Ajnabee (2001)

Bobby Deol and Kareena Kapoor play a new couple who get married and move to Switzerland. They make friends with their new neighbours Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu. Life seems perfect until one day when Bobby Deol wakes up in Akshay's house and finds out that Akshay's wife has been murdered. Bobby Deol is accussed of the murder but flees from the authorities in order to prove himself innocent.

Directors:

Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla

Writers:

Robin Bhatt (screenplay), Sanjeev Duggal (screenplay),

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Akshay Kumar	...	Vikram Bajaj ((Vicky)
Bobby Deol	...	Raj Malhotra
Kareena Kapoor	...	Priya Malhotra
Bipasha Basu	...	'Fake' Sonia / Neeta
Johnny Lever	...	Banu Pradhan (B.P.)
Amita Nangia	...	Champa Devi
Sheela Sharma	...	Vina Chandra Devi
Narendra Bedi	...	Lakhan Pal (L.P.)
Amrit Patel
Sharat Saxena	...	Detective from insurance company
Dalip Tahil	...	Priya's father
Mink Singh	...	Lady in Mauritius / "Real" Sonia
Jakob Tritten	...	(as J. Tritten)
John Peter
Alain Bedard

Storyline

A new couple get married and move to Switzerland. They make friends with their new neighbors Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu. Life seems perfect until one day when Raj wakes up in Vicky's house and finds out that Vicky's wife has been murdered. Raj is accused of the murder but flees from the authorities in order to prove himself innocent.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | court | wife swapping | marriage | deception | 

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Taglines:

Trust no one

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

21 September 2001 (India)

Filming Locations:

Bahrain

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£62,851 (UK) (21 September 2001)

Gross:

£62,851 (UK) (21 September 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Folks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

CinemaScope

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Consenting Adults (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Mujhko Neend Aa Rahi Hai"
Written by Sameer
Composed by Anu Malik
Performed by Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan
Courtesy of Tips Cassettes & Records Co.

User Reviews

Average film, but great fun for someone who lives in Switzerland :)

Of all the Bollywood-films I've seen, "Ajnabi" is one of the mediocre ones. The songs didn't work for me, the tension was flat and the actors were average. Bipashu Basu made a gorgeous debut, but that's about it. Oh and the comic relief was bad. Really.

But, as many Bollywood films do, this one has some scenes in Switzerland. Actually about 50% of the movie takes place somewhere in the country. I don't want to blame the film because many movies treat geography rather loose, but "Ajnabi" is a hoot on that level. I'll start with the policemen. They swap languages in every scene - from English to German to French. Trust me, I know that Switzerland has a French part, but then the Police-cars should be labeled "Police" not "Polizei" - the film does it vice versa: In Luzern (German speaking part. With many *bad* extras!), no police car would be labeled "Police".

The funniest stuff is in the court room sequence. This doesn't look like a Swiss court room at all, but I didn't mind. Then, Raj jumps out of the window and runs. He runs through streets with many Asian looking people. Tourists perhaps? Well, even some Chinese signs. And what's that? A subway? There aren't any subways in Switzerland! Wow! It's Singapore! He ran around the world in a couple of seconds, hunted by Swiss policemen. Well, what shall I say ... I had great fun with stuff like this.

But the film itself is mediocre, so I give it a

5/10