Aitraaz

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

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Abbas–Mustan

Screenplay by Shiraz Ahmed

Shyam Goel

Produced by Subhash Ghai

Starring Akshay Kumar

Priyanka Chopra
Kareena Kapoor
Cinematography Ravi Yadav
Edited by Hussain
A. Burmawala

Music by Songs:
Himesh Reshammiya
Background Score:
Salim-Sulaiman

Production Mukta Arts

company

Distributed by Zee Films

Release date 12 November 2004

Running time 159 minutes[1]

Country India

Language Hindi

Budget ₹8 crore[2]

Box office ₹26 crore[2]

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, the film was a commercial
success grossing ₹260 million at the box office against a budget of ₹80 million, and has been
noted for its bold subject of 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.[3] 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.

Plot
Raj Malhotra, an orphan settled at a rented house, is a product engineer for mobile
manufacturing company Voice Mobiles. Junior lawyer Priya Saxena visits his house for an
interview, mistaking him as his neighbour friend Barrister Ram Chotrani. Raj develops a love at
first sight for Priya, who also accepts him and they get happily married.

2 years later, Priya is pregnant with Raj's child. They move into their own house, a bungalow, and
expect Raj's promotion to CEO. On the company's anniversary, its chairman and Raj's boss Ranjit
Roy arrives with his third much younger wife Sonia Kapoor Roy, which stuns Raj. Sonia, being the
new chairperson and managing director, appoints his friend Rakesh as CEO and Raj on the board
of directors.

A flashback is revealed that 5 years ago, Raj used to live in Cape Town, South Africa where he
worked in MTN Mobile company where he one day came across Sonia who was a model. They
fell in love and began a live-in relationship, though Raj always felt insecure due to explicit men
reactions on Sonia's modelling photos. Upon knowing she was pregnant, Raj wished to marry her
but she refused and decided to abort the child to pursue her ambitions of wealth, fame and
power thinking marriage and child as burden. As a result, they broke up.

Back to the present, Rakesh informs Raj about a defect in the company's new mobile handset,
which causes calls to be simultaneously placed to two people—the intended recipient and
another random person from the phone's contact list. Raj needs Sonia's authorisation to stop
production, and thus visits her at her house. She makes provocative and sexually explicit
statements to Raj though he ignores. Later when he dials Rakesh's number, the phone slips down
as Sonia comes and sticks to him from the back. Shocked, Raj rejects her advances but Sonia
attempts to seduce him. However, he leaves her again.

Next day, Raj learns Sonia has falsely accused him of sexual harassment and attempted rape
and that Ranjit demanded that he resign quietly as to not negatively impact the company. At the
end of the day, Priya finds the resignation letter in his jacket pocket and asks why. Raj explains
what happened the night he visited Sonia and had gotten counsel from Ram earlier who advised
him to not chase up the matter. Priya, however feels differently and encourages Raj to not resign,
explaining that the lie will be assumed as the truth if he does. Raj gives his case to Ram which
goes court, gaining massive media attention, affecting Raj negatively.

Raj's bank manager returns from abroad sometime after Raj's first court hearing with a genuine
tape that recorded his visit at Sonia's house due to the defect in the handset. After playing it
back with Ram and Priya, Ram submits the tape for forensic testing. However, upon retrieving
the tape, Ram is injured in an accident, which was secretly orchestrated by Sonia. Ram's
assistant swaps the tape for a destroyed fake one and has it delivered to Sonia, who destroys it.
She phones Raj and tells him to meet with her if he wants to have his normal life back.
Unbeknownst to Raj however, Priya is also listening to the call. Sonia fantasises of Raj giving in
to her but is informed that Priya wants to meet with her instead of Raj. Priya then enters her
office and Sonia states that she can save Raj for a price; he would be a keep-man for her for life.
Priya refuses the offer and challenges that she can save Raj from going to jail.

With Ram recovering in the hospital, Priya decides to pick up the case as Raj's lawyer. She
exposes Sonia and Raj's past relationship and plays Rakesh's voice mail. This ends up in
revealing that Rakesh's phone had saved the message. It turns out that Sonia married Ranjit for
money, power and status but as he couldn't satisfy her sexually, she tried to resume her relation
with Raj.

In the end, Priya wins the case and Ranjit files for divorce from Sonia for the latter's infidelity.
Guilt-stricken and humiliated, Sonia commits suicide by jumping from the office's building.

