| Awaraa Paagal Deewana | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Vikram Bhatt |
| Written by | Anand Vardhan Mangesh Kulkarni (Story & Screenplay) Neeraj Vora (Dialogues) |
| Produced by | A. G. Nadiadwala Firoz A. Nadiadwala |
| Starring | |
| 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 [1] |
| Box office | ₹27.5 crore [1] |
Awara Paagal Deewana (Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. Anu Malik composed the film score with lyrics by Sameer. The plot is loosely based on the 2000 American film The Whole Nine Yards.[2] Dion Lam, who worked on The Matrix and Hong Kong action films was the stunt director.[3] The film's cast includes Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Preeti Jhangiani, Aarti Chhabria, Amrita Arora and Rahul Dev.
Awara Paagal Deewana was released on 20 June 2002 to a global audience. It received mixed reviews from critics. The film was notable for lavish and exotic song images, action scenes by Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and performances by Paresh Rawal and Johnny Lever.[4][5]
In 2023, a sequel, Awara Paagal Deewana 2, was in development.[6]
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- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Akshay Kumar and director Ahmed Khan in talks for Firoz Nadiadwala's Awara Paagal Deewana 2". Pinkvilla. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.