
Rajeev Verma as Eeshwar Singhaniya, Karan and Jiya's father, Kajal's father in law. Navni Parihar as Kiran Malhotra, Raj's sister in law, raised him and loved him as her own child. Pankaj Dheer as Rohit Malhotra, Raj's elder brother. Aman Verma as Karan Singhania, 1st husband of Kajal, a business tycoon, a commercial pilot who dies in a chopper crash after just two months of marriage. Priyanka Chopra as Jiya Singhania, Karan's sister, Kajal's sister in law and have a crush on Raj. Lara Dutta as Kajal Karan Singhania/ Kajal Raj Malhotra, best friend of Raj, wife of Karan Singhania, sister in law of Jiya and later on the wife of Raj. Akshay Kumar as Flight lieutenant Raj Malhotra, Kajal's best friend and later on husband (2nd husband ). The film ends with Jiya participating in Raj and Kajal's wedding ceremony. Emotionally, Jiya reveals that she wanted Raj and Kajal to accept their feelings for each other in front of the world. An irate Raj places the wedding sindoor on Kajal's head, indicating he has now married Kajal and no one has the right to question their relationship. Angrily, Jiya states that Raj and Kajal will never be able to forget their past love for each other, regardless of the fact that Raj is supposed to be marrying Jiya. Raj asks Kajal not to allow herself to be married off against her will. At Raj and Jiya's engagement, Kajal comes to know that her family has arranged her for engagement as well. Jiya notices their increasing closeness and suggests to her father that Kajal is married off. Raj helps Kajal recover from her depression and enables her to face life again. Kajal blames herself for Karan's death and even attempts suicide. It is revealed that Kajal is now a widow after Karan's death in a helicopter crash, in which Kajal survived. While visiting Jiya's family, Raj learns that Kajal is Jiya's sister-in-law. Finally, Raj gives in and decides to marry Jiya and move on with his life. Raj's family reveals that they had hoped Raj would marry Jiya. During Karva Chauth, Jiya performs the rituals that a wife typically does for a husband but Raj becomes angry and asks Jiya to leave. Jiya makes several attempts to impress Raj, however, he still doesn't fall for her. After completing his training, Raj goes back to India where he finds that Jiya has already arrived and is living as a paying guest with his family. Jiya falls in love with Raj due to his clean personality, but Raj is unable to forget Kajal. Thereafter the Malhotras move to Nainital, and Raj relocates to Cape Town, South Africa for training.ĭuring a visit to a club, Raj meets the vivacious and fun-loving Jiya (Priyanka Chopra). Hurt by the fact that she did not see his feelings for her despite being Raj's best friend, Kajal asks him to move on with his life. Kajal and Karan get married and during the reception party, Kajal comes to know of Raj's feelings for her. Raj tells Kajal that Karan is the best life partner for her, and does not reveal his true feelings. After his training is over, he rushes to Kajal to propose to her, only to find out that she is in love with multimillionaire businessman, Karan Singhania (Aman Verma). Raj is recruited by the Indian Air Force and goes for training for a year and a half. However, Kajal sees him only as her best friend. Raj secretly loves Kajal and is waiting for the right time to propose to her. Years later the two continue to be fast friends, and everyone expects them to marry soon. Kajal encourages Raj to walk, and he succeeds. When the Malhotras move to Dehra Dun, Raj befriends their neighbor, young tomboy Kajal (Lara Dutta), as both share a common passion for airplanes. Due to psychological reasons, he cannot walk even after the fracture heals. After an accident fractures his leg, he is unable to walk for some time. Young Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) lives with his elder brother, Rohit, his sister-in-law, Kiran, and his niece. At the 49th Filmfare Awards, Andaaz received five nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Chopra, winning two awards in the Best Female Debut category for Dutta and Chopra.
The film won several awards and nominations at various award ceremonies across India. Andaaz was deemed the 'first Universal Hit of the year'. The film was a major box-office success, grossing ₹288 million at the box-office. Made on a budget of ₹80 million, the film was released on to mixed reviews from critics, with praise directed towards performances of Dutta and Chopra, the cinematography and the music. The music of the film was composed by Nadeem-Shravan with lyrics written by Sameer. The film tells the story of Raj (Kumar) and his romantic relationship with two girls, Kajal and Jiya (Dutta and Chopra). It stars Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. Andaaz (English: Style) is a 2003 Indian romantic musical film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Suneel Darshan.