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{{short description|1994 Indian Hindi language comedy film}}
{{short description|1994 Indian Hindi film by Rajkumar Santoshi}}
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| name          = Andaz Apna Apna
| name          = Andaz Apna Apna
| image          = Andaz Apna Apna.jpg
| image          = Andaz Apna Apna.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]
| director      = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]
| producer      = [[Vinay Kumar Sinha]]
| producer      = [[Vinay Kumar Sinha]]
| writer        = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]<br/>Dilip Shukla
| writer        = Rajkumar Santoshi<br/>Dilip Shukla
| starring      = [[Aamir Khan]]<br />[[Salman Khan]]<br />[[Raveena Tandon]]<br />[[Karisma Kapoor]]<br />[[Paresh Rawal]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]
| starring      = {{plainlist|
| music          =Tushar Bhatia<br /> [[Viju Shah]](BGM Only)
*[[Aamir Khan]]
| cinematography = Ishwar Bidri
*[[Salman Khan]]
| editing        = V.N.Mayekar  
*[[Raveena Tandon]]
| distributor    = Vinay Pictures<br/>[[Viacom 18 Motion Pictures]]
*[[Karisma Kapoor]]
| released      = {{film date|df=y|1994|11|4}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/andaz-apna-apna-20-dialogues-you-cant-forget-188532-2014-04-11/ | title=Andaz Apna Apna: 20 hilarious dialogues | publisher=[[India Today]] | date=11 April 2014 | access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-andaz-apna-apna-clocks-23-years-here-are-some-memorable-dialogues-from-your-favourite-characters-376631 | title=Andaz Apna Apna clocks 23 years, here are some memorable dialogues from your favourite characters | publisher=[[India TV]] | date=11 April 2017 | access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[Paresh Rawal]]
*[[Shakti Kapoor]]
}}
| music          = Tushar Bhatia (songs) <br/> [[Viju Shah]] (score)
| cinematography = Ishwar R. Bidri
| editing        = V. N. Mayekar
| distributor    = Vinay Pictures<br/>[[Ultra Distributors]]
| released      = {{Film date|1994|11|04|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        = {{INR}}29 million<ref name="BOI">{{cite web|title=Andaz Apna Apna|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3035|website=Box Office India|access-date=21 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721202805/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3035|archive-date=21 July 2016}}</ref>
| budget        = {{INR}}29 million<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3035|title=Andaz Apna Apna – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=18 September 2022|archive-date=7 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107234907/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3035|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = <!--Do not remove-->{{Estimation}}<!--per discussion at WP:ICTF-->{{INR}}86.5 million<ref name="BOI"/>
| gross          = {{INR}}8.65 million<ref name="auto"/>
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'''''Andaz Apna Apna''''' ({{translation|Everyone has their own style}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1994|1994]] Indian Hindi language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Rajkumar Santoshi]], produced by [[Vinay Kumar Sinha]], starring [[Aamir Khan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Karishma Kapoor|Karisma Kapoor]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Paresh Rawal]] and [[Shakti Kapoor]] in the leading roles; [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]], [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] and [[Juhi Chawla]] having guest appearances. The film was released on 4 November 1994. The plot elements of the film were later used in other language films such as ''[[Ullathai Allitha]]'' (1996), ''[[Veedevadandi Babu]]'' (1997) and ''[[Galate Aliyandru]]'' (2000), though none being a frame to frame remake. The film has emerged as a [[cult film]] over the years. The [[lexicon]] of the film has become part of every day language. The climax of this film is a rehashed version of the climax of a 1972 film ''[[Victoria No. 203]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Roshmila Bhattacharya |date=18 October 2015 |title=Infocus: Dadamoni, Pran and fun times |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Dadamoni-Pran-fun-times/articleshow/49443859.cms |access-date=8 December 2019 |work=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref>
'''{{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}}''' ({{Translation|Everyone Has Their Own Style}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Action comedy|action comedy film]] written and directed by [[Rajkumar Santoshi]] and produced by [[Vinay Kumar Sinha]]. It stars [[Aamir Khan]], [[Salman Khan]], [[Raveena Tandon]], [[Karisma Kapoor]], [[Paresh Rawal]] (in a dual role) and [[Shakti Kapoor]]. The film focuses on two [[gold diggers]] who attempt to woo an heiress to have access to her father's wealth. They soon realize that the heiress has exchanged her identity with that of her secretary. By that point, one of them is genuinely in love with the heiress, and the other gold digger has fallen for the secretary.


==Plot==
The film was released on 4 November 1994 and the plot elements of the film were later used in other language films such as ''[[Ullathai Allitha]]'' (1996), ''[[Veedevadandi Babu]]'' (1997) and ''[[Galate Aliyandru]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/andaz-apna-apna-25-years-salman-khan-aamir-khan-karisma-kapoor-raveena-tandon-rare-photos-cult-comedy-6102581/lite/ | title=25 years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rare photos from the sets of Aamir-Salman starrer | date=5 November 2019 }}</ref> The climax of this film is a rehashed version of the climax of a 1972 film ''[[Victoria No. 203 (1972 film)|Victoria No. 203]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Roshmila Bhattacharya |date=18 October 2015 |title=Infocus: Dadamoni, Pran and fun times |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Dadamoni-Pran-fun-times/articleshow/49443859.cms |access-date=8 December 2019 |work=Bangalore Mirror |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107234914/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/mami-mr-india-reunion-movie-mela-invisible-man-anil-kapoor-mogambo/articleshowajax/49443805.cms?version=18&enforceseoatarticle=0&lastarticle=49433091&photocount=6&photoexclude=3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although the film was unsuccessful at the box office,<ref>{{Cite web |title=...तो इसलिए फ्लॉप हो गई थी आमिर-सलमान की फिल्म अंदाज अपना-अपना |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/story-these-are-the-reasons-why-aamir-khan-and-salman-khan-film-andaz-apna-apna-was-flop-1921758.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516015045/https://www.livehindustan.com/entertainment/story-these-are-the-reasons-why-aamir-khan-and-salman-khan-film-andaz-apna-apna-was-flop-1921758.html |archive-date=2018-05-16 |access-date=2025-07-27 |website=livehindustan.com |date=24 April 2018 |language=hi}}</ref> the film has since emerged as a [[cult film]].
Amar and Prem are two daydreamers with a common aim: getting rich by marrying a rich heiress, Raveena Bajaj, daughter of the wealthy Ram Gopal Bajaj. Raveena travels to India with her secretary and friend, Karishma. She is in India to find a suitable groom. The men run into each other on a bus bound for [[Ooty]], where Raveena lives, and soon realise that they have a common goal. The two then fail at various attempts to woo the woman.