Months later, Raj and Priya walk with their newborn child as the story ends.
Cast
The cast is listed below:[4]

Akshay Kumar as Raj Malhotra

Priyanka Chopra as Sonia Kapoor Roy
Kareena Kapoor as Advocate Priya Raj
Malhotra
Amrish Puri as Ranjit Roy
Annu Kapoor as Barrister Ram Chotrani
Paresh Rawal as Advocate Ravi Patel
Vivek Shauq as Rakesh Sharma
Preeti Puri as Jenny
Upasana Singh as Kanchan Chotrani
Dinesh Lamba as Garv
 Anil Nagrath as Judge Anupam
Choudhary

Production

The cast of Aitraaz photographed on the sets

The director duo Abbas–Mustan took inspiration from National Basketball Association player
Kobe Bryant, who was accused of rape by a fan;[5] they began developing the film after reading
about his sexual-assault case in the newspapers.[6] Regarding the film's unusual title, they said
the word aitraaz was colloquial and suited the subject.[6] Shyam Goel and Shiraz Ahmed wrote
the screenplay. Hussain A. Burmawala and R. Verman were responsible for film editing and art
direction, respectively.[7]

The film was announced in October 2003 by producer Subhash Ghai, to commemorate the 25th
anniversary of his production company Mukta Arts.[8] The media reported that Akshay Kumar,
Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra were cast in lead roles, making it the third film
collaboration between Kumar and Chopra after the highly successful Andaaz (2003) and Mujhse
Shaadi Karogi (2004).[8][9] Kumar was cast as Raj, a working man accused of rape at his
workplace; Kapoor portrayed his supportive wife, who goes to extremes to defend him.[5]
According to the directors, Kumar was cast against type; he generally played action heroes, and
they wanted him to underplay his character.[6] Abbas–Mustan, known for stylish thrillers and
intriguing antagonists,[b] cast Chopra in her first negative role.[9] She plays a woman, married to a
business magnate more than twice her age, who seeks revenge by falsely accusing her former
lover of raping her. Chopra was initially apprehensive about such a bold character, due to the
controversial theme of sexual harassment, but Abbas–Mastan and Subhash Ghai convinced her
to accept the role.[10][11] The director duo had previously offered her the lead in their 2002 thriller
Humraaz, which she could not accept.[12]

Kumar described his character as "realistic" and a "new-age metrosexual" man. The actor
revealed that he enjoyed the strengths and weaknesses of his character, adding "[he] is not
afraid to show his feelings and does not feel emasculated by his situation."[13] Kumar further
stated: "There's a quiet dignity and heroism associated with my character. He doesn't fight for
applause. He fights for his convictions."[13] In an interview with The Tribune, Kapoor remarked
that Indian women would identify with her character.[14] She said her character "stand[s] by [Raj]
in his moment of distress and helplessness, like every Indian woman would."[14] Chopra
described her character Sonia as "charming and focused", commenting that her "philosophy is
that she has to achieve her goals at any cost. She knows one thing: that nothing can come in
between her desires and herself."[11] Owing to her conservative upbringing, Chopra found it
difficult to identify with her "man-eater role".[10] Playing an "extremely negative character" proved
a challenge, and she had to mentally prepare herself for an hour before each scene.[15]

Manish Malhotra and Vikram Phadnis designed the costumes and the cinematography was
handled by Ravi Yadav.[7] The film was mainly shot in Cape Town, Goa, Pune and Mumbai.[6]
Chopra, who was simultaneously filming four other productions, revealed that because of her
busy schedule the producers of her other films had to move their sets to the Filmistan Studio,
where Aitraaz was being made.[12] She wept during filming of the sexual-harassment scene; it
took the directors several hours to remind her she was only playing a character, and further
filming was postponed.[16] The music video of the title track "Aitraaz – I Want to Make Love to
You" with Kumar and Chopra was shot in one take with a Steadicam.[17] Salim–Sulaiman
composed the background score for the film.[7]

Soundtrack
 Aitraaz
Soundtrack album by Himesh Reshammiya

Released 24 September 2004

Recorded 2004

Venue Mumbai

Genre Feature film

soundtrack

Length 72:16

Language Hindi

Label Sony Music

Sony BMG
Tips Music Films

Producer Himesh Reshammiya

Himesh Reshammiya chronology

 Shukriya Aitraaz Aabra Ka
(2004) (2004) Daabra
(2004)

Aitraaz's soundtrack was composed by Himesh Reshammiya, with lyrics by Sameer. The album
contains fifteen songs: seven original, and eight remixes. The vocals were performed by Udit
Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Adnan Sami, K.K., and Alisha Chinai. It was released on
24 September 2004 by Sony Music India.[18]

