first successful Bollywood film of 2003 and it continued to run in theaters.[12] After its box office run, the film grossed over ₹253 million domestic and ₹35 million in the overseas markets for a worldwide gross of ₹288 million against a budget of ₹80 million, turning out to be a major commercial success.[2][13] The film also celebrated silver jubilee by completing 100 days in theaters after the release and was the first all-India hit of the year.[12]
Hindustan Times gave a rating of 3 out of 5, noting it as a "brightly wrapped" love triangle and wrote "With two former beauty queens gunning to serve a hotter peekaboo plethora, you can't possibly complain over timepass with Andaaz."[14] Kunal Shah of Sify described the film as "a routine love story with a set formula" and "a classic example of old wine in new bottle". He praised the music and Dutta and Chopra's performances.[15] However, he was critical of the formulaic script and Kumar's performance writing that the actor "lacks the necessary emotions and fails miserably to get any kind of sympathy from the audience."[15] A review in Rediff.com described the film as a "flight to boredom" and wrote "Andaaz just forgot a key ingredient for an entertaining film - the script."[16]
Accolades
| Award | Date[a] | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare Awards | 20 February 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Priyanka Chopra | Nominated | [17] |
| Best Female Debut | Lara Dutta | Won | |||
| Priyanka Chopra | Won | ||||
| Best Lyricist | Sameer (for song "Kisise Tum Pyaar Karo") | Nominated | |||
| Best Male Playback Singer | Kumar Sanu (for song "Kisise Tum Pyaar Karo") | Nominated | |||
| Screen Awards | 16 January 2005 | Most Promising Newcomer - Female | Lara Dutta | Won | [18] |
| Priyanka Chopra | Nominated | ||||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Female Debut | Lara Dutta | Nominated | [19] | |
| Priyanka Chopra | Nominated | ||||
| Best Music Director | Nadeem-Shravan | Nominated |
Notes
- ^ Linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
- ^ "Andaaz (2003)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b Pillai, Sreedhar (26 June 2003). "Summer successes". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Andaaz". Box Office India. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Andaaz". Box Office India. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Andaaz Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b Tuteja, Joginder (11 March 2003). "Andaaz: Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (28 February 2008). "'ANDAAZ' MUSIC RELEASED WITH FANFARE:". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ Punn, Goher Iqbal. "Andaaz Music Review". Glamsham. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Andaaz Music Review". Planet Bollywood. 27 February 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Andaaz is in demand". The Times of India. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b Adarsh, Taran (29 August 2009). "'Andaaz' Celebrations: Rocking:". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Box Office 2003". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ Hindustan Times (23 May 2003). "Andaaz Review". Now Running. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ a b Shah, Kunal (23 May 2003). "Andaaz: Old story, fresh faces". Sify. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
- ^ Magotra, Ashish (24 May 2003). "'Andaaz': Flight to boredom". 24 May 2003. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "49th Filmfare Awards". Filmfare Awards. 20 February 2004. Sony.
- ^ "10th Star Screen Awards". Screen Awards. 30 January 2004. Star Plus.
- ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2004". Zee Cine Awards. 26 March 2004. Zee TV.
External links
- Andaaz at Bollywood Hungama
- Andaaz at IMDb
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