Meanwhile, they decide to insinuate themselves in her house. Amar pretends to be a man who has lost his memory after getting hit by Raveena, while Prem pretends to be a doctor. The boys do not know that Raveena and Karishma switched identities. The secretary "Karishma" is the real Raveena while the rich heiress "Raveena" is actually Karishma. Raveena switched her identity because she wanted to find a boy who will love her, not her money.
== Plot ==
Both Amar Manohar and Prem Bhopali are daydreamers living with their fathers Murli and Bankelal respectively. They learn that millionaire Ram Gopal Bajaj's daughter Raveena Bajaj is coming to India from [[London]] with her secretary Karishma to find a suitable groom. Amar and Prem decide to woo Raveena to get a share in her father's wealth.


Nobody is aware that Ram Gopal has a twin brother called Shyam Gopal Bajaj, alias Teja. Teja is a criminal who has taken much money from Crime Master Gogo. Teja hopes to land the riches himself by kidnapping his brother and posing as Ram. He has also planted his cronies Robert and Bhalla in the household. Robert and Bhalla attempt to kill Raveena multiple times to no success.
Amar and Prem meet each other when they escape from their towns and board a bus bound for [[Ooty]] where Raveena and Karishma live. They soon realise that they have the same goal and they also fail at several attempts to woo Raveena and Karishma but they manage to enter their house.


Ram arrives in India and Teja plans to steal Ram's money converted in diamonds. Ram sees through the real nature of Amar and Prem, thus declining Raveena's marriage to either of them. The duo plan to fake a kidnapping where they will heroically "rescue" Ram. Unknown to them, Teja has also planned to kidnap Ram.
Amar pretends that he has lost his memory and eyesight after getting knocked out by Raveena when he tried to flirt with her, while Prem pretends to be a doctor at their house to cure him of his diseases but he unknowingly falls in love with Karishma.


Teja succeeds in having Ram kidnapped. Amar and Prem go to rescue Ram, but Teja makes them believe that he is Ram and enters Ram's household. Initially, nobody suspects a thing, but the girls soon smell a rat. The boys have discovered the real identities of the girls. Prem has fallen for the real Raveena, while Amar has fallen for the real Karishma.
Meanwhile, nobody knows that Ram Gopal has an evil twin-brother Shyam Gopal "Teja" Bajaj who plans to kidnap him and pose as him to go to London. He has also sent his two sidekicks Robert and Bhalla to live in Raveena and Karishma's house as their servants. Later, Amar and Prem discover that the secretary Karishma is actually the wealthy "Raveena" while the wealthy Raveena is actually the secretary "Karishma", as they had exchanged their identities as Raveena wanted to find a suitable groom for herself who will love her, not her money. However, Amar still falls in love with the real Karishma while Prem also still falls in love with the real Raveena.


The girls tell their suspicions to the boys. The boys tail Teja and soon find out the truth. Here, Ram tricks Teja and escapes the prison. However, the boys mistake him for Teja, resulting in Ram being imprisoned again – with Amar and Prem. However, Amar and Prem succeed in convincing Robert and Bhalla that Ram is Teja.
Soon, Ram Gopal arrives in India and seeing the true nature of Amar and Prem, declines their marriages with Raveena and Karishma, respectively. They plan a fake kidnapping of him along with their friends where they will heroically "rescue" him which will make him agree to their marriages. Teja also plans along with Robert and Bhalla to kidnap Ram Gopal and steal all of his money converted into his diamonds. Robert and Bhalla somehow manage to kidnap Ram Gopal which shocks Amar and Prem. When they go to Teja's hideout to rescue Ram Gopal, they mistake Teja for him and take him to his house.


The boys, along with Robert and Bhalla, stop Teja. Meanwhile, throughout the film, Robert and Bhalla are constantly harassed by Gogo who's demanding his money back. He soon discovers about the diamonds and kidnaps Ram along with Raveena and Karishma. At Gogo's lair, the boys try to control the situation along with Ram. In a comic standoff, the real motive of each villain is revealed. However, due to the smartness of the boys, police raid Gogo's lair, thus rounding up all the criminals. Ram gets his diamonds back and finally decides to let Karishma and Raveena marry Amar and Prem respectively.
The next day, Raveena and Karishma tell their suspicion to Amar and Prem who discover the truth by secretly following Teja to his hideout where Ram Gopal tricks him and escapes his hideout prison. However, Amar and Prem mistake him for Teja and imprison him again - resulting in Teja imprisoning Amar and Prem as well before escaping from his hideout. Amar and Prem still manage to convince Robert and Bhalla that Ram Gopal is Teja and free him from prison. An escaping Teja is then stopped by Amar and Prem along with Robert and Bhalla.
 
