Auzaar
- 28 February 1997 (1997-02-28)
Auzaar (transl. Tool or 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.[2]
Plot
Suraj, who is a police officer, discovers that Yash's, father, 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, Prathna's husband.
- Shilpa Shetty as Prathna Thakur, Yash's wife.
- Nirmal Pandey as Baba the main antagonist.
- Johnny Lever as Peter
- Kiran Kumar as Bhaiji
- Aashif Sheikh as Inspector Bhudev
- Paresh Rawal as Mr. Thakur, Yash's father.
- Ila Arun as herself in song "Apni To Ek Hi Life"
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Baba's Associate
- Arun Bakshi as Arun Bhai
- Achyut Potdar
- Vikas Anand as Doctor
- Tiku Talsania as College professor
- Mukesh Rawal as Thakur's Associate
- Dinesh Hingoo as Qawwal Singer in song "Apni To Ek Hi Life"
- Joginder Shelly as Truck driver in song "Apni To Ek Hi Life"
- Sulabha Arya
Production
Sohail Khan initially wanted Aamir Khan for Sanjay Kapoor's role, but he declined it for unknown reasons. Then Sohail Khan approached Suniel Shetty for the role, but he was busy shooting of another filn. Raveena Tandon was offered the female lead, but declined. Then Shilpa Shetty received the role.[3][4]
Soundtrack
Auzaar | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Genre | Bollywood film soundtrack | |||
Label | Tips | |||
Producer | Anu Malik | |||
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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".[5][6] Khan was reportedly aggrieved when Malik turned his spiritual "Allah Hoo, Allah Hoo" into "I Love You, I Love You".[5] Khan said "He has taken my devotional song Allahu and converted it into I love you. He should at least respect my religious songs."[6]
# | Song | Singer(s) | Length | Lyricist(s) |
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1 | "I Love You I Love You" | Shankar Mahadevan | 05:12 | Rahat Indori |
2 | "Dil Le Le Lena" | 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" | Ila Arun, Jojo, Danish Sabri | Ila Arun, Anu Malik |
References
- ^ a b "Auzaar – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Auzaar Cast and Crew – Hindi Movie Archived 15 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Apunkachoice.com. Retrieved on 2014-03-21.
- ^ "26 Years of 'Auzaar': Sanjay Kapoor shares old picture with Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty". Mid-day. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "25 Years of Auzaar: From Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor's casting to Anu Malik's controversial music, lesser-known facts about Sohail Khan's first directorial". Bollywood Hungama. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b Chaudhuri, Diptakirti (2018). Bioscope: A Frivolous History of Bollywood in Ten Chapters. Hachette. p. 93. ISBN 9789351952299. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b "A rare encounter with Ustad Nusrat Ali Khan". Rediff. 1997. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
External links
- Auzaar at IMDb
- Planet Bollywood review
- Bollywood Hungama article