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Aarzoo
Aarzoo (transl. Desire) is a 1999 Indian Hindi romantic
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action film directed by Lawrence D'Souza stars Madhuri Dixit,
Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and
Reema Lagoo. The film was primarily filmed in Mumbai, but
some scenes were filmed in London and Edinburgh. The film
was remade in Bengali Bangladesh as O Priya Tumi Kothay
(2002).

Plot
Dayashankar (Amrish Puri) is a wealthy NRI living in London
with his wife Parvati and daughter Pooja (Madhuri Dixit), who
is the apple of his eye. Dayashankar also takes care of his
deceased best friend's son Amar (Saif Ali Khan), who he
regards as a surrogate son, and has always wished that he
eventually marry Pooja. Studying in Edinburgh, Amar is
overjoyed when he is invited to stay with Dayashankar's family
in London. He eagerly prepares for his meeting with Pooja, DVD cover
with whom he has shared his childhood, and plans to ask her Directed by Lawrence
father for her hand in marriage as soon as possible. D'Souza
Story by Reema Rakesh
However, Pooja has other plans – she has fallen in love with
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Vijay (Akshay Kumar), a pilot and plans to marry him. This
bitterly disappoints Dayashankar, as he has already tacitly Produced by Vikas Mohan
promised Amar that he would marry Pooja. After some Starring Madhuri Dixit
convincing from Parvati and Amar, who has decided to give up Akshay Kumar
on marrying Pooja, Dayashankar agrees to his daughter's Saif Ali Khan
wishes. Though heartbroken, Amar puts on a brave face Paresh Rawal
during Vijay and Pooja's engagement and subsequent Amrish Puri
marriage. However, tragedy strikes soon afterward as Vijay is Cinematography Lawrence
declared dead in an aviation accident. Consequently, Pooja D'Souza
becomes a widow and becomes severely depressed; to make Edited by R Rajendran
matters worse, she finds out she is pregnant with Vijay's child.
Music by Songs:
Her father tells her to abort the child with the fear of society
Anu Malik
looking down upon their family and claims they will call her
Background
son a "bastard". Amar then tells Pooja he will take the
Score:
responsibility to marry her and give the child his name. Amar
Surinder Sodhi
willingly accepts this marriage and takes on the role of father
to Pooja's baby boy. When Pooja realises that Amar has always Release date 19 March 1999
loved her, she begins to reciprocate his feelings. Country India
Language Hindi
In a twist of fate, after a few years the police reveal that Vijay
is very much alive, and after his recovery he goes back to the Budget ₹ 5 crore
UK to reclaim Pooja. Pooja is overjoyed to see him, but when Box office ₹ 9 crore

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