Meanwhile, throughout the film, Robert and Bhalla are constantly harassed by Crime Master Gogo who is demanding his money taken by Teja back, but he discovers Ram Gopal's diamonds and he kidnaps him along with Raveena and Karishma. At Gogo's hideout, Amar and Prem arrive and they try to control the situation along with Ram Gopal as each motive of each villain is revealed in a comic standoff. However, the police who were already called by Amar and Prem, are able to find Gogo's hideout and arrest all of the criminals. Ram Gopal finally gets all of his diamonds back and he also agrees to the marriages of Amar and Prem with Real Karishma and Raveena (fake Raveena and fake Karishma), respectively.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Aamir Khan]] as Amar Manohar/ Amar Singh(fake)
* [[Aamir Khan]] as Amar Manohar / Teelu
* [[Salman Khan]] as Prem Bhopali/Prem Khurrana(fake)
* [[Salman Khan]] as Prem Bhopali / Dr. Prem Khurana
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as Raveena (fake) / Karishma
* [[Raveena Tandon]] as Karishma (Fake Raveena)
* [[Karisma Kapoor]] as Karishma (fake) / Raveena Bajaj
* [[Karishma Kapoor]] as Raveena Bajaj (Fake Karishma)
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Ram Gopal Bajaj / Shyam "Teja" Gopal Bajaj (dual role)
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Ram Gopal Bajaj / Shyam Gopal Bajaj aka Teja (dual role)
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Crime Master Gogo
* [[Shakti Kapoor]] as Crime Master Gogo
* [[Viju Khote]] as Robert
* [[Viju Khote]] as Robert
* [[Shehzad Khan]] as Vinod Bhalla
* [[Shehzad Khan]] as Vinod Bhalla
* [[Jagdeep]] as Bankelal Bhopali
* [[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Anand Akela
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Inspector Pandey
* [[Harish Patel]] as Sevaram
* [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Johnny
* [[Deven Verma]] as Murli Manohar
* [[Deven Verma]] as Murli Manohar
* [[Mehmood (actor)|Mehmood]] as Johnny
* [[Jagdeep]] as Bankelal Bhopali
* [[Javed Khan Amrohi|Javed Khan]] as Anand Akela
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as himself
* [[Tiku Talsania]] as Inspector Pandey
* [[Juhi Chawla]] as herself
* [[Harish Patel]] as Sevaram ji
* [[Juhi Chawla]] as herself (guest appearance)
* [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]] as himself (guest appearance)


==Production==
==Production==
After the success of his debut film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990), director [[Rajkumar Santoshi]] was approached by producer [[Vinay Kumar Sinha]] for a film. The latter wanted to make a film with [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="santoshi">{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajkumar-santoshi-didn-t-know-andaz-apna-apna-would-be-such-a-laugh-riot-507350|title=Rajkumar Santoshi: Didn't know Andaz Apna Apna would be such a laugh riot|publisher=NDTV|date=11 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014}}</ref> Having made a film on a serious subject, Santoshi wanted to make a comedy film now.<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/from-flop-to-cult-film-the-journey-of-andaz-apna-apna-1477407.html|title=From flop to cult film: The journey of Andaz Apna Apna|last=Chintamani|first=Gautam|publisher=Firstpost|date=12 April 2014|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> It was then decided that he would write a story about two warring buddies, the human versions of [[Tom and Jerry]].<ref name="santoshi"/> Santoshi wrote the screenplay with Dilip Shukla, also modelling the characters on ''[[Archie comics]]''.<ref name=rm>{{cite AV media|title=25 Years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rajkumar Santoshi: Rajeev Masand|publisher=Rajeev Masand|work=YouTube|date=12 November 2019|medium=Motion picture|location=India}}</ref> Despite the film feeling impromptu, every scene and dialogue was in the script.<ref name=rm/>


Santoshi then decided to cast [[Salman Khan]] followed by then relative newcomers Karishma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon as the female leads along with Paresh Rawal in a double role.<ref name="first"/> Santoshi finished the script after the casting.<ref name="tehelka">{{cite news|url=http://www.tehelka.com/2014/04/20-years-of-andaz-apna-apna-the-hittest-funniest-flop-show/|title=The Hittest Funniest Flop Show |last=Srivastava |first=Abhishek |work=Tehelka |date=19 April 2014|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> He also wrote several dialogues on the set which were in his mind and not in the script.<ref name=rm/> [[Amrish Puri]] was supposed to play the role of Mogambo's younger brother, Zorambo. But due to the length of the film, the character was removed.<ref name=rm/> [[Sunny Deol]] was supposed to do a cameo in the film, who was not available at that time. It was done by [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]].<ref name=rm/>
=== Development ===
After the success of his debut film ''[[Ghayal (1990 film)|Ghayal]]'' (1990), director [[Rajkumar Santoshi]] was approached by producer [[Vinay Kumar Sinha]] for a film. The latter wanted to make a film with [[Aamir Khan]].<ref name="santoshi">{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajkumar-santoshi-didn-t-know-andaz-apna-apna-would-be-such-a-laugh-riot-507350|title=Rajkumar Santoshi: Didn't know Andaz Apna Apna would be such a laugh riot|publisher=NDTV|date=11 April 2014|access-date=12 April 2014|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413033237/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/rajkumar-santoshi-didn-t-know-andaz-apna-apna-would-be-such-a-laugh-riot-507350|url-status=live}}</ref> Having made a film on a serious subject, Santoshi wanted to make a comedy film now.<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/from-flop-to-cult-film-the-journey-of-andaz-apna-apna-1477407.html|title=From flop to cult film: The journey of Andaz Apna Apna|last=Chintamani|first=Gautam|publisher=Firstpost|date=12 April 2014|access-date=11 January 2016|archive-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228190329/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/from-flop-to-cult-film-the-journey-of-andaz-apna-apna-1477407.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was then decided that he would write a story about two warring buddies, the human versions of [[Tom and Jerry]].<ref name="santoshi" /> Santoshi wrote the screenplay with Dilip Shukla, also modelling the characters on ''[[Archie comics]]''.<ref name="rm">{{cite AV media|title=25 Years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rajkumar Santoshi: Rajeev Masand|publisher=Rajeev Masand|work=YouTube|date=12 November 2019|medium=Motion picture|location=India}}</ref> Despite the film feeling impromptu, every scene and dialogue was in the script.<ref name="rm" /> The film was in production for over three years.
 