The soundtrack was generally well received by music critics, who praised its lyrics and vocals.
Planet Bollywood gave a rating of 7 out of 10, calling it a "good album".[19] Joginder Tuteja of
Bollywood Hungama rated the album 3 out of 5, praising "I Want To Make Love To You" (all three
versions): "Sunidhi Chauhan is excellent in this wonderfully-composed track that shocks
everyone with the intensity of the lyrics and the music". He concluded, "Except for two or three
average songs here and there, the majority of songs in Aitraaz do keep you engaged".[20]

The music topped charts on a number of platforms in India.[21] The soundtrack was one of the
best-selling Bollywood soundtracks of the year, with 1.5 million units sold according to Box
Office India.[22]

All lyrics are written by Sameer; all music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya
Track listing[20]
No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Aankhen Bandh Udit 4:41
Karke" Narayan,
Alka Yagnik
2. "Tala Tum Tala Alka Yagnik, 6:58
Tum" Jayesh
Gandhi, Udit
Narayan
3. "Woh Tassavvur" Udit 5:24
Narayan,
Alka Yagnik
4. "Nazar Aa Raha Udit 5:07
Hai" Narayan,
Alka Yagnik
 5. "Gela Gela Gela" Adnan Sami, 4:42
Sunidhi
Chauhan
6. "Aitraaz – I Want Sunidhi 5:11
to Make Love to Chauhan
You"
7. "Yeh Dil Tumpe K.K., Alisha 5:23
Aa Gaya" Chinai
8. "Aitraaz – I Want Kunal 5:10
to Make Love to Ganjawala
You (Male)"
9. "Aankhen Bandh Udit 5:00
Karke (Close Narayan,
Your Eyes Mix)" Alka Yagnik
10. "Gela Gela Gela Adnan Sami, 4:00
 (The Dance on Sunidhi
the Beach Mix)" Chauhan
11. "Woh Tassavvur Udit 4:00
(Love is Forever Narayan,
Mix)" Alka Yagnik
12. "Tala Tum Tala Alka Yagnik, 5:00
Tum (The Jayesh
Cyclonic Dance Gandhi, Udit
Mix)" Narayan
13. "Nazar Aa Raha Udit 4:00
Hai" Narayan,
Alka Yagnik
14. "Yeh Dil Tumpe K.K., Alisha 5:00
Aa Gaya (The Chinai
 Slip and Slide
Mix)"
15. "Aitraaz – I Want Sunidhi 4:00
to Make Love to Chauhan
You (The
Passion Mix)"

Marketing and release

The first-look poster of the film, with the tagline "In the world of women, you either play by their
rules or else ...", was received positively by critics;[23][24] the film's trailers were also well received.
In October 2004, exclusive footage from the film was screened to the trade experts and critics,
creating a positive buzz. The film's trailers and the film's music aided its marketing.[21]

Made on a production and marketing budget of ₹80 million, Aitraaz released on 375 screens on
12 November 2004 during the festive Diwali weekend.[25] It clashed with three other major
releases: Veer-Zaara, the coloured version of Mughal-e-Azam, and Naach. The film opened to
excellent occupancy in metros and decent at other places. It was the second-best playing
release of the week after Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara.[26][27] According to Box Office India, the film
grossed approximately ₹45 million on its opening weekend and ₹76 million in its first week at the
domestic box office.[25] After its run, Aitraaz grossed over ₹278 million at the box office,
becoming the tenth highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year.[28] The film was deemed a
commercial success.[25]
The DVD of the film was released on 6 December 2004 across all regions in a PAL-format single
disc.[29] Distributed by Shemaroo Entertainment, it included a making-of-the-film segment and a
photo gallery.[30] The VCD version was released at the same time,[30] and Zee Network bought
the exclusive broadcast rights.[31] Aitraaz made its Indian television premiere on 30 October
2005 on Zee Cinema.[32] The film was remade in Kannada as Shrimathi (2011), starring Upendra,
Priyanka Trivedi and Celina Jaitley.[33]

Critical response

Critics were particularly

appreciative of Priyanka Chopra's
performance.

