Fiza (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Khalid Mohammed |
| Produced by | Pradeep Guha |
| Written by | Khalid Mohammed Javed Siddiqui |
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Jaya Bachchan Karisma Kapoor Hrithik Roshan |
| Music by |
Anu Malik A. R. Rahman Ranjit Barot |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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170 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | est.₹5.5 crore |
| Box office | est.₹125.03 crore |
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| Released | 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 48:35 | ||||
| Label | Tips Music Films | ||||
| Producer | Anu Malik | ||||
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Fiza (English: Atmosphere) is a 2000 Indian action crime drama film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. The film stars Karisma Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Jaya Bachchan. Fiza recorded as semi-hit at the box office.
The film is about Fiza (Karisma Kapoor), whose brother, Amaan (Hrithik Roshan), disappears during the 1993 Bombay riots. Fiza and her mother Nishatbi (Jaya Bachchan) desperately hold on to the hope that one day he will return. However, six years after his disappearance, Fiza, fed up with living with uncertainty, resolves to go in search of her brother. Driven by her mother Nishatbi's fervent hope and her own determination, Fiza decides to use whatever means she can—the law, media, even politicians—to find her brother, which brings her into contact with various characters and situations.
When she does find him, to her horror she sees that he has joined a terrorist group. She forces him to come home, and he finally re-unites with their mother. However his allegiance and thoughts make him want to return to the terrorist network, led by Murad Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) who apparently is a Muslim but is a bad human with no religion in reality. A confrontation with two men who harass Fiza leads to Aman revealing his involvement with the terrorist network in front of his sister, mother and the police. His mother's grief and disappointment eventually lead her to commit suicide.
Fiza tries once more to find her brother, with the help of Aniruddh (Bikram Saluja). Amaan has been sent on a mission to kill two powerful politicians; when he does succeed in assassinating them, his own terrorist group tries to kill him. He escapes and Fiza follows him. They confront each other and with the police closing in on him, he asks her to kill him. As a last resort to give him an honourable end, Fiza kills her brother.
The film was critically acclaimed and well at box office. Critics praised the three lead performances. Karisma Kapoor in particular was applauded for her performance as a disillusioned sister.Vinayak Chakravorty from Hindustan Times gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "Fiza is more than just about Khalid Mohamed's foray into filmmaking. It is about Karisma Kapoor's proving a point as an actress of some substance. It is about Hrithik Roshan's establishing that he doesn't need maximum footage or glitz to impress. It is about the return after a hiatus of the ever-delightful Jaya Bachchan." Mimmy Jain of The Indian Express, in a positive review, wrote, "Fiza is the kind of movie that every critic prays will never come his way. For a critic's job, after all, is to criticise. And Fiza offers little scope for criticism." She further noted Karisma for delivering "a superbly flawless performance". Sanjeev Bariana of The Tribune labelled the film "only a little above average", but was highly appreciative of the performances. Chaya Unnikrishnan of Screen praised the performances and concluded that Fiza "does live upto the expectations".Screen magazine's critic Chaya Unnikrishnan, while disappointed with the film's second half, described it as "a mature film" and commended the performances.
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