=== Casting ===
Santoshi then decided to cast [[Salman Khan]] followed by then relative newcomers Karisma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon as the female leads along with Paresh Rawal in a double role.<ref name="first"/> Santoshi finished the script after the casting.<ref name="tehelka">{{cite news |url=http://www.tehelka.com/2014/04/20-years-of-andaz-apna-apna-the-hittest-funniest-flop-show/ |title=The Hittest Funniest Flop Show |last=Srivastava |first=Abhishek |work=Tehelka |date=19 April 2014 |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-date=26 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226230118/http://www.tehelka.com/2014/04/20-years-of-andaz-apna-apna-the-hittest-funniest-flop-show/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also wrote several dialogues on the set which were in his mind and not in the script.<ref name=rm/> [[Amrish Puri]] was supposed to play the role of Mogambo's younger brother, Zorambo. But due to the length of the film, the character was removed.<ref name=rm/> [[Sunny Deol]] was supposed to do a cameo in the film, who was not available at that time. It was done by [[Govinda (actor)|Govinda]].<ref name=rm/>


Initially Salman Khan wanted more screen space than the other, but later agreed to have the same amount of screen time.<ref name="three">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Andaz-Apna-Apna-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/33131003.cms|title=Andaz Apna Apna: Lesser known facts|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Tinnu Anand]] was offered the role of the villain "Gogo", but could not do it because of date issues.<ref name="tehelka"/> It eventually played by Shakti Kapoor. While shooting, Santoshi had to call for a cut as almost the entire crew including the direcor of photography laughed so hard that it shook the camera.<ref name=rm/> The [[Muhurat shot]] was done by cricketer [[Sachin Tendulkar]].<ref name="three"/> ''Andaz Apna Apna'' took three years in making, which resulted in some [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] issues.<ref name="tehelka"/><ref name="three"/> Ishwar Bidri was the director of photography while V. N. Mayekar served as the editor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/andaz-apna-apna/cast/|title=Andaz Apna Apna Cast & Crew|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
Initially, Salman Khan wanted more screen space than the other but later agreed to have the same amount of screen time.<ref name="three">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Andaz-Apna-Apna-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/33131003.cms|title=Andaz Apna Apna: Lesser known facts|work=The Times of India|access-date=11 January 2016|archive-date=9 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309070539/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Andaz-Apna-Apna-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/33131003.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tinnu Anand]] was offered the role of the villain "Gogo", but could not do it because of date issues.<ref name="tehelka"/> It was eventually played by [[Shakti Kapoor]]. While shooting, Santoshi had to call for a cut as almost the entire crew including the director of photography laughed so hard that it shook the camera.<ref name=rm/> The [[Muhurat shot]] was done by cricketer [[Sachin Tendulkar]].<ref name="three"/> {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}} took three years in making, which resulted in some [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] issues.<ref name="tehelka"/><ref name="three"/> Ishwar Bidri was the director of photography while V. N. Mayekar served as the editor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/andaz-apna-apna/cast/|title=Andaz Apna Apna Cast & Crew|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=3 September 1994|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709003150/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/andaz-apna-apna/cast/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
=== Marketing ===
[[Aamir Khan]] made a special appearance in the 1993 film ''[[Damini]]'' to promote the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-14 |title=Here Are 5 Aamir Khan Appearances We Bet You Had Totally Forgotten About (Or Perhaps Never Knew) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/5-aamir-khan-appearances-_n_6868510 |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107234909/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/5-aamir-khan-appearances-you-had-totally-forgotten-about-or-per_n_6868510 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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The film has four songs composed by Tushar Bhatia with lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].
The film featured 7 songs composed by Tushar Bhatia with lyrics by [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]].
 
Vocals for Salman Khan were performed by his then-frequent collaborator [[SP Balasubrahmanyam]].
 
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|1.
| "Ello Ji Sanam Hum Aa Gaye"
| Behroze Chatterjee & Vicky Mehta
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|2.
|"Shola Shola Tu Bhadke"
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmaniam|S.P Balasubramaniam]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]], Behroze Chatterjee &&nbsp; Debashish Dasgupta
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|3.
| "Dil Karta Hai Tere Pass"
| Mangal Singh
|-
|4.
| "Yeh Raat Aur Yeh Doorie"
| [[Asha Bhosle]] & [[S. P Balasubramaniam]]
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|5.
| "Do Mastane Chale Zindagi Banane"
| [[S.P Balasubramaniam]] & Debashish Dasgupta
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|6.
|"Jaana Tune Jaana Nahin Haila"
|[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya|Abhijeet]], Debashish Dasgupta & [[Sadhana Sargam]]
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|7.
|"Bandu Bol Mera Kya Banega"
|Tushar Bhatia
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==Reception==
=== Box office ===
The film was commercially unsuccessful at the box-office.<ref name="bo">{{cite news |date=7 July 2014 |title=100 Filmfare Days: 74- Andaz Apna Apna |work=Filmfare |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/100-filmfare-days-74-andaz-apna-apna-6618.html |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107234915/https://www.facebook.com/plugins/feedback.php?app_id=301265226619562&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df239e1d3fb62cb4%26domain%3Dwww.filmfare.com%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.filmfare.com%252Ff1e73129235d3e4%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&height=100&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmfare.com%2Ffeatures%2Fupcoming-korean-dramas-and-movies-to-watch-in-november-2023-bts-yet-to-come-my-demon-and-more-62376.html&locale=en_US&numposts=15&order_by=social&sdk=joey&width=600 |url-status=live }}</ref> Its total domestic gross was {{INR|8.18 crore}}, and its overseas gross was $150,000, bringing its worldwide gross to {{INRConvert|8.653|c|year=1994}}.<ref name="BOI">{{cite web |title=Andaz Apna Apna |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3035 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721202805/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3035 |archive-date=21 July 2016 |access-date=21 July 2016 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>