Aitraaz received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its direction, music and
performances, particularly Chopra's.[34][35][36] It was noted for its bold treatment of sexual
harassment.[37] Several critics observed that the premise was similar to the American film
Disclosure (1994).[37][38] Writing for the BBC, critic Jay Mamtora praised the film's theme, music
and performances, and remarked that "Abbas-Mustaan have done a good job in 'Indianising' the
whole concept". He went on to describe it as "a gripping edge of the seat drama that keeps
viewers glued to their seats".[39] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated the film 3.5 out of 5,
calling it "a well-crafted thriller" and complimenting the directors' opting for "a theme that has
been untouched on the Indian screen so far" and the film's "dramatic moments".[37]

Like Mamtora, Adarsh believed that the film belonged entirely to Priyanka Chopra, and was
impressed with her understanding of the character, writing that "She sneaks her way through the
role like an expert, drawing audience hatred the way a magnet collects iron filings."[37] He also
complimented the performances by Kapoor and Kumar.[37] Patcy N of Rediff.com noted the film's
appeal to the general public, finding its subject matter "something different from the standard
fare on offer". She also praised the music and choreography.[40] Writing for India Today, film critic
Anupama Chopra lauded Chopra's "impressive" performance, and deemed the film "good
timepass".[41]

Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu commented that "though the first half of the movie is well-paced,
the second half sags with the songs and twists forced into the plot to buy time", but stated that it
was "passable with its slick production, a few funny lines, glam quotient and star appeal."[38]
Subhash K. Jha criticised the film's "dishy digressions" and "peripheral sub-plots", rating it 2 out
of 5 overall, but was impressed with the court scene, which he considered "splendid". He also
found Chopra's performance to be a triumph, remarking: "A star is born! As the predatory social-
climbing seductress who can go to any length to satiate her lust for life, Priyanka Chopra rocks
the scene like never before." Jha believed that Kareena was miscast and seemed a little
awkward in a non-glamorous role, but "comes into her own in the climactic courtroom
sequence",[42] a sentiment echoed by Jitesh Pillai in his review for The Times of India. Pillai gave
a rating of 3 out of 5 and noted that "it isn't drama that directors were striving for, yet the film
works."[43]

Accolades
 Recipient(s) and
Award Category Result Ref.
nominee(s)

Bengal Film Journalists' [3]

Best Actress Won
Association Awards

Best Supporting
Priyanka Chopra Nominated
Actress [3]
Filmfare Awards [44]
Best Performance in a
Won
Negative Role

Best Director Abbas–Mustan Nominated [45]

Global Indian Film Awards [46]
Best Villain Female Priyanka Chopra Won

Best Actress Kareena Kapoor Nominated

Best Supporting Actor Paresh Rawal Nominated

Best Music Director Himesh Reshamiya Nominated

Sameer (for song "Woh

Best Lyricist Nominated
Tassavvur")

Udit Narayan (for song

Best Male Playback Nominated
"Aankhen Bandh Karke") [47]
International Indian Film [48]
Alka Yagnik (for song
Academy Awards Best Female Playback Nominated [49]
"Aankhen Bandh Karke")

Shiraz Ahmed, Shyam

Best Story Nominated
Goel

Best Editing Hussain A. Burmawala Won

Best Sound Recording Rakesh Rajan Won

Best Sound Re-

Anup Dev Won
Recording

Producers Guild Film Best Actress in a [50]

Priyanka Chopra Nominated
Awards Supporting Role

Best Actor in a
Priyanka Chopra Won
Negative Role [44]
Screen Awards [51]
Akshay Kumar, Priyanka
Jodi No. 1 Nominated
Chopra
 Recipient(s) and
Award Category Result Ref.
nominee(s)

Star of the Year –

Stardust Awards Akshay Kumar[c] Nominated [52]
Male

Best Actor in a
Priyanka Chopra Nominated
Negative Role
Zee Cine Awards [53]
Best Music Director Himesh Reshamiya Nominated

Best Lyricist Sameer Nominated

Explanatory notes

a. The award was discontinued in 2008.

b. Examples include Shah Rukh Khan in
1993's Baazigar, Arbaaz Khan in 1996's
Daraar, Akshay Kumar 2001's Ajnabee and
Akshaye Khanna in 2002's Humraaz.[9]
c. Also for Khakee.

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Further reading

Chowdhury, Purna (2010). "Bollywood

Babes: Body and Female Desire in the
Bombay Films Since the Nineties and
Darr, Mohra and Aitraaz: A Tropic
 Discourse" (https://books.google.com/b
ooks?id=p3OqmW_tQYIC&pg=PA67) . In
Mehta, Rini Bhattacharya;
Pandharipande, Rajeshwari V. (eds.).
Bollywood and Globalization: Indian
Popular Cinema, Nation, and Diaspora.
Anthem Press. pp. 67–71. ISBN 978-
1843318330.

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a.com/movie/aitraaz/cast/) at
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Aitraaz (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0
418460/) at IMDb
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