Film

Awara Paagal Deewana

Name: Awara Paagal Deewana
Genre: Comedy, Action
Released: 2002
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Aftab Shivdasani, Paresh Rawal, Preeti Jhangiani, Aarti Chabria

Comedy
Light-hearted

A Bollywood action-comedy about a mild-mannered dentist who stumbles into a mafia war. It's silly, brightly coloured, and relentlessly earnest—the kind of film where a dental clinic becomes a battleground. Made for audiences who want spectacle, slapstick, and Akshay Kumar doing whatever the scene demands, without apology.

TMDb rating

2.9

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