Fanaa
Seen it?2006 | 168 min | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), it made about 4 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, romantics and action fans. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 48 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
9 wins and 20 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$22 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 261K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kunal Kohli
- Aamir KhanRehan Qadri
- KajolZooni Ali Beg
- Rishi KapoorZulfikar Ali Beg
- Kirron KherNafisa Ali Begum
- Sanaya IraniMehbooba
- Shiney AhujaMajor Suraj Ahuja
- Lillete DubeyHelen
- TabuDr. Malini Tyagi
- Ali HajiRehan
- Lara DuttaZeenat