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	\| director = [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]		\| director = [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
	\| producer = Salim Akhtar		\| producer = Salim Akhtar
	\| writer = Ashutosh Gowariker<br>[[Neeraj Vora]]<br>Naushil Mehta		\| writer = Ashutosh Gowariker<br/>[[Neeraj Vora]]<br/>Naushil Mehta<br/>[[Santosh Saroj]] (dialogues)
	\| starring = [[Aamir Khan]]<br>[[Mamta Kulkarni]]		\| starring = [[Aamir Khan]]<br>[[Mamta Kulkarni]]
	\| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Anu Malik]]<br>'''Background ~~score~~:'''<br>[[Aadesh Shrivastava]]		\| music = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Anu Malik]]<br>'''Background Score:'''<br>[[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
	\| cinematography = [[Teja (film director)\|Teja]]		\| cinematography = [[Teja (film director)\|Teja]]
	\| editing = Javed Sayyed		\| editing = Javed Sayyed
	\| studio = Aftab Pictures		\| studio = Aftab Pictures
	\| distributor = ~~NH Studioz~~		\| distributor =
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1995\|4\|14}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1995\|4\|14}}
	\| runtime = 180 minutes		\| runtime = 180 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Hindi		\| language = Hindi
	\| budget = {{~~INRconvert~~\|32.50~~\|m\|year=1995~~}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3005\|title=Baazi - Movie - Box Office India\|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>		\| budget = {{INR\|32.50 million}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3005\|title=Baazi - Movie - Box Office India\|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
	\| gross = {{Estimation}} {{~~INRconvert~~\|88~~\|m\|year=1995~~}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>		\| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR\|88 million}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>
	}}		}}
	'''''Baazi''''' (~~English:~~ ''Gamble'') is a 1995 Indian [[action film\|action~~]] [[crime film\|crime~~]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Ashutosh Gowarikar]] and starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Mamta Kulkarni]].		'''''Baazi''''' ([[Literal translation\|lit.]] ''Gamble'') is a 1995 Indian [[action film\|action]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Ashutosh Gowarikar]] and starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Mamta Kulkarni]].

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	The story opens with a group of people travelling in a bus. The bus is stopped on its way and a bunch of hooligans board the bus and create a nuisance when a man tricks them into getting off the bus. Later, the bus stops for a tea break and the hooligans arrive at the same time, when suddenly a passing convoy is attacked and the assassins try to kill the man inside one of the cars. The man, using his swiftness, foils the attack and manages to nab and arrest one of the attackers while killing a few others. Two of the gang manage to escape the hotel.		The story opens with a group of people travelling in a bus. The bus is stopped on its way and a bunch of hooligans board the bus and create a nuisance when a man tricks them into getting off the bus. Later, the bus stops for a tea break and the hooligans arrive at the same time, when suddenly a passing convoy is attacked and the assassins try to kill the man inside one of the cars. The man, using his swiftness, foils the attack and manages to nab and arrest one of the attackers while killing a few others. Two of the gang members manage to escape the hotel.

	This man is Inspector Amar Damjee ([[Aamir Khan]]) and the person in the car turns out to be Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury ([[Raza Murad]]), who was impressed with Amar and delegates to him the task of locating the people behind a multi-crore rupee international scandal to Amar. Amar promises to fulfill the job to the best of his ability.		This man is [[Inspector]] Amar Damjee Rathod ([[Aamir Khan]]) and the person in the car turns out to be [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra\|Chief Minister]] Vishwasrao Chowdhury ([[Raza Murad]]), who was impressed with Amar and delegates to him the task of locating the people behind a multi-[[crore]] [[Indian rupee\|rupee]] international scandal to Amar. Amar promises to fulfill the job to the best of his ability.

	It is shown that Chaubey (~~an assistant to the CM~~) was the one who committed the fraud and is trying to ensure that he is not caught, and hence he had asked the assassins to attack the CM. Amar tries to break the back of crime and this starts irritating Chaubey, who senses how close Amar is getting. Chaubey then frames Amar for the murder of the daughter of the Police Commissioner Mazumdar ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]).		It is shown that Chaubey (Paresh Rawal) was the one who committed the fraud and is trying to ensure that he is not caught, and hence he had asked the assassins to attack the CM. Amar tries to break the back of crime and this starts irritating Chaubey, who senses how close Amar is getting. Chaubey then frames Amar for the murder of the daughter of the [[Commissioner of the Greater Mumbai Police\|Police Commissioner]] Mazumdar ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]).

