Ajnabee (2001 film)
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| Ajnabee | |
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| Image:AjnabeeMovie-Poster1.jpg | |
| Directed by | Abbas Burmawalla Mustan Burmawalla |
| Produced by | Vijay Galani |
| Written by | Neeraj Vora |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Bobby Deol Kareena Kapoor Bipasha Basu |
| Music by | Anu Malik; Sameer (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Rajan Kinagi |
| Editing by | Hussain Burmawala |
| Distributed by | Film Folks |
| Release date(s) | September 21, 2001 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi / Urdu |
| IMDb profile | |
Ajnabee (Urdu: اجنبی, English: Stranger) is a 2001 Bollywood film directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles. The film is a remake of the 1992 Hollywood film Consenting Adults
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[edit] Synopsis
Raj (Bobby Deol) and Priya Malhotra (Kareena Kapoor) are a newly married couple who have moved to Switzerland. They meet their neighbours Vicky (Akshay Kumar) and Sonia Bajaj (Bipasha Basu) who are also married. The couples spend a lot of time together and quickly become friends. They take a trip to Mauritius together where Vicky suggests that he and Raj swap their wives for a night. This angers Raj and he cuts all contact with Vicky and Sonia. However after some time the two become friends again and they all celebrate on Vicky's birthday. Raj incredibly drunk wanders into Vicky's home whilst Vicky goes to Raj's home.
The next day Raj wakes up and imagines that Vicky and Priya are making love and then finds out that Sonia has been murdered. Vicky accuses Raj that he killed her and the all evidence points to him. Raj knows that Vicky has framed him and flees the authorities to prove his innocence on his own.
[edit] Cast
| Characters name | Played by |
|---|---|
| Vickram Bajaj (Vicky) | Akshay Kumar |
| Raj Malhotra | Bobby Deol |
| Priya Malhotra | Kareena Kapoor |
| 'Fake'Sonia/Neeta | Bipasha Basu |
| Banu Pradhan (B.P) | Johnny Lever |
| Champa Devi | Amita Nangia |
| Vina Chandra Devi | Sheela Sharma |
| Lakhan Pal (L.P) | Narendra Bedi |
| (Special appearance) | Sharat Saxena |
| Priya's father | Dalip Tahil |
| Lady in Mauritius/'real' Sonia | Mink Singh |
[edit] Crew
- Producer: Vijay Galani
- Director: Abbas Burmawalla & Mustan Burmawalla
- Lyricist: Sameer
- Music Director: Anu Malik
- Background Music: Surendra Sodhi
- Cinematography: Rajan Kinagi
- Choreography: Ganesh Acharya, Raju Khan, Rekha Chinni Prakash & Saroj Khan
- Action: Moses & Shyam Kaushal
- Art: R Verman
- Editor: Hussain Burmawala
- Screenplay: Sanjeev Duggal, Neeraj Vora, Robin Bhatt & Shyam Goel
- Sound: Jitendra Chaudhary
- Dialogue: Sanjeev Duggal, Robin Bhatt & Shyam Goel
- Costume: Vikram Phadnis, Neeta Lulla, Manish Malhotra, Rocky S & Anna Singh
- Processing Labs: Adlabs Films Ltd
- Publicity Designs: HR Enterprises
- Story / Writer: Neeraj Vora
[edit] Sound Track
Ajnabee had one of the best musics of the year 2001. Music of all the songs were composed by veteran Anu Malik. The songs are listed below.
- Mere Zindegi mein, ajnabee ka intezaar hain
- Kasam se teri aankhein
- Kaun Main, haan tum
- Mujhko neend aa rahi hain, sone do
- Tu sirf mera mehboob, mein teri mehbooba - Adnan Sami
- Mohabbat naam hain kiska - Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
[edit] Awards
- Akshay Kumar won a Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance in the film.
- Bipasha Basu won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award for her first film
[edit] External links
- Ajnabee at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Abbas Mustan |
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| Sajan Tara Sambharna (1985) • Moti Veerana Chowk (1987) • Agneekal (1989) • Khiladi (1992) • Baazigar (1993) • Daraar (1996) • Soldier (1998) • Baadshah (1999) • Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001) • Ajnabee (2001) • Humraaz (2002) • Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004) • Aitraaz (2004) • 36 China Town (2006) • Naqaab (2007) • Race (2007) |
