Judaai (1997 film)
Judaai (transl. Separation) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Raj Kanwar. It stars Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Urmila Matondkar. Kader Khan, Farida Jalal, Johnny Lever, Paresh Rawal, Upasana Singh and Saeed Jaffrey feature in supporting roles. Poonam Dhillon makes a special appearance. A remake of the 1994 Telugu movie Subhalagnam which was inspired by the 1991 Kannada film Ajagajantara and the 1993 American movie Indecent Proposal, the plot revolves around the travails of a greedy wife Kajal (Sridevi), who lured by wealth, convinces her husband (Kapoor) to marry a second time.
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| Directed by | Raj Kanwar |
| Written by | Prakash Raj S.V. Krishna Reddy Jainendra Jain |
| Based on | Subhalagnam by S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | Surinder Kapoor Boney Kapoor |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Sridevi Urmila Matondkar |
| Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Distributed by | S.K. Film Enterprises Eros Entertainment |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹6.30 crore |
| Box office | ₹28.77 crore |
Some portions of the movie were filmed in Thun, Switzerland. Upon release, the film was a major commercial success grossing ₹28.77 crores against its ₹6.30 crores budget, becoming the Eighth highest grossing Indian film of 1997. The film was widely praised for the performances of the lead actresses.