Ajnabee (2001 film)

Ajnabee
Ajnabee
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Abbas–Mustan
Screenplay by	Robin Bhatt; Shyam Goel; Neeraj Vora; Sanjeev Duggal
Dialogues by	Shyam Goel;
Story by	Neeraj Vora
Produced by	Vijay Galani
Starring	Akshay Kumar; Bobby Deol; Kareena Kapoor; Bipasha Basu;
Cinematography	Rajan Kinagi
Edited by	Hussain A. Burmawala
Music by	Songs:; Anu Malik; Background Score:; Surinder Sodhi
Production; company	Venus Records & Tapes
Distributed by	Eros Labs
Release date	21 September 2001;
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹17 crore
Box office	₹31.83 crore

Ajnabee (transl. Stranger) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film^[3] directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Vijay Galani. It stars Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu, with Johnny Lever, Dalip Tahil, Narendra Bedi and Sharat Saxena in supporting roles. In the film, a man goes on the run after being framed for the murder of his neighbour's wife. The film was identified as an unofficial adaptation of the 1992 American thriller Consenting Adults.^[4]^[5]^[6] The music was composed by Anu Malik.

The film was released on 21 September 2001 and received mixed reviews from the critics with praise for the performances of Kumar and Basu but was a moderate success at box office, grossing ₹31 crore against the budget of ₹17 crore. Kumar won Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role while Basu won Best Female Debut.^[7]

^ "Ajnabee". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ajnabee – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Akshay and Bobby are no longer strangers". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Ajnabee is an action thriller and has been shot in Switzerland, Singapore and Mauritius, as also on a cruiseliner.
^ "rediff.com, Movies: The Bobby Deol Interview". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. The film does have a lot of romance and action. But it's not based on Consenting Adults.
^ "Ajnabee - rediff.com, Movies:The Rediff Review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Everyone knows it is a direct lift of the controversial Hollywood thriller, Consenting Adults.
^ "Ajnabee Review 1.5/5 | Ajnabee Movie Review | Ajnabee 2001 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 22 September 2001. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2022". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[1] "Ajnabee". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[auto-2] "Ajnabee – Movie". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[3] "Akshay and Bobby are no longer strangers". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Ajnabee is an action thriller and has been shot in Switzerland, Singapore and Mauritius, as also on a cruiseliner.

[4] "rediff.com, Movies: The Bobby Deol Interview". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. The film does have a lot of romance and action. But it's not based on Consenting Adults.

[5] "Ajnabee - rediff.com, Movies:The Rediff Review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023. Everyone knows it is a direct lift of the controversial Hollywood thriller, Consenting Adults.

[auto1-6] "Ajnabee Review 1.5/5 | Ajnabee Movie Review | Ajnabee 2001 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. 22 September 2001. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

[7] "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2022". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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