Andaz(1994)
Andaz is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by David Dhawan. It stars Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Karisma Kapoor, and Kader Khan. The story follows Ajay, a teacher who marries a simple girl to escape a student's obsessive love. The student then befriends his wife, leading to a complex emotional triangle. A terrorist attack on the school forces all characters to confront their true feelings. The film is a remake of the Tamil film Sundara Kandam (1992). It was the 13th highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1994. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The film was released on 8 April 1994.
Andaz is streaming on Prime Video and Airtel Xstream Play.
Where to watch:Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Airtel Xstream Play, Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1994
- Director
- David Dhawan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h 3m
- Rating
- 4.3/10
Storyline
A teacher named Ajay is chased by his student Jaya. To stop her, he marries an illiterate orphan named Saraswati. Jaya then becomes Saraswati's best friend. When terrorists attack the school, Jaya's love is tested in a life-or-death situation.
“Love, laughter, and a shocking twist.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Andaz
Cast reunions in this film: Shakti Kapoor & Kader Khan (77 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Anil Kapoor (20 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Karisma Kapoor (18 films together), Shakti Kapoor & Raj Babbar (17 films together), David Dhawan & Kader Khan (15 films together), and Karisma Kapoor & Kader Khan (14 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Andaz' was also used for a classic 1949 movie starring Raj Kapoor and Nargis.
- This was one of the few films where Anil Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor played siblings, not love interests.
- Composer Anu Malik reused his own tune 'Tumse Milne Ki Tamanna Hai' from the 1992 film 'Sapne Sajan Ke'.
- The movie was released during a busy Diwali season, competing with big films like 'Suhaag' and 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari'.
- A key comedy scene features Javed Jaffrey imitating actor Amitabh Bachchan's famous dialogue style.
- Director David Dhawan and actor Anil Kapoor collaborated on several hit comedies, but this film was less successful.
- The plot involving a student's crush on her teacher was considered a bold theme for a mainstream 1990s comedy.