Style) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan.
Shot extensively in Cape Town, South Africa, Andaaz's promotion centered around it being the acting debut of two beauty queens together for the first time, which Darshan considered was the film's main selling point.
When the Malhotras move to Dehradun, Raj befriends his family's new neighbour, the tomboy Kajal, as both share a common passion for aeroplanes.
Raj relocates to Cape Town, South Africa for further training, while his brother and family move to Nainital.
After completing his training, Raj returns to India where he finds that Jiya has already arrived and is living as a paying guest with his family in Nainital.
Jiya notices their increasing closeness and suggests to her father that a second marriage be arranged for the widowed and childless Kajal.
An emotional Jiya reveals that her real intention had been to compel Raj and Kajal to accept their feelings for each other in front of the world.
The cast is listed below:[3] When director Raj Kanwar approached Suneel Darshan with the idea for Andaaz, Darshan liked the concept and agreed to produce the film under his production company Shree Krishna International despite the poor performance of Kanwar's previous three films.
[6][7] Kumar had wanted to become an air force pilot in real life, so he was excited to play one in the film saying that it helped him to fulfill a personal fantasy.
"[5] Dutta praised the writing of her character for being "superbly defined" and said that she had an "amazing experience" working on the film.
[3][14] While shooting one of the musical sequences on a rocky shore in Cape Town, Kumar and Dutta were pulled under the waves.
Vocals on the album's eight tracks were performed by Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam, Sapna Mukherjee, Kailash Kher, Babul Supriyo and Shaan.
[16] Released on 26 February 2003 at an event in Mumbai, it was the first album issued by Darshan's record label Shree Krishna Audio.
[16] The review in Glamsham magazine was enthusiastically positive: "On the whole, the soundtrack of Andaaz showcases the marvelous and creative skills of the composer duo, Nadeem-Shravan.
The album was the second best-selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year, with 2.5 million units sold according to Box Office India.
[24][26] Due to overwhelming demand, distributors were forced to ask Darshan for additional prints of the film.
[28] Andaaz was released on DVD on 1 September 2003 across all regions in an NTSC-format single disc by Tip Top Video.
[31] Two more DVD versions were released on 13 September 2005 and 26 January 2007 by Shree Krishna International and Tips Films Music, respectively.
[32] Despite Andaaz's box-office success, as he had with his previous works, Darshan refused to sell the film's television rights.
[36][37] Hindustan Times rated the film at 3 out of 5, calling it a "brightly wrapped" love triangle, writing that "with two former beauty queens gunning to serve a hotter peekaboo plethora, you can't possibly complain over timepass with Andaaz.
"[38] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama noted that the performances of the newcomers, the music, the "engaging" second-half and the "brilliant climax" were the film's highlights.
[39] Praising the cast, Adarsh felt that the newcomers "stole the show" and Kumar did "justice to his role", writing "Dutta is impressive.
"[39] Kunal Shah of Sify described the film as "a routine love story with a set formula" and "a classic example of old wine in [sic] new bottle".
"[40] However, he was critical of the formulaic script and Kumar's performance, writing that the actor "lacks the necessary emotions and fails miserably to get any kind of sympathy from the audience.
"[40] A review in Rediff.com described the film as a "flight to boredom" writing, "Andaaz just forgot a key ingredient for an entertaining film—the script.
[7] The pair appeared in three more films: Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Aitraaz (2004) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005).