Awara Paagal Deewana
2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Awara Paagal Deewana (transl. Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It has a plot loosely inspired by The Whole Nine Yards,[2] and features action scenes choreographed by stunt director Dion Lam, who worked on The Matrix and Hong Kong action films.[3] It features Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Preeti Jhangiani, Aarti Chhabria, Amrita Arora and Rahul Dev.
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Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
Written by | Anand Vardhan Mangesh Kulkarni (Story & Screenplay) Neeraj Vora (Dialogues) |
Produced by | A. G. Nadiadwala Firoz A. Nadiadwala |
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Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
Edited by | Amit Saxena |
Music by | Anu Malik Franco Vaz(score) |
Production company | Base Industries Group |
Distributed by | Shemaroo Entertainment Pen India Limited |
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Running time | 164 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹13 crore [1] |
Box office | ₹27.5 crore [1] |
Awara Paagal Deewana released worldwide on 20 June 2002 and received mixed reviews from critics. The film was notable for lavish and exotic song picturizations, action scenes by Akshay Kumar[4] and performances of Paresh Rawal and Johnny Lever.[5]
A sequel, Awara Paagal Deewana 2, is in development as of 2023[update].[6]