Aitraaz

Aitraaz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas–Mustan
Screenplay by
  • Shiraz Ahmed
  • Shyam Goel
Based onDisclosure
by Barry Levinson
Produced bySubhash Ghai
Starring
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Music bySongs:
Himesh Reshammiya
Background Score:
Salim–Sulaiman
Production
company
Mukta Arts
Distributed byZee Films
Release date
  • 12 November 2004 (2004-11-12)
Running time
159 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget11 crore[2]
Box office26 crore[2]

Aitraaz (transl. Objection) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic psychological thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Subhash Ghai. It stars Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor.

Aitraaz tells the story of a man accused of sexual harassment by his female superior, and was released on 12 November 2004 to positive reviews. Chopra received widespread critical acclaim for her performance. Loosely based on the 1994 film Disclosure,[3] the film was a major commercial success grossing 260 million at the box office against a budget of 110 million, and has been noted for its bold subject of male sexual harassment.

Aitraaz received several accolades, particularly for Chopra. At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Chopra was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress and Best Villain, winning the latter and thus becoming the second (and final)[a] actress to win the award.[4] Chopra also won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress and the Screen Award for Best Villain. The film received ten nominations at the 2005 IIFA Awards, winning three.

  1. ^ "Aitraaz (2004)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Aitraaz – Movie". Box Office India.
  3. ^ "No ripoffs, please". Telegraph India. 24 May 2009.
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