Baazigar Directed by Abbas-Mustan Produced by Ganesh Jain Written by Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana Javed Siddiqui Starring Shah Rukh Khan Kajol Siddharth Ray Shilpa Shetty Raakhee Music by Anu Malik Cinematography Thomas A. Xavier Distributed by Eros Labs /Warner Bros. Release dates 12 November 1993 Running time 182 minutes Country India Language Hindi Box office est.₹74.5 million Baazigar (Gambler ) is a 1993 Indian crime thriller film directed by Abbas – Mustan starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol in lead roles. It is a contemporary thriller about a young man who stops at nothing to get what he wants. This was Shah Rukh Khan's breakthrough role as the sole lead and Kajol's first commercial success. [2] Actress Shilpa Shetty was supposed to debut with film Gaata Rahe Mera Dil , however, the film remained unreleased and this was her debut movie. [3] Baazigar was the first film in which Shah Rukh Khan played the role of an anti-hero [4] and also the first film which earned Khan a Filmfare Award for Best Actor. [5] Initially Salman Khan was the first choice to play the lead in the film. [6][7] Baazigar was a major commercial success at the time of its release[8][2] and the first film of the famous Shahrukh Khan-Kajol pair. [9] The film was remade in Tamil as Samrat with Ramki , in Telugu as Vetagadu with Rajasekhar and in Kannada as Nagarahavu with Upendra . The film brought actors Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Shilpa Shetty and composer Anu Malik to the limelight. It is a remake of the 1991 Hollywood film A Kiss Before Dying . Cast Shah Rukh Khan as Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra Kajol as Priya Chopra Shilpa Shetty as Seema Chopra, Priya's sister Raakhee in a special appearance as Ajay's mother Dalip Tahil as Madan Chopra, Priya and Seema's father Siddharth Ray as Inspector Karan Saxena Johnny Lever as Babu Lal, the head servant Anant Mahadevan as Vishvanath Sharma Resham Tipnis as Anjali Sinha, Seema's friend Dinesh Hingoo as Bajodia Seth Manmauji Taalia as the servant Adi Irani as real Vicky Malhotra Master Sumeet as Young Ajay Sharad Sankla as Charlie (a guy in party) Daboo Malik as Ramesh Raju Srivastav as a guy in party with Charlie Harpal as Motu the cook. Amrut Patel as Seema's driver Soundtrack The music was composed by Anu Malik and won him the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director .[11] The song "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein" bagged singer Kumar Sanu his fourth consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer after Aashiqui , Saajan and Deewana .[12] Other singers who featured in the album are Asha Bhosle , Pankaj Udhas, Alka Yagnik, Vinod Rathod and Sonali Bajpai. The soundtrack was released by Venus Music .[13] Dr. Alban's song "Its My life" was also featured in the film. Song Singer Picturised on Lyricist "Baazigar O Baazigar" Kumar Sanu & Alka Yagnik Shahrukh Khan & Kajol Nawab Arzoo "Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhein" Kumar Sanu & Anu Malik Shahrukh Khan & Kajol Dev Kohli "Kitabein Bahut Si" Asha Bhosle & Vinod Rathod Shahrukh Khan & Shilpa Shetty Zafar Gorakhpu "Chhupana Bhi Nahi Aata" Vinod Rathod Siddharth & Kajol Rani Mali "Chhupana Bhi Nahi Aata" Pankaj Udhas In soundtrack, excluded in the film Rani Mali "Samajh Kar Chand Jis Ko" Alka Yagnik & Vinod Rathod In soundtrack, excluded in the film Zameer Kazmi "Ae Mere Humsafar" Alka Yagnik & Vinod Rathod Shahrukh Khan & Shilpa Shetty Gauhar Kanpuri "Tere Chehre Pe" Kumar Sanu & Sonali Bajpai In soundtrack, excluded in the film Rani Mali Baazigar Directed by Abbas-Mustan Produced by Ganesh Jain Written by Robin Bhatt Akash Khurana Javed Siddiqui Starring Shah Rukh Khan Kajol Si... Read more »