40 Fun Facts About Andaz Apna Apna

In Andaz Apna Apna, Crime Master Gogo boasts of being the nephew of which famous Bollywood villain?

Mogambo, the supervillain of the 1987 film Mr. India, is the uncle Gogo claims, tying the spoof to one of Hindi cinema's best-known bad guys.

The director of Andaz Apna Apna conceived Amar and Prem as human versions of which cartoon duo?

Tom and Jerry were the model: the plan was a story about two warring buddies, and the leads spend the film sabotaging each other.

In a 2014 Indian Express poll of Hindi comedies, Andaz Apna Apna ran a close second to which film?

Hera Pheri topped the poll narrowly, with Chennai Express a distant third on about a third as many votes.

Which Indian cricket star was a guest at the muhurat, the ceremonial first shot, of Andaz Apna Apna?

Sachin Tendulkar was there at the start of a shoot that dragged on for about three years, long enough to cause continuity slips.

Which actress plays the real secretary, who spends most of Andaz Apna Apna posing as the heiress?

Raveena Tandon plays the secretary, who is called Karishma, while Karisma Kapoor plays the heiress, who is called Raveena.

Which actor plays both the millionaire Ram Gopal Bajaj and the scheming Teja in Andaz Apna Apna?

Paresh Rawal plays the twin brothers, in the same year he won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for two other films.

Which actor earned a Filmfare Best Comedian nomination as Crime Master Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna?

Shakti Kapoor was a late replacement: the first choice for Gogo could not spare the dates, so he stepped in at the producer's request.

Which hill station are Amar and Prem heading for when they first meet in Andaz Apna Apna?

Ooty, in the Nilgiri hills of southern India, is where the heiress is staying, so both fortune hunters set off for it.

While filming Andaz Apna Apna, what did the crew do that shook the camera and forced a cut?

The crew laughed too hard: even the director of photography was shaking, so the take had to stop until the set calmed down.

In Andaz Apna Apna, Teja plots to steal Ram Gopal Bajaj's fortune once it is turned into what?

Diamonds are what every crook is chasing by the finale, and Ram Gopal gets them all back when the police arrest the gang.

Which actor plays the fast-talking Amar, a barber's son turned fortune hunter, in Andaz Apna Apna?

Aamir Khan plays Amar, and the part brought him a Filmfare Best Actor nomination, one of four nominations the comedy received.

Which actor plays Prem, who poses as a doctor to get into the heiress's house, in Andaz Apna Apna?

Salman Khan plays Prem, though his singing voice in the film is S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, who often sang for him in those years.

Which filmmaker, known until then for serious dramas, wrote and directed the comedy Andaz Apna Apna?

Rajkumar Santoshi wanted a change after serious films, so he and co-writer Dilip Shukla built a comedy around two bickering fortune hunters.

In Andaz Apna Apna, on what do rivals Amar and Prem first meet after leaving their home towns?

A bus is where the two size each other up as rivals while keeping up a friendly face, each chasing the same heiress.

From which foreign city does the heiress of Andaz Apna Apna come to India to look for a groom?

London is where the Bajaj family lives, and Teja's scheme is to take his twin's place and go back there as him.

In Andaz Apna Apna, what does Amar pretend to have lost along with his eyesight after a head injury?

His memory is the con: Amar fakes amnesia and blindness to stay in the house, and Prem arrives posing as a doctor to cure him.

In Andaz Apna Apna, what do Amar and Prem plan to stage to win Ram Gopal Bajaj's blessing?

A fake kidnapping is the plan, with the pair as heroic rescuers, but Robert and Bhalla grab the millionaire for real first.

In Andaz Apna Apna, Teja's henchmen Robert and Bhalla live in the heiress's house under what cover?

Servants is the cover: Teja plants the pair in the household so they can help him swap places with his rich twin.

Why has the heiress in Andaz Apna Apna swapped identities with her secretary?

To be loved for herself, not her money: she wants a groom who would choose her without the fortune, and it is Prem who falls for her.

Which actress appears as herself in the daydream that opens Andaz Apna Apna?

Juhi Chawla appears under her own name in Amar's daydream, a casting wink: the actor behind Amar had broken through opposite her in 1988.