	Amar, after a long fight with the head assassin Raghu, escapes prison along with several others. He then plots a scheme to go undercover as a woman to find the man behind all of this. He finds Chaubey and recognizes him as the man who killed both his parents. Eventually, Chaubey's assassins take everyone hostage in a 12-story tower in attempt to attack the CM once again, but Amar slowly but surely gets rid them all. As Chaubey tries to escape the scene via a helicopter on the terrace, Amar prevents him and eventually knocks him into a satellite dish, electrocuting Chaubey to death. Amar is congratulated by the CM and the Police Commissioner.		Amar, after a long fight with the head assassin Raghu, escapes prison along with several others. He then plots a scheme to go undercover as a woman to find the man behind all of this. He finds Chaubey and recognizes him as the man who killed both his parents. Eventually, Chaubey's assassins take everyone hostage in a 12-story tower in attempt to attack the CM once again, but Amar slowly but surely gets rid them all. As Chaubey tries to escape the scene via a helicopter on the terrace, Amar prevents him and eventually knocks him into a satellite dish, electrocuting Chaubey to death. Amar is congratulated by the CM and the Police Commissioner.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Aamir Khan]] – Inspector Amar Damjee ~~and also Sanjana's love interest.~~		*[[Aamir Khan]] as Inspector Amar Damjee Rathore / Miss Julie Braganza
	* [[Mamta Kulkarni]] – Sanjana Roy, ~~Journalist~~ and Amar's love interest.		*[[Mamta Kulkarni]] as Sanjana Roy, journalist and Amar's love interest.
	* [[Paresh Rawal]] – Deputy CM Chaturvedi alias Chaubey		*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Deputy CM Chaturvedi alias Chaubey
	* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] - Shiva		*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Shiva
	* [[Avtar Gill]] – Deshpande, Sub Inspector		*[[Mukesh Rishi]] as Raghu
	* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] – Commissioner Mazumdar		*[[Avtar Gill]] as Sub Inspector Deshpande
	* [[Raza Murad]] – Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury		*[[Mushtaq Khan]] as Sub Inspector Jamdare
	* [[Satish Shah]] – Editor Roy		*[[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] as Commissioner of the Greater Mumbai Police Commissioner Mazumdar
	* [[~~Mukesh Rishi~~]] ~~– Raghu~~		*[[Haidar Ali (actor)\|Haidar Ali]] as Inspector Damjee Kunwar Singh Rathore, Amar's father.
	* ~~Jaya Mathur – Anjalia~~		*Aparajita as Shanti Rathore, Amar's mother
	* [[~~Asrani~~]] ~~– Hirandani<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bollyfan.com/\|title=Bollywood Fan - Movies, Reviews, Trailers and Videos\|website=Bollywood Fan}}</ref>~~		*[[Raza Murad]] as Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury
			*[[Satish Shah]] as Editor Roy
			*Jaya Mathur as Anjali
			*[[Asrani]] as Hiranandani
			*[[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Small Thief
			*Dinesh Anand as Deputy Chief Minister Chaturvedi's Nephew.
			*[[Kunika]] as Shiva's girlfriend

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
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{{Infobox film
| name = Baazi
| image = Baazi95.jpg
| caption = Movie Poster
| director = [[Ashutosh Gowariker]]
| producer = Salim Akhtar
| writer = Ashutosh Gowariker [[Neeraj Vora]] Naushil Mehta
| starring = [[Aamir Khan]] [[Mamta Kulkarni]]
| music = '''Songs:''' [[Anu Malik]] '''Background score:''' [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]
| cinematography = [[Teja (film director)|Teja]]
| editing = Javed Sayyed
| studio = Aftab Pictures
| distributor = NH Studioz
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1995|4|14}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRconvert|32.50|m|year=1995}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3005|title=Baazi - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INRconvert|88|m|year=1995}}<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>
}}
'''''Baazi''''' (English: ''Gamble'') is a 1995 Indian [[action film|action]] [[crime film|crime]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Ashutosh Gowarikar]] and starring [[Aamir Khan]] and [[Mamta Kulkarni]].