{{Track listing
The lack of publicity and tough competition from other films of that year were reasons for its business.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Prashant |date=8 March 2014 |title=Andaz Apna Apna didn't get a fair chance: Aamir Khan |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andaz-apna-apna-didn-t-get-a-fair-chance-aamir-khan/story-Qf5eCpovjACIPEXAJN9k1L.html |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094954/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andaz-apna-apna-didn-t-get-a-fair-chance-aamir-khan/story-Qf5eCpovjACIPEXAJN9k1L.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Santoshi also attributes the failure to the fact that the film was not released and distributed well due to a new distributor.<ref name="rm" /> All of these films were very strong in their box office presence and {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}}, belonging to a different genre, could not compete well. It has however, in subsequent years, achieved a [[cult classic]] status among Hindi audiences.<ref name="santoshi" /><ref name="first" />
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| title2  = Dil Karta Hai
| extra2  = Mangal Singh
| length2  = 04:58
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| title3  = Ye Raat Aur Ye Doori
| extra3  = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Asha Bhosle]]
| length3  = 05:12
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| title4  = Ello Ello
| extra4  = Behroze Chaterjee, Vicky Mehta
| length4  = 05:55
|
| title5  = Jaane Tune Jaana Nahin (Not in film)
| extra5  = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], Behroze Chaterjee, Debashish Dasgupta, [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| length5  = 04:36
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| title6  = Shola Shola Tu Bhadke (Not in film)
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==Release, reception and legacy==
=== Critical reception ===
The film only did moderately well at box-office; it was able to recover its budget cost mainly due to business from big cities, but did not turn out to be a massive hit contrary to everyone's expectations. It earned an excess of {{INR|5 [[crore]]}} nett in India.<ref name="bo">{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/100-filmfare-days-74-andaz-apna-apna-6618.html|title=100 Filmfare Days: 74- Andaz Apna Apna|work=Filmfare|date=7 July 2014|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref> Its total domestic gross was {{INR|8.18 crore}}, and its overseas gross was $150,000, bringing its worldwide gross to {{INRConvert|8.653|c|year=1994}}.<ref name="BOI"/> It was the year's 17th highest-grossing Indian film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers 1994 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=1994 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=10 November 2018}}</ref>
While reviewing ''[[Grand Masti]]'' in 2013, critic [[Khalid Mohamed]] described {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}} in the "collection of excellent comedies" from Hindi cinema.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130927/ARTICLE/309279864/1072|title=In Bad Taste|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|work=Khaleej Times|date=27 September 2013|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113342/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130927/ARTICLE/309279864/1072|url-status=live}}</ref> Film critic [[Raja Sen]] called it a "cornball classic" and "one of the greatest comedies in recent times."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/23watch.htm|title=Weekend Watch: Andaz Apna Apna|last=Sen|first=Raja|work=Rediff.com|date=23 December 2005|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-date=5 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205023559/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/23watch.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, comedian [[Aditi Mittal]] wrote: "Writing about {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}}, I have realized, is like writing about mother's love. Everyone has their own version of how it affects them, what lines they remember the most."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/to-us-our-own/|title=To Us, Our Own|last=Mittal|first=Aditi|work=The Indian Express|date=6 April 2014|access-date=12 January 2016|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180241/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/to-us-our-own/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was featured in ''[[Filmfare]]'''s 100 Days series.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/100-filmfare-days-74-andaz-apna-apna-6618.html|title=100 Filmfare Days: 74- Andaz Apna Apna|work=Filmfare|date=7 July 2014|access-date=29 November 2020|archive-date=25 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625013601/https://www.filmfare.com/features/100-filmfare-days-74-andaz-apna-apna-6618.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This movie is available on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://youtube.com/YKUcE6Rj0i8?si=A757zJ3_W8Wcn3ac}}</ref>


The lack of publicity and tough competition from other films of that year including ''[[Laadla (1994 film)|Laadla]]'', ''[[Mohra]]'', ''[[Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!]]'', ''[[Krantiveer]]'' and ''[[1942: A Love Story]]'' were reasons for its average business.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andaz-apna-apna-didn-t-get-a-fair-chance-aamir-khan/story-Qf5eCpovjACIPEXAJN9k1L.html|title=Andaz Apna Apna didn't get a fair chance: Aamir Khan|last=Singh|first=Prashant|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 March 2014|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> Santoshi also attributes the failure to the fact that the film was not released and distributed well due to a new distributor.<ref name=rm/> All of these films were very strong in their box office presence and ''Andaz Apna Apna'', belonging to a different genre, could not compete well. It has however, in subsequent years, achieved a [[cult classic]] status among Hindi audiences.<ref name="santoshi"/><ref name="first"/>  
== Legacy ==
Several dialogues from this film like "Teja main hu. Mark Idhar hai", "Crime Master Gogo, Mogambo ka Bhatija", "Do dost ek cup me chai piyenge" etc., are popular.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=11 April 2014 |title=Andaz Apna Apna: 20 hilarious dialogues |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/andaz-apna-apna-20-dialogues-you-cant-forget-188532-2014-04-11 |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-date=13 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113000551/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/andaz-apna-apna-20-dialogues-you-cant-forget/1/355090.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |date=11 April 2015 |title=Andaz Apna Apna: 20 iconic dialogues from the Salman Khan, Aamir Khan-starrer |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andaz-apna-apna-20-iconic-dialogues-from-the-salman-khan-aamir-khan-starrer/story-GEw5L7D4kmAKI6xnnsUfRJ.html |access-date=12 January 2016 |archive-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111092318/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andaz-apna-apna-20-iconic-dialogues-from-the-salman-khan-aamir-khan-starrer/story-GEw5L7D4kmAKI6xnnsUfRJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It went on to be an inspiration for the plot element of the Tamil film ''Ullathai Allitha'', the Telugu film ''Veedevadandi Babu'' and the Kannada film ''Galate Aliyandru''. {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}} did not have a bound script<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=10 Interesting Facts about Andaz Apna Apna |date=5 November 2014 |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/10-interesting-facts-about-andaz-apna-apna-299289.html |access-date=30 May 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530161513/https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/10-interesting-facts-about-andaz-apna-apna-299289.html |url-status=live }}</ref> most of the dialogues were improvised by the cast and crew during the shoot of the film. The film was featured in ''[[Filmfare]]'''s 100 Days series.<ref name=":3" /> It was voted as the 2nd best Bollywood comedy film of all time in an online poll conducted by ''[[The Indian Express]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-19 |title=Surfers pick 'Hera Pheri', 'Andaz Apna Apna' as top Hindi comedy films of all time in Indian Express online poll |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hera-pheri-andaz-apna-apna-as-top-comedy-films-of-all-time-in-indian-express-online-poll/ |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003045334/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/hera-pheri-andaz-apna-apna-as-top-comedy-films-of-all-time-in-indian-express-online-poll/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Several dialogues from this film like "Teja main hu. Mark Idhar hai", "Crime Master Gogo, Mogambo ka Bhatija", "Do dost ek cup me chay piyenge" etc., are popular.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/andaz-apna-apna-20-dialogues-you-cant-forget/1/355090.html|title=Andaz Apna Apna: 20 hilarious dialogues|work=India Today|date=11 April 2014|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/andaz-apna-apna-20-iconic-dialogues-from-the-salman-khan-aamir-khan-starrer/story-GEw5L7D4kmAKI6xnnsUfRJ.html|title=Andaz Apna Apna: 20 iconic dialogues from the Salman Khan, Aamir Khan-starrer|work=Hindustan Times|date=11 April 2015|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> It went on to be an inspiration for the plot element of the Tamil film ''Ullathai Allitha'', the Telugu film ''Veedevadandi Babu'' and the Kannada film ''Galate Aliyandru''. It was also reported that the climax of 1973 film ''[[Victoria No. 203]]'', including the set and the action, was shot-to-shot copied in this film.<ref name="mumbaimirror.com">{{Cite web | title = In focus: Dadamoni, Pran and fun times | last = Bhattacharya | first = Roshmila | work = Mumbai Mirror | date = 13 October 2015 | access-date = 22 July 2016 | url = http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/In-focus-Dadamoni-Pran-and-fun-times/articleshow/49328882.cms}}</ref>
The plot elements of the film were used in many languages as ''[[Ullathai Allitha]]'' (1996), ''[[Veedevadandi Babu]]'' (1997), and ''[[Galate Aliyandru]]'' (2000). ''Andaz Naya Naya'' is a Bollywood animated 3D film, an official remake of {{Lang|hi-latn|Andaz Apna Apna}}, but it has been shelved for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Khan to lend voice for Andaz Naya Naya? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/salman-khan-to-lend-voice-for-andaz-naya-naya/story-4nFnuHcPnw8Rb09jV6EsHM.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 May 2012 |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173112/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/salman-khan-to-lend-voice-for-andaz-naya-naya/story-4nFnuHcPnw8Rb09jV6EsHM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Producer Sidharth Jain began to question if the film would do any good at the box office because Indian animated films do not get the good market, so Jain shelved the film after being 35% done.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koimoibollywood.blogspot.sg/2013/08/salman-aamirs-andaz-apna-apnas-animated.html|title=Andaz Naya Naya news|publisher=Koimoi|date=29 August 2013|access-date=12 November 2014|archive-date=17 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017191226/http://koimoibollywood.blogspot.sg/2013/08/salman-aamirs-andaz-apna-apnas-animated.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


