
When Rajkumar Santoshi’s screwball comedy came out, its leading men Aamir and Salman. Santoshi blends, highlights and sets against their distinct personalities to concoct a comical gem. And today, they are sharing the screen with the Andaz Apna Apna actors. Here it is, your pick of 20 Things To Love About Andaz Apna Apna in no particular order.Īamir Khan’s overconfident rascal played up against Salman Khan’s slow-witted hopeful, Raveena Tandon’s glamorous nakras rivalling Karisma Kapoor’s effortless looniness, Paresh Rawal juggling marvellously between a stiff ‘n’ stern moneybags and scheming crook who loves to fantasise about a potentially golden future, his bumbling aides, played by Shehzad Khan and Viju Khote and Shakti Kapoor’s rib-tickling avatar as Mogambo’s nephew, Crime Master Gogo. There’s ample to enjoy in this screwball comedy about two good-for-nothings aspiring to get rich by marrying a millionaire’s daughter with a mix-up of names, lookalikes, crooks and bungled kidnapping thrown in good measure.Īny true celebration of a beloved film should involve the people responsible for making it so.Īnd so on its 20th anniversary on April 11, we asked you, dear readers, to tell us what you dig most about one of the most quoted Hindi movies of all time. Perhaps even its illustrious cast of Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor and Paresh Rawal don’t fully realise the extent of its impact on an entire generation that grew up on its zany humour. The steady adoration showered upon Rajkumar Santoshi’s 1994 comedy, which neither made profit nor won awards like his other works - Ghayal, Damini, Khakee or The Legend of Bhagat Singh, exceeds the conventional scheme of accomplishment. Who says Andaz Andaz Apna isn’t a success?Ī movie as overwhelmingly loved as this underscores the power of cult over commerce.


Here's what YOU love about the cult comedy Andaz Apna Apna.
