Shah Rukh Khan Kajol Siddharth Shilpa Shetty Dalip Tahil Johnny Lever Rakhee Gulzar
Cinematography
Thomas A. Xavier
Edited by
Hussain A. Burmawala
Music by
Songs: Anu Malik Score: Shyam Surender
Production company
Venus Movies
Distributed by
Eros International
Release date
12 November 1993 (1993-11-12)
Running time
182 minutes
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Budget
₹40 million (equivalent to ₹290 million or US$3.6 million in 2023)
Box office
₹320 million (equivalent to ₹2.3 billion or US$29 million in 2023)
Baazigar (transl. Gambler) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Siddharth, Shilpa Shetty (in her film debut), Dalip Tahil, and Johnny Lever appear in supporting roles, with Raakhee in a special appearance. Its soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik. An unofficial remake of the 1991 Hollywood film A Kiss Before Dying (directed by James Dearden, starring Matt Dillon and Sean Young),[1] the film is about a young man seeking to avenge the fall of his family.
Baazigar was Khan's breakthrough role as the sole lead (his first as an anti-hero), along with being his eighth film out of eighty throughout his 30-year career, Kajol's first commercial success and Shetty's film debut.[2][3]
Baazigar was released on 12 November 1993, coinciding with the festival of Diwali.[4] Made on a budget of ₹40 million, the film was declared a blockbuster at the box office with a worldwide gross of ₹320 million.[5] Apart from emerging as a major financial success, the film has become a cult film over the years due to its suspense, story, screenplay, soundtrack and performances of the cast.[6] It was the first collaboration between Khan and Kajol, who went on to become one of India's most iconic on-screen couples. It helped establish Khan, Kajol, Shetty and Malik in Hindi films, and the soundtrack sold over 10million units, thus becoming the highest-selling album of the year.[7]
At the 39th Filmfare Awards, Baazigar received 10 nominations, including Best Film, Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut (both for Shetty), and won 4 awards, including Best Actor (Khan) and Best Music Director (Malik).[8]
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performance and went on to sign the 1993 commercially successful thriller Baazigar opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She starred in the 1994 film Udhaar Ki Zindagi...
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