All four films starred big names from the Hindi film industry.
Bollywood films are the epitome of entertainment, be it comedy or romance. Do you know there are four superhit films, starring the biggest names, which share the same title? These 4 films were made within a time span of 54 years. Each film was a box-office hit. All four films were called Andaz. Let’s take a look at them. The first film title Andaz was made in the year 1949. The cast of the film included Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Cuckoo and Murad. It was directed and produced by Mehboob Khan. The music composer of the film was Naushad, and Majrooh Sultanpuri was the lyricist. It was a love triangle. When it was released, during that time, it became the highest-grossing Indian film.
The second film titled Andaz was released in the year 1971. The film featured Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini and Simi Garewal in the lead roles. This film was the directorial debut of Ramesh Sippy. The producer of the film was GP Sippy, and the screenplay was written by Salim-Javed and Sachin Bhowmick. The music in the film was handled by Shankar-Jaikishan, and Hasrat Jaipuri was the lyricist. Rajesh Khanna had a ten-minute cameo in the film, which is credited with making it a super hit.
The third Hindi film titled Andaz was made in the year 1994. The cast of the film included Anil Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Karishma Kapoor, Kader Khan, Raj Babbar, Shakti Kapoor, and Satish Kaushik. It was directed by David Dhawan, and the producer was Pahlaj Nihalani. Bappi Lahiri and Amar Mohile were the music composers for the film. It became the 13th highest-grossing film of the year. It was a remake of the Tamil film called Sundara Kandam, released in 1992.
The fourth and last film, Andaaz, was released in 2003. The film starred Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, and Lara Dutta in the lead roles. It was directed by Raj Kanwar, and Suneel Darshan was the producer. The film marked the debuts of Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta. Nadeem-Shravan was the music composer for this movie.