Awara Paagal Deewana
Awara Paagal Deewana (transl. Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It has a plot loosely inspired by The Whole Nine Yards, and features action scenes choreographed by stunt director Dion Lam, who worked on The Matrix and Hong Kong action films. It features Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Preeti Jhangiani, Aarti Chhabria, Amrita Arora and Rahul Dev.
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| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Written by | Neeraj Vora (dialogues) |
| Story by | Mangesh Kulkarni Anand Vardhan |
| Produced by | A. G. Nadiadwala Firoz A. Nadiadwala |
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| Cinematography | Pravin Bhatt |
| Edited by | Amit Saxena |
| Music by | Anu Malik Franco Vaz(score) |
Production company | Base Industries Group |
| Distributed by | Shemaroo Entertainment Pen India Limited |
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Running time | 164 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹13 crore |
| Box office | ₹27.5 crore |
Awara Paagal Deewana released worldwide on 20 June 2002 and received mixed reviews from critics. The film was notable for lavish and exotic song picturizations, action scenes by Akshay Kumar and performances of Paresh Rawal and Johnny Lever.
A sequel, Awara Paagal Deewana 2, is in development as of 2023.