Ajnabee (2001 film)

Ajnabee
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas–Mustan
Screenplay byRobin Bhatt
Shyam Goel
Neeraj Vora
Sanjeev Duggal
Dialogues by
  • Shyam Goel
Story byNeeraj Vora
Produced byVijay Galani
Starring
CinematographyRajan Kinagi
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Music bySongs:
Anu Malik
Background Score:
Surinder Sodhi
Production
company
Distributed byEros Labs
Release date
  • 21 September 2001 (2001-09-21)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget17 crore
Box office31.83 crore

Ajnabee (transl.Stranger) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Vijay Galani. It stars Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Kareena Kapoor and Bipasha Basu in her debut, with Johnny Lever, Dalip Tahil, Narendra Bedi and Sharat Saxena in supporting roles. The film is an unofficial adaptation of the 1992 American thriller Consenting Adults. The music is composed by Anu Malik.

The film was released on 21 September 2001 and received mixed reviews from critics with praise for the performances of Kumar and Basu. The film was a moderate success at box office, grossing ₹31 crore against a budget of ₹17 crore. Kumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role while Basu won the award for Best Female Debut.