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{{Infobox film
| name = Auzaar
| image = Auzaar poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Sohail Khan]]
| producer = [[Kumar S. Taurani]]<br />[[Ramesh Taurani]]
| writer = Anwar Khan
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sanjay Kapoor]]<br /> [[Salman Khan]]<br /> [[Shilpa Shetty]]
| music = [[Anu Malik]]
| cinematography = Kaka Thakur
| editing = A. Muthu
| studio = [[Tips Industries]]
| distributor = [[Tips Industries]]<br>[[20th Century Fox]]
| released = {{Film date|1997|02|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 133 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| website =
}}
'''Auzaar''' ({{translation|Weapon}}) is a 1997 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Sohail Khan]] and written by Anwar Khan. The film stars [[Salman Khan]], [[Sanjay Kapoor]] and [[Shilpa Shetty]].<ref name="apunkachoice1">[http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/auz/auzaar/mid_1649/cast_crew/ Auzaar Cast and Crew – Hindi Movie] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915014655/http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/auz/auzaar/mid_1649/cast_crew/ |date=15 September 2015 }}. Apunkachoice.com. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.</ref>

==Plot==

Suraj (Salman khan), who is a police officer, discovers that Yash's (Sanjay Kapoor), father (Paresh Rawal), runs an illegal business. He must now convince Yash to make his father mend his ways or face criticism from his superiors for not confronting him.

==Cast==
*[[Salman Khan]] as CBI officer Suraj Prakash
*[[Sanjay Kapoor]] as Yash Thakur
*[[Shilpa Shetty]] as Prarthna Thakur
*[[Nirmal Pandey]] as Baba
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Peter
*[[Kiran Kumar]] as Bhaiji
*[[Aasif Sheikh]] as Inspector Bhudev
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Mr. Thakur (Yash's dad)
*[[Ila Arun]] as Herself (in song "Apni To Ek Hi Life")<ref name="apunkachoice1"/>
*[[Vishwajeet Pradhan]] as Baba's henchman

==Production==
[[Sohail Khan]] initially wanted [[Aamir Khan]] for [[Sanjay Kapoor]]'s role, but he declined it for unknown reasons. Then [[Sohail Khan]] approached [[Sanjay Dutt]] for the role, but he was busy with ''Daud'' at that time. [[Sunny Deol]] was too approached for the role along with [[Sanjay Dutt]]. [[Kajol]] was offered the female lead, but declined. [[Shilpa Shetty]] bagged the role.{{CN|date=February 2021}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Auzaar
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Music of Bollywood|Bollywood film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Tips Industries|Tips]]
| producer = Anu Malik
| prev_title = [[Border]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Dil Kitna Nadan Hai
| next_year = 1997
}}

The film's [[soundtrack album]] was composed by [[Anu Malik]].

The song "I Love You, I Love You" was reportedly plagiarized from Pakistani [[Qawwali]] singer [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]]'s "Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo".<ref name="Chaudhuri">{{cite book |last1=Chaudhuri |first1=Diptakirti |title=Bioscope: A Frivolous History of Bollywood in Ten Chapters |date=2018 |publisher=[[Hachette (publisher)|Hachette]] |isbn=9789351952299 |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_e9LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT93}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite news |title=A rare encounter with Ustad Nusrat Ali Khan |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/05nusrat.htm |accessdate=23 December 2018 |work=[[Rediff]] |date=1997}}</ref> Khan was reportedly aggrieved when Malik turned his spiritual "Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo" into "I Love You, I Love You".<ref name="Chaudhuri"/> Khan said "He has taken my [[Sufi music|devotional song]] ''Allahu'' and converted it into ''I love you''. He should at least respect my religious songs."<ref name="rediff"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Length !! Lyricist(s)
|-
| 1
| "I Love You I Love You"
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| 05:12
| [[Rahat Indori]]
|-
| 2
| "Dil Le Le Lena"
| [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], [[Anu Malik]], Jo Jo, Anamika
| 04:19
| Anu Malik
|-
| 3
| "Dil Ke Sau Tookray"
| [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
| 08:44
| [[Indeewar]]
|-
| 4
| "Thahara Hai Yeh Sama"
| Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik
| 05:13
| Rahat Indori
|-
| 5
| "Masti Ka Aalam Aaya Hai"
| [[Gurdaas Maan]], [[Ila Arun]], Jo Jo, Iqbal Sabri, Afzal Sabri
| 07:15
| Ila Arun and Anu Malik
|-
| 6
| "Tujhe Khas Fursat Se"
| Kumar Sanu, [[Udit Narayan]] & [[Chandana Dixit]]
| 05:19
| [[Qateel Shifai]]
|-
| 7
| "Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Sama"
| Anu Malik, [[Remo Fernandes]], Alka Yagnik
| 06:39
| Rahat Indori
|-
| 8
| "Apni To Ek Hi Life"
|
|
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0118660}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1997 action thriller films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Anu Malik]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]

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Samwaterman2016 at 10:54, 19 March 2026

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