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Aarzoo
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Aarzoo (transl. Desire) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Lawrence D'Souza starring Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Saif Ali Khan, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Reema Lagoo. The film was primarily filmed in Mumbai, but some scenes were filmed in London and Edinburgh. The film was remade in Bengali, Bangladesh as O Priya Tumi Kothay (2002).
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5.6After her fiance, Vijay, is killed in a crash, a pregnant Pooja agrees to marry Amar, her childhood friend who has always loved her. But her life takes yet another turn when Vijay returns to her life.
Cast
- Saif Ali Khan as Amar
- Akshay Kumar as Vijay
- Madhuri Dixit as Pooja
- Amrish Puri as Dayashankar
- Mohan Joshi as Rajpal
- Paresh Rawal as Kailashnath
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Main subject
- aviation
- Director
- Lawrence D'Souza
- Cast member
- Amrish Puri
- Composer
- Anu Malik
- Cinematographer
- Lawrence D'Souza
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
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Aarzoo (transl. Desire) is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Lawrence D'Souza starring Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Saif Ali Khan, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Reema Lagoo. The film was primarily filmed in Mumbai, but some scenes were filmed in London and Edinburgh. The film was remade in Bengali, Bangladesh as O Priya Tumi Kothay (2002).
==Plot== Dayashankar (Amrish Puri) is a wealthy NRI living in London with his wife Parvati and daughter Pooja (Madhuri Dixit), who is the apple of his eye. Dayashankar also takes care of his deceased best friend's son Amar (Saif Ali Khan), who he regards as a surrogate son, and has always wished that he eventually marry Pooja. Studying in Edinburgh, Amar is overjoyed when he is invited to stay with Dayashankar's family in London. He eagerly prepares for his meeting with Pooja, with whom he has shared his childhood, and plans to ask her father for her hand in marriage as soon as possible.
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