Aitraaz

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Aitraaz  is a 2004 Bollywood romantic thriller film produced by Subhash Ghai under the banner of Mukta Arts and was directed by Abbas-Mustan. Loosely based on the 1994 Hollywood film Disclosure, the film relates the story of man accused of sexual harassment by his female boss. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles, making it the third film collaboration between Kumar and Chopra after highly successful films Andaaz and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. The film also stars Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Annu Kapoor in the supporting roles. The music of the film was composed by Himesh Reshammiya with lyrics written by Sameer.

The film was released worldwide on 12 November 2004 to positive reviews with major praise directed to Chopra’s performance. The film was noted for exploring a bold theme of “sexual harassment” which was first in the Hindi cinema. Chopra earned wide critical acclaim for the role of the seductress Mrs. Sonia Roy, an ambitious woman who accuses her employee of Sexual harassment. The film went on to gross approximately INR240 million (US$3.8 million) at the domestic box-office and proved a commercial success. Aitraaz received a number of nominations and won several awards particularly for Chopra. At the 50th Filmfare Awards, the film received two nomination including Best Supporting Actress for Chopra and won her the Best Performance in a Negative Role, becoming the second and final actress to win the award after Kajol (the category was discontinued in 2008). The film was remade in Kannada as Shrimathi.

Cast

  • Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra
  • Kareena Kapoor as Priya Saxena/Malhotra
  • Priyanka Chopra as Mrs. Sonia Roy
  • Amrish Puri as Ranjit Roy
  • Anu Kapoor as Barrister Ram Chauthrani
  • Paresh Rawal as Advocate Patel
  • Vivek Shauq as Rakesh Sharma
  • Preeti Puri as Jenny (Raj’s secretary)
  • Upasna Singh as Kanchan
  • Dinesh Lamba as Ram Choitrani’s assistant
  • Anil Nagrath as the Magistrate / Judge