Which star plays himself in an Andaz Apna Apna cameo that was first meant for Sunny Deol?

Govinda stepped in because Sunny Deol, who had starred in the director's first two films, was not available when the scene was shot.

Which actor plays the henchman Robert in both Andaz Apna Apna and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani?

Viju Khote brought Robert back 15 years later for the same director, long after playing the doomed bandit Kaalia in Sholay.

Which comedian, Sholay's Soorma Bhopali, plays Bankelal, the father of Prem, in Andaz Apna Apna?

Jagdeep plays Bankelal Bhopali, a surname he shares with his Sholay character; off screen he was the father of actor Javed Jaffrey.

Which Angoor comedian plays Murli Manohar, the barber father of Amar, in Andaz Apna Apna?

Deven Verma, a three-time Filmfare Best Comedian winner for Chori Mera Kaam, Chor Ke Ghar Chor and Angoor, plays the exasperated father of Amar.

Which comedy legend plays Johnny, the owner of Wah Wah Productions, in Andaz Apna Apna?

Mehmood's studio is an in-joke: his character owned one with the same name decades earlier in the comedy Pyar Kiye Jaa.

The actor who plays Bhalla in Andaz Apna Apna is the real-life son of which classic screen villain?

Ajit, the polished villain of Zanjeer and Yaadon Ki Baaraat, was the real-life father of the actor behind Bhalla.

Which actor-director was first offered Crime Master Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna but had no free dates?

Tinnu Anand had to pass, and the role went to a busy actor who took it as a favour to the producer, a family friend.

Which veteran villain actor lost his Andaz Apna Apna role when the character was cut for length?

Amrish Puri had starred in both of the director's earlier films, but his villain role here was dropped to keep the running time down.

The director of Andaz Apna Apna made his directing debut with which Sunny Deol action hit?

Ghayal won seven Filmfare Awards, including Best Director, and its success is what brought the comedy's producer to his door.

The actor who plays Amar promoted Andaz Apna Apna with a special appearance in which 1993 drama?

Damini came from the same director, and the cameo, in a stage-show dance number, plugged the comedy he was still shooting.

Shooting the climax of Andaz Apna Apna, the director tied his two feuding lead actresses to what?

A pillar: with his heroines not on speaking terms, the director bound them together for the scene and told them to talk it out.

The actor cast as Crime Master Gogo in Andaz Apna Apna took the part on what condition?

Night shoots only: he was already working three or four shifts a day on other films, so the dark hours were all he had free.

The climax of Andaz Apna Apna reworks which 1972 heist comedy starring Ashok Kumar and Pran?

Victoria No. 203 was a superhit in its own right and was remade twice in south India within two years.

Ullathai Allitha, a 1996 hit that borrowed scenes from Andaz Apna Apna, is in which language?

Tamil is the language: the film started slowly, became a hit by word of mouth, and was officially remade in Telugu as Veedevadandi Babu.

Andaz Naya Naya, an official remake of Andaz Apna Apna that was later shelved, was planned as what?

An animated film in 3D was the plan, but its producer shelved it about a third of the way in, doubting the market for Indian animation.

In April 2025, Andaz Apna Apna returned to cinemas 31 years after its release in what form?

A 4K restoration by Vinay Pictures and Prasad Film Labs put the one-time box-office disappointment back on the big screen.

Which singer joins S. P. Balasubrahmanyam on the Andaz Apna Apna duet Yeh Raat Aur Yeh Doorie?

Asha Bhosle sings it; in 2011 Guinness recognised her as the most recorded artist in music history.

Which composer wrote the songs for Andaz Apna Apna, set to lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri?

Tushar Bhatia wrote the songs, while the background score came from the composer of that year's hit Mohra soundtrack.

The writers of Andaz Apna Apna modelled the characters on which long-running American comic?

Archie comics were a model for the characters, and the script itself was only finished once the main cast had signed on.

The Hindi film title Andaz Apna Apna translates into English roughly as which phrase?

Everyone Has Their Own Style is the usual translation, and it suits two rivals who each trust their own way of conning an heiress.