While reviewing ''[[Grand Masti]]'' in 2013, critic [[Khalid Mohamed]] described ''Andaz Apna Apna'' in the "collection of excellent comedies" from Hindi cinema.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130927/ARTICLE/309279864/1072|title=In Bad Taste|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|work=Khaleej Times|date=27 September 2013|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> Film critic [[Raja Sen]] called it a "cornball classic" and "one of the greatest comedies in recent times."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/dec/23watch.htm|title=Weekend Watch: Andaz Apna Apna|last=Sen|first=Raja|work=Rediff.com|date=23 December 2005|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> In 2014, comedian [[Aditi Mittal]] wrote: "Writing about ''Andaz Apna Apna'', I have realised, is like writing about mother’s love. Everyone has their own version of how it affects them, what lines they remember the most."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/to-us-our-own/|title=To Us, Our Own|last=Mittal|first=Aditi|work=The Indian Express|date=6 April 2014|access-date=12 January 2016}}</ref> The film was featured in ''[[Filmfare]]'''s 100 Days series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/100-filmfare-days-74-andaz-apna-apna-6618.html|title=100 Filmfare Days: 74- Andaz Apna Apna|work=Filmfare|date=7 July 2014|access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref> It is available on the streaming platform [[Netflix]] and Prime Video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/in/title/20258084|title=Andaz Apna Apna|website=Netflix|access-date=29 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Andaz Apna Apna (1994) on Netflix |url=https://www.india.com/photos/entertainment/19-old-bollywood-movies-to-watch-on-netflix-amazon-prime-video-and-hotstar-amid-lockdown-170999/watch-andaz-apna-apna-1994-on-netflix-171036/ |website=www.india.com |access-date=4 February 2021 |language=en |date=31 March 2020}}</ref>
Robert, the character from the film played by [[Viju Khote]], also makes an appearance in ''[[Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani]]'', a 2009 film also directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.


The plot elements of the film were used in many languages as ''[[Ullathai Allitha]]'' (1996), ''[[Veedevadandi Babu]]'' (1997) and ''[[Galate Aliyandru]]'' (2000). ''Andaz Naya Naya'' is a Bollywood animated 3D film, which is an official remake of ''Andaz Apna Apna'', but it has been shelved due to unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Khan to lend voice for Andaz Naya Naya? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/salman-khan-to-lend-voice-for-andaz-naya-naya/story-4nFnuHcPnw8Rb09jV6EsHM.html |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=28 May 2012 |language=en}}</ref> Producer Sidharth Jain began to question if the film would do any good at the box office because Indian animated films do not get good market, so Jain shelved the film after being 35% done.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://koimoibollywood.blogspot.sg/2013/08/salman-aamirs-andaz-apna-apnas-animated.html|title= Andaz Naya Naya news|publisher=Koimoi|date= 29 August 2013}}</ref>
The film was re-released with a new 4K restoration by Vinay Pictures and Prasad Film Labs on 25 April 2025, 31 years after its original release.<ref>{{cite news |title='Andaz Apna Apna' re-release: Salman Khan and Aamir Khan's comedy classic returns to theaters on April 25 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/andaz-apna-apna-re-release-salman-khan-and-aamir-khans-comedy-classic-returns-to-theaters-on-april-25/articleshow/119869870.cms |work=The Times of India |date=1 April 2025}}</ref>


==Nominations==
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Andaz Apna Apna
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajkumar Santoshi
Produced byVinay Kumar Sinha
Written byRajkumar Santoshi
Dilip Shukla
Starring
Music byTushar Bhatia (songs)
Viju Shah (score)
CinematographyIshwar R. Bidri
Edited byV. N. Mayekar
Distributed byVinay Pictures
Ultra Distributors
Release date
  • 4 November 1994 (1994-11-04)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹29 million[1]
Box office₹8.65 million[1]

Andaz Apna Apna (transl. Everyone Has Their Own Style) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Vinay Kumar Sinha. It stars Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal (in a dual role) and Shakti Kapoor. The film focuses on two gold diggers who attempt to woo an heiress to have access to her father's wealth. They soon realize that the heiress has exchanged her identity with that of her secretary. By that point, one of them is genuinely in love with the heiress, and the other gold digger has fallen for the secretary.

The film was released on 4 November 1994 and the plot elements of the film were later used in other language films such as Ullathai Allitha (1996), Veedevadandi Babu (1997) and Galate Aliyandru (2000).[2] The climax of this film is a rehashed version of the climax of a 1972 film Victoria No. 203.[3] Although the film was unsuccessful at the box office,[4] the film has since emerged as a cult film.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Both Amar Manohar and Prem Bhopali are daydreamers living with their fathers Murli and Bankelal respectively. They learn that millionaire Ram Gopal Bajaj's daughter Raveena Bajaj is coming to India from London with her secretary Karishma to find a suitable groom. Amar and Prem decide to woo Raveena to get a share in her father's wealth.

Amar and Prem meet each other when they escape from their towns and board a bus bound for Ooty where Raveena and Karishma live. They soon realise that they have the same goal and they also fail at several attempts to woo Raveena and Karishma but they manage to enter their house.

Amar pretends that he has lost his memory and eyesight after getting knocked out by Raveena when he tried to flirt with her, while Prem pretends to be a doctor at their house to cure him of his diseases but he unknowingly falls in love with Karishma.

Meanwhile, nobody knows that Ram Gopal has an evil twin-brother Shyam Gopal "Teja" Bajaj who plans to kidnap him and pose as him to go to London. He has also sent his two sidekicks Robert and Bhalla to live in Raveena and Karishma's house as their servants. Later, Amar and Prem discover that the secretary Karishma is actually the wealthy "Raveena" while the wealthy Raveena is actually the secretary "Karishma", as they had exchanged their identities as Raveena wanted to find a suitable groom for herself who will love her, not her money. However, Amar still falls in love with the real Karishma while Prem also still falls in love with the real Raveena.

Soon, Ram Gopal arrives in India and seeing the true nature of Amar and Prem, declines their marriages with Raveena and Karishma, respectively. They plan a fake kidnapping of him along with their friends where they will heroically "rescue" him which will make him agree to their marriages. Teja also plans along with Robert and Bhalla to kidnap Ram Gopal and steal all of his money converted into his diamonds. Robert and Bhalla somehow manage to kidnap Ram Gopal which shocks Amar and Prem. When they go to Teja's hideout to rescue Ram Gopal, they mistake Teja for him and take him to his house.

The next day, Raveena and Karishma tell their suspicion to Amar and Prem who discover the truth by secretly following Teja to his hideout where Ram Gopal tricks him and escapes his hideout prison. However, Amar and Prem mistake him for Teja and imprison him again - resulting in Teja imprisoning Amar and Prem as well before escaping from his hideout. Amar and Prem still manage to convince Robert and Bhalla that Ram Gopal is Teja and free him from prison. An escaping Teja is then stopped by Amar and Prem along with Robert and Bhalla.

Meanwhile, throughout the film, Robert and Bhalla are constantly harassed by Crime Master Gogo who is demanding his money taken by Teja back, but he discovers Ram Gopal's diamonds and he kidnaps him along with Raveena and Karishma. At Gogo's hideout, Amar and Prem arrive and they try to control the situation along with Ram Gopal as each motive of each villain is revealed in a comic standoff. However, the police who were already called by Amar and Prem, are able to find Gogo's hideout and arrest all of the criminals. Ram Gopal finally gets all of his diamonds back and he also agrees to the marriages of Amar and Prem with Real Karishma and Raveena (fake Raveena and fake Karishma), respectively.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

After the success of his debut film Ghayal (1990), director Rajkumar Santoshi was approached by producer Vinay Kumar Sinha for a film. The latter wanted to make a film with Aamir Khan.[5] Having made a film on a serious subject, Santoshi wanted to make a comedy film now.[6] It was then decided that he would write a story about two warring buddies, the human versions of Tom and Jerry.[5] Santoshi wrote the screenplay with Dilip Shukla, also modelling the characters on Archie comics.[7] Despite the film feeling impromptu, every scene and dialogue was in the script.[7] The film was in production for over three years.

Casting[edit | edit source]

Santoshi then decided to cast Salman Khan followed by then relative newcomers Karisma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon as the female leads along with Paresh Rawal in a double role.[6] Santoshi finished the script after the casting.[8] He also wrote several dialogues on the set which were in his mind and not in the script.[7] Amrish Puri was supposed to play the role of Mogambo's younger brother, Zorambo. But due to the length of the film, the character was removed.[7] Sunny Deol was supposed to do a cameo in the film, who was not available at that time. It was done by Govinda.[7]

Initially, Salman Khan wanted more screen space than the other but later agreed to have the same amount of screen time.[9] Tinnu Anand was offered the role of the villain "Gogo", but could not do it because of date issues.[8] It was eventually played by Shakti Kapoor. While shooting, Santoshi had to call for a cut as almost the entire crew including the director of photography laughed so hard that it shook the camera.[7] The Muhurat shot was done by cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.[9] Andaz Apna Apna took three years in making, which resulted in some continuity issues.[8][9] Ishwar Bidri was the director of photography while V. N. Mayekar served as the editor.[10]

Marketing[edit | edit source]

Aamir Khan made a special appearance in the 1993 film Damini to promote the film.[11]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Andaz Apna Apna
Soundtrack album by
Tushar Bhatia
Released11 April 1994 (1994-04-11)[12]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:44
LabelTips Music
External audio
Audio Jukebox at YouTube

The film featured 7 songs composed by Tushar Bhatia with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Vocals for Salman Khan were performed by his then-frequent collaborator SP Balasubrahmanyam.