==Plot==
The story opens with a group of people travelling in a bus. The bus is stopped on its way and a bunch of hooligans board the bus and create a nuisance when a man tricks them into getting off the bus. Later, the bus stops for a tea break and the hooligans arrive at the same time, when suddenly a passing convoy is attacked and the assassins try to kill the man inside one of the cars. The man, using his swiftness, foils the attack and manages to nab and arrest one of the attackers while killing a few others. Two of the gang manage to escape the hotel.

This man is Inspector Amar Damjee ([[Aamir Khan]]) and the person in the car turns out to be Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury ([[Raza Murad]]), who was impressed with Amar and delegates to him the task of locating the people behind a multi-crore rupee international scandal to Amar. Amar promises to fulfill the job to the best of his ability.

It is shown that Chaubey (an assistant to the CM) was the one who committed the fraud and is trying to ensure that he is not caught, and hence he had asked the assassins to attack the CM. Amar tries to break the back of crime and this starts irritating Chaubey, who senses how close Amar is getting. Chaubey then frames Amar for the murder of the daughter of the Police Commissioner Mazumdar ([[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]]).

Amar, after a long fight with the head assassin Raghu, escapes prison along with several others. He then plots a scheme to go undercover as a woman to find the man behind all of this. He finds Chaubey and recognizes him as the man who killed both his parents. Eventually, Chaubey's assassins take everyone hostage in a 12-story tower in attempt to attack the CM once again, but Amar slowly but surely gets rid them all. As Chaubey tries to escape the scene via a helicopter on the terrace, Amar prevents him and eventually knocks him into a satellite dish, electrocuting Chaubey to death. Amar is congratulated by the CM and the Police Commissioner.

==Cast==
* [[Aamir Khan]] – Inspector Amar Damjee and also Sanjana's love interest.
* [[Mamta Kulkarni]] – Sanjana Roy, Journalist and Amar's love interest.
* [[Paresh Rawal]] – Deputy CM Chaturvedi alias Chaubey
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] - Shiva
* [[Avtar Gill]] – Deshpande, Sub Inspector
* [[Kulbhushan Kharbanda]] – Commissioner Mazumdar
* [[Raza Murad]] – Chief Minister Vishwasrao Chowdhury
* [[Satish Shah]] – Editor Roy
* [[Mukesh Rishi]] – Raghu
* Jaya Mathur – Anjalia
* [[Asrani]] – Hirandani<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollyfan.com/|title=Bollywood Fan - Movies, Reviews, Trailers and Videos|website=Bollywood Fan}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music of the film was composed by [[Anu Malik]]. The lyrics were written by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] and Anwar Sagar.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Dheere Dheere Aap Mere"
| [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
|-
| 2
| "Jaane Mujhe Kya Hua"
| Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
|-
| 3
| "Na Jaane Kya Ho Gaya"
| Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
|-
| 4
| "Dole Dole Dil Dole"
| [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|-
| 5
| "Dhadkata Hai Mera Dil"
| Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy
|-
| 6
| "Maine Kaha Mohataram"
| Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
|}

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film grossed {{INR}}88.05 million at box office.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/>

===Reviews===
It received mixed reviews from critics, with an ''[[India Today]]'' reviewer at its release calling it "an ambitious collage of foreign films - ''[[Die Hard]]'', ''[[Point Break]]'', ''[[Rambo (franchise)|Rambo]]'' - that just doesn't work."<ref>[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/19950515-baazi-starring-aamir-khan-mamta-kulkarni-paresh-rawal-808265-1995-06-15 "Baazi, starring Aamir Khan, Mamta Kulkarni, Paresh Rawal"] (15 May 1995), ''IndiaToday''. Retrieved 22 April 2019.</ref> Film director [[Satyajit Bhatkal]], after calling it a "''Die Hard'' remake", stated that "the ''[[Masala film|masala]]'' created massive indigestion both critically and commercially."<ref>Satyajit Bhatkal, ''The Spirit of Lagaan'', Popular Prakashan (2002), p. 15</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0121989|Baazi}}

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