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Awara Paagal Deewana is a film of genre Comedy directed by Vikram Bhatt released in USA on 21 june 2002 with Akshay Kumar
Awara Paagal Deewana (2002)
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Add to a movie listAwara Paagal Deewana (Hindi: आवारा पागल दीवाना, English: Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Bollywood action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It is a remake of The Whole Nine Yards.
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The story centres on the legacy of a dead Indian underworld don (Om Puri), who dies of a heart attack at the beginning of the film. He leaves diamonds worth $200mn at the New York Bank, to be distributed equally between his son Vikrant (Rahul Dev), his daughter Preeti (Preeti Jhangiani), and Preeti's husband Guru Gulab Khatri (Akshay Kumar). To claim the diamonds, all three benefactors must be present at the bank or, if dead, their death certificates must be presented.Actors
Akshay Kumar
(Guru Gulab Khatri)
Aftab Shivdasani
(Dr. Anmol Acharya)
Suniel Shetty
(Yeda Anna)
Paresh Rawal
(Manilal Patel)
Preeti Jhangiani
(Preeti)
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