Awara Paagal Deewana (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Awara Paagal Deewana is an action and comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt, running about 169 minutes. “Bollywood's answer to The Whole Nine Yards” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Awara Paagal Deewana ((Hindi: आवारा पागल दीवाना), English: Wayward, Crazy, Insane) is a 2002 Bollywood action comedy directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. Reduced to a henpecked husband, his dream of making it big and being independent in the USA, Dr. Anmol Acharya is, in short, disillusioned and sad. He is not alone, he has his father-in-law, Manilal in the same leaky boat with him. Then this family has a new neighbor, namely Gulu Gulab Khatri. They find out that he a crime lord from India, and has a price-tag of two crore rupees on his head. Anmol and Manilal's wife want their respective husbands to go to India and arrange to hand-over Khatri, so they can collect the dough. Anmol and Manilal do go to India, but things don't go well as planned, and the hapless duo end up as hostages by Chota Chatri and Yeda Anna, who have orders to kill Khatri, and anyone else who gets in their way.

Who’s in it. Awara Paagal Deewana stars Akshay Kumar as Guru Gulab Khatri, Aftab Shivdasani as Dr. Anmol Acharya, Paresh Rawal as Manilal Patel and Preeti Jhangiani as Preeti, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Awara Paagal Deewana has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Awara Paagal Deewana page.

If you liked it. Fans of Awara Paagal Deewana tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.