| Fiza | |
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 Poster of the movie, Fiza | |
| Directed by | Khalid Mohammed |
| Produced by | Pradeep Guha |
| Written by | Khalid Mohammed Javed Siddiqui |
| Starring | Jaya Bachchan Karisma Kapoor Hrithik Roshan Neha |
| Music by | Anu Malik |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Editing by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Release date(s) | September 8, 2000 |
| Running time | 167 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi Urdu |
Fiza (Hindi: फ़ीज़ा, Urdu: ﻓﻀﺎ) is a 2000 Indian film directed and written by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Jaya Bachchan, Karisma Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan. Although the film failed at the box office, it was well acclaimed by critics. Originally Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan were supposed to have cameo appearances, but their scenes were removed due to considerations about the length of the running time.
Synopsis
Six years after Fiza's (Karisma Kapoor) brother, Aman (played by Hrithik Roshan) disappears during the 1993 Mumbai riots, she goes to look for him. When she does find him, to her horror she sees that he has joined a terrorist group.
She forces him to come home, and he finally re-unites with their mother (played by Jaya Bachchan). However his allegiance and thoughts make him want to return to the terrorist network, led by Murad Khan (Manoj Bajpai). A confrontation with two men who harass Fiza leads to Aman revealing his involvement with the terrorist network in front of his sister, mother and the police. His mother's grief and disappointment eventually lead her to commit suicide.
Fiza tries once more to find her brother, with the help of Aniruddh (Bikram Saluja). Aman has been sent on a mission to kill two powerful politicians; when he does succeed in assassinating them, his own terrorist group tries to kill him. He escapes and Fiza follows him. They confront each other and with the police closing in on him, he asks her to kill him. After much persuasion Fiza kills her brother. Aman dies saying the first Kalma in Islam, Laa ila ha illallah, Mohammad dur Rasullullah
Audience Response
The film was critically acclaimed but did not do well at the box office. Audiences praised the three lead performances. Karisma Kapoor in particular was applauded for her performance as a disillusioned sister. She also won the IIFA Best Actress Award for her performance as did Jaya Bachchan in the best supporting actress category. They also both won Filmfare Awards in the best actress and best supporting actress categories.
The movie was also the main winner at the BFJA Awards, taking the Best Director for Khalid Mohammed, Best Actor for Hrithik Roshan, Best Actress for Karisma Kapoor and Best Supporting Actress for Jaya Bachchan.
Awards
Filmfare Awards
Won
- Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor
- Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan
Nominated
- Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
- Best Cinematography - Santosh Sivan
- Best Male Playback - Sonu Nigam for "Tu Hawa Hai"
- Best Female Playback - Sunidhi Chauhan for "Mehboob Mere"
- Best Music Director - Anu Malik
- Best Lyricist - Gulzar for "Aaja Mahiya"
IIFA Awards
- Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor
- Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan
BFJA Awards
- Best Director - Khalid Mohammed
- Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan
- Best Actress - Karisma Kapoor
- Best Supporting Actress - Jaya Bachchan
Cast
- Jaya Bachchan ... Nishatbi Ikramullah
- Karisma Kapoor ... Fiza Ikramullah
- Hrithik Roshan ... Amaan Ikramullah
- Neha ... Shenaz
- Asha Sachdev ... Ulfat
- Bikram Saluja ... Anirudh
- Isha Koppikar ... Gitanjali
- Johnny Lever ... Laughing Club Comic
- Manoj Bajpai ... Murad Khan (Guest Appearance)
- Sushmita Sen ... Dancer (Special Appearance)
Music
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| Studio album by Anu Malik | |||||
| Released | 2000 (India) | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Label | Tips Music Films | ||||
| Producer | Anu Malik | ||||
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The movie soundtrack contents 8 songs composed by Anu Malik, except for Piya Haji Ali being composed by A R Rahman. The album was one of the most popular soundtracks of the year. [3] It features hit songs like Aaja Mahiya, Tu Fiza Hai and Mehboob Mere which was performed by Sushmita Sen as an Item number.
| Song | Singer(s) |
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| Aaja Mahiya | Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik |
| Aankh Milaoongi | Asha Bhosle |
| Gaya Gaya Dil | Sonu Nigam |
| Mehboob Mere | Sunidhi Chauhan, Karsan Sargathia |
| Mere Watan | Shaukat Ali, Zubeen Garg |
| Na Leke Jao | Jaspinder Narula |
| Piya Haji Ali | Ghulam Mushtafa, A R Rahman, Srinivas |
| Tu Fiza Hai | Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam |
