Who is Baazigar?
Baazigar (transl. Gambler) is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Venus Movies. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles, while Siddharth, Shilpa Shetty (in her film debut), Dalip Tahil, and Johnny Lever appear in supporting roles, with Raakhee in a special appearance. Its soundtrack was composed by Anu Malik. An unofficial remake of the 1991 American film A Kiss Before Dying, the film is about a young man seeking to avenge the fall of his family by taking to crime. Baazigar was Khan's breakthrough role as the sole lead (his first as an antihero), along with being his eighth film out of eighty throughout his 30-year career, Kajol's first commercial success and Shetty's film debut. Baazigar was released on 12 November 1993, coinciding with the festival of Diwali. Made on a budget of ₹40 million, the film was declared a blockbuster at the box office with a worldwide gross of ₹320 million. Apart from emerging as a maj...