# Song Singer
1. "Ello Ji Sanam Hum Aa Gaye" Behroze Chatterjee & Vicky Mehta
2. "Shola Shola Tu Bhadke" S.P Balasubramaniam, Sapna Mukherjee, Behroze Chatterjee &  Debashish Dasgupta
3. "Dil Karta Hai Tere Pass" Mangal Singh
4. "Yeh Raat Aur Yeh Doorie" Asha Bhosle & S. P Balasubramaniam
5. "Do Mastane Chale Zindagi Banane" S.P Balasubramaniam & Debashish Dasgupta
6. "Jaana Tune Jaana Nahin Haila" Abhijeet, Debashish Dasgupta & Sadhana Sargam
7. "Bandu Bol Mera Kya Banega" Tushar Bhatia

Reception[edit | edit source]

Box office[edit | edit source]

The film was commercially unsuccessful at the box-office.[13] Its total domestic gross was ₹8.18 crore, and its overseas gross was $150,000, bringing its worldwide gross to ₹8.653 crore (equivalent to ₹46 crore or US$6.4 million in 2019).[14]

The lack of publicity and tough competition from other films of that year were reasons for its business.[15] Santoshi also attributes the failure to the fact that the film was not released and distributed well due to a new distributor.[7] All of these films were very strong in their box office presence and Andaz Apna Apna, belonging to a different genre, could not compete well. It has however, in subsequent years, achieved a cult classic status among Hindi audiences.[5][6]

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

While reviewing Grand Masti in 2013, critic Khalid Mohamed described Andaz Apna Apna in the "collection of excellent comedies" from Hindi cinema.[16] Film critic Raja Sen called it a "cornball classic" and "one of the greatest comedies in recent times."[17] In 2014, comedian Aditi Mittal wrote: "Writing about Andaz Apna Apna, I have realized, is like writing about mother's love. Everyone has their own version of how it affects them, what lines they remember the most."[18] The film was featured in Filmfare's 100 Days series.[19] This movie is available on YouTube.[20]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Several dialogues from this film like "Teja main hu. Mark Idhar hai", "Crime Master Gogo, Mogambo ka Bhatija", "Do dost ek cup me chai piyenge" etc., are popular.[21][22] It went on to be an inspiration for the plot element of the Tamil film Ullathai Allitha, the Telugu film Veedevadandi Babu and the Kannada film Galate Aliyandru. Andaz Apna Apna did not have a bound script[23] most of the dialogues were improvised by the cast and crew during the shoot of the film. The film was featured in Filmfare's 100 Days series.[19] It was voted as the 2nd best Bollywood comedy film of all time in an online poll conducted by The Indian Express.[24]

The plot elements of the film were used in many languages as Ullathai Allitha (1996), Veedevadandi Babu (1997), and Galate Aliyandru (2000). Andaz Naya Naya is a Bollywood animated 3D film, an official remake of Andaz Apna Apna, but it has been shelved for unknown reasons.[25] Producer Sidharth Jain began to question if the film would do any good at the box office because Indian animated films do not get the good market, so Jain shelved the film after being 35% done.[26]

Robert, the character from the film played by Viju Khote, also makes an appearance in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, a 2009 film also directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.

The film was re-released with a new 4K restoration by Vinay Pictures and Prasad Film Labs on 25 April 2025, 31 years after its original release.[27]

Nominations[edit | edit source]

Award Category Nominee(s) Result
40th Filmfare Awards Best Film Vinay Kumar Sinha Nominated
Best Director Rajkumar Santoshi
Best Actor Aamir Khan
Best Comedian Shakti Kapoor

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Andaz Apna Apna – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "25 years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rare photos from the sets of Aamir-Salman starrer". 5 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Bhattacharya, Roshmila Bhattacharya (18 October 2015). "Infocus: Dadamoni, Pran and fun times". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "...तो इसलिए फ्लॉप हो गई थी आमिर-सलमान की फिल्म अंदाज अपना-अपना". livehindustan.com (in हिन्दी). 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Rajkumar Santoshi: Didn't know Andaz Apna Apna would be such a laugh riot". NDTV. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Chintamani, Gautam (12 April 2014). "From flop to cult film: The journey of Andaz Apna Apna". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 25 Years of Andaz Apna Apna: Rajkumar Santoshi: Rajeev Masand. YouTube (Motion picture). India: Rajeev Masand. 12 November 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Srivastava, Abhishek (19 April 2014). "The Hittest Funniest Flop Show". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Andaz Apna Apna: Lesser known facts". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Andaz Apna Apna Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. 3 September 1994. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Here Are 5 Aamir Khan Appearances We Bet You Had Totally Forgotten About (Or Perhaps Never Knew)". HuffPost. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Andaz Apna Apna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "100 Filmfare Days: 74- Andaz Apna Apna". Filmfare. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Andaz Apna Apna". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Singh, Prashant (8 March 2014). "Andaz Apna Apna didn't get a fair chance: Aamir Khan". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Mohamed, Khalid (27 September 2013). "In Bad Taste". Khaleej Times. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  17. ↑ Sen, Raja (23 December 2005). "Weekend Watch: Andaz Apna Apna". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  18. ↑ Mittal, Aditi (6 April 2014). "To Us, Our Own". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "100 Filmfare Days: 74- Andaz Apna Apna". Filmfare. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  20. ↑ https://youtube.com/YKUcE6Rj0i8?si=A757zJ3_W8Wcn3ac. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ "Andaz Apna Apna: 20 hilarious dialogues". India Today. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Andaz Apna Apna: 20 iconic dialogues from the Salman Khan, Aamir Khan-starrer". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  23. ↑ "10 Interesting Facts about Andaz Apna Apna". 5 November 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  24. ↑ "Surfers pick 'Hera Pheri', 'Andaz Apna Apna' as top Hindi comedy films of all time in Indian Express online poll". The Indian Express. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "Salman Khan to lend voice for Andaz Naya Naya?". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  26. ↑ "Andaz Naya Naya news". Koimoi. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  27. ↑ "'Andaz Apna Apna' re-release: Salman Khan and Aamir Khan's comedy classic returns to theaters on April 25". The Times of India. 1 April 2025.

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