Andaz Apna Apna (1994)

Two conmen competing for the hand of a heiress get drawn into love - and into trying to save her from an evil criminal.

Director:

Rajkumar Santoshi

Writers:

Rajkumar Santoshi (dialogue), Rajkumar Santoshi (screenplay),

Stars:

Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aamir Khan	...	Amar Manohar (as Aamir Khan)
Salman Khan	...	Prem Bhopali (as Salman Khan)
Raveena Tandon	...	Raveena (as Raveena Tandon)
Karisma Kapoor	...	Karisma (as Karisma Kapoor)
Paresh Rawal	...	Ram Gopal Bajaj / Shyam Gopal Bajaj aka Teja (as Paresh Rawal)
Mehmood	...	Johnny (Photographer) (as Mehmoood)
Deven Verma	...	Murli Manohar (as Devvven Verma)
Jagdeep	...	Bankeylal Bhopali (as Jagdeeep)
Viju Khote	...	Robert (as Vijoo Khhhote)
Shehzad Khan	...	Bhalla (as Shehhhzad Khan)
Harish Patel	...	Inn manager (as Harish Patttel)
Javed Khan	...	Anand Akela (as Javvved Khan)
Tiku Talsania	...	Inspector (as Tikkku Talsania)
Suresh Bhagwat	...	Man went to collect money from Bankeylal (as Suresh Bhagggwat)
Anand Mishra	...	(as Anannnd Mishra)

Storyline

Amar and Prem are two rivals who belonging to middle-class families with no scope of future advancement. Both individually, without the knowledge of the other decide to take matters into their hands and find ways to get rich quickly. Chaos and acrimony result when both find each other at loggerheads when both arrive to win the hand of the daughter of multi-millionaire Ram Gopal Bajaj amidst considerable upheavals when Shyam, the twin brother of Ram, decides to do away with Ram and assume his identity and thus take over the estate of the Bajaj family.

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Plot Keywords:

heiress | dream | love | tailor | barber | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

11 April 1994 (India)

Filming Locations:

Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vinay Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

160 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Salman Khan is asked whether he has seen the movie Sholay (1975), he says "Haan, dus baar (yes, ten times)", Amir Khan jokingly says "Iske baap ne likhi hai" (his father has written it). This is true. Salman Khan's father Salim Khan was one the co-writers of the 1975 block buster Sholay.

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Goofs

In the climax when Aamir tells Crime master Gogo more about his childhood expression, Gogo in a long shot holding a gun on his right hand happily shouts to everyone about what others were thinking about him. A close-up is followed afterwards and it is visibly clear that Gogo is holding the same gun on his left hand without revealing why and how.

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Quotes

Crime Master Gogo: What is this Teja, Teja?

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Connections

References Ramayan (1986)

User Reviews

One of the funniest movies in the last few decades. MUST SEE!

Andaz Apna Apna is by far my second favorite comedy of all time, first being Namak Halal (even though that was technically a drama). Story is nothing groundbreaking, but the complications that are added to it make it awesome. Aamir Khan is a total cartoon. Just watch his expressions in the song Yeh Raat aur yeh doori. He is amazingly good at comedy, I never knew. Salman Khan was also good as the somewhat dimmer of the two characters. The noises he makes are almost as funny as Aamir's faces. Raveena and karisma serve their purpose but are nothing amazing. The real pick of the lot is Paresh Rawal as usual.

The plot is rather simple, Amar (Aamir) and Prem (Salman) are useless sons of poor fathers. They don't believe in hard work and just want to get rich the easy way. So both their brains come across an idea to woo a rich man's (Paresh Rawal) daughter (Raveena Tandon) who comes to India to look for a husband. So Amar and Prem meet on the trip and join hands to drive off the hundreds of other men trying to marry this girl. When they succeed, they now have to get rid of each other. Somehow both of them get into Raveena's house, Amar as an injured guy and Prem as his doctor. From here on they try to oust each other. But things are complicated as Raveena's friend (Karisma Kapoor) falls for Prem and pursues him. And rich man's evil twin brother (Rawal also) tries to get rid of the heiress and her father so he will inherit the money and sends in his two most trusted but bumbling fools to do the dirty work.

This is a movie you do not want to miss. Watch it! It will be worth it. I even own the DVD, its that good. And if you like this movie, I'd also recommend Gol Maal if you haven't already watched it. Other good comedies are Namak Halal and Hera Pheri (new).