# Anjaana Anjaani (अनजाना अनजानी)
**Anjaana Anjaani** (अनजाना अनजानी) is a 2010 Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama directed by [Siddharth Anand](https://www.edgepedia.org/siddharth-anand) and produced by [Sajid Nadiadwala](https://www.edgepedia.org/sajid-nadiadwala), starring [Ranbir Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ranbir-kapoor) as Akash and Priyanka Chopra as Kiara, two strangers who meet while each is attempting suicide and then set out to complete their unfinished wishes before a agreed final date.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anjaana_anjaani) Its tagline ran, "All the greatest love stories are between strangers."[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anand-note-anjaana-anjaani-060910.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 1 October 2010 (India), after a postponement from 24 September[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) • [4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/final-touch-to-anjaana-anjaani/articleshow/6625060.cms) |
| Director / producer | Siddharth Anand / Sajid Nadiadwala (Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, with Eros International)[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) |
| Lead cast | Ranbir Kapoor as Akash, Priyanka Chopra as Kiara, Zayed Khan as Kunal[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) |
| Music | Vishal–Shekhar; lyrics credited to nine writers including Shekhar Ravjiani, Irshad Kamil, and Amitabh Bhattacharya[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) |
| Runtime | 152 minutes[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) |
| Budget and pre-sales | Production and marketing budget of ₹380 million; ₹430 million recovered before release, including ₹220 million from satellite rights and ₹80 million from music rights[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/anjaana-anjaani-2010) |
| Worldwide gross | $9,062,995, of which $7,447,107 came from India and $854,757 from the United States and Canada[6](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1499201/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Akash's company has gone bankrupt, leaving him twelve million dollars short of what it owes its shareholders; Kiara has discovered her fiancé Kunal cheating on her. Both arrive at the same bridge to end their lives, and the Coast Guard prevents the attempt.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/anjaana-anjaani-2010) After further failed attempts, the two decide to live out the things they always wanted to do before dying on [New Year's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-years-day), and their plans include a bi-coastal road trip through a series of misadventures.[7](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=MKZlsWXBXyk) • [8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499201/) They part ways as strangers, writing the episode off as a brief interlude, but each is left wondering whether the time together was an unexpected new beginning.[7](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=MKZlsWXBXyk)
## Production
**A move outside Yash Raj.** Anjaana Anjaani was Siddharth Anand's first film away from [Yash Raj Films](https://www.edgepedia.org/yash-raj-films), where he had directed three previous pictures. In a September 2010 note he said leaving that familiar territory had seemed like a big decision, and that it was he who approached Sajid Nadiadwala to make the film; "If Anjaana Anjaani was my dream it was Sajid who made it possible," he wrote, calling it his best film to that date.[3](https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anand-note-anjaana-anjaani-060910.html) In an earlier interview he said Nadiadwala let him make the film as he wanted, without interruptions, and that he wrote what he judged best without asking anyone.[9](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anjaana-anjaani-120810.html)
**Casting and schedule.** Anand waited for Ranbir Kapoor's dates from February 2009 and secured them in November 2009; he described being initially skeptical about [Priyanka Chopra](https://www.edgepedia.org/priyanka-chopra)'s availability, since her dates were difficult to get, but said the ride was smooth once she came on board.[9](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anjaana-anjaani-120810.html) Chopra was involved from scripting to the final day of shoot, asking about lighting, set design, locations, costumes, and even background extras; Anand said she worked to flesh out the character of Kiara while staying in a learning rather than dictating mode.[10](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2010/priyanka-passion-anjaana-anjaani-240910.html)
**Locations.** Anand shot the film in San Francisco and Las Vegas, continuing his practice of filming abroad after Melbourne (Salaam Namastey), North Carolina ([Ta Ra Rum Pum](https://www.edgepedia.org/ta-ra-rum-pum)), and Switzerland, Rome, and Italy ([Bachna Ae Haseeno](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachna-ae-haseeno)).[9](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anjaana-anjaani-120810.html) IMDb separately lists [Kuala Lumpur](https://www.edgepedia.org/kuala-lumpur) among the filming locations.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499201)
## Release and the added song
The film was scheduled for 24 September 2010 but was postponed, with contemporary reporting attributing the delay to the run of Dabangg and the Ayodhya-Babri court verdict. On the originally planned release day, Anand, Chopra, Kapoor, and choreographer [Ahmed Khan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ahmed-khan-choreographer) shot a dreamy romantic ballad at Film City. Anand described it as the remix ballad version of "Tujhe bhula diya," always planned as a promotional song and delayed because Kapoor had been away in Prague; a source close to Chopra said the song had not been scheduled before, and that it was felt the existing love duets had been done in too aggressive a tone, so the film needed a gentler, more conventionally romantic ballad.[4](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/final-touch-to-anjaana-anjaani/articleshow/6625060.cms)
The film released in India on 1 October 2010, with openings in Australia and Malaysia on 30 September.[1](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80) • [6](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1499201/) For the United Kingdom release, the distributor removed references to and sight of a potentially dangerous suicide technique, asphyxiation, to obtain a 12A classification; an uncut 18 classification was available.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499201)
## Box office and reception
[Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo) records a worldwide gross of $9,062,995, with 90.6 percent earned internationally: India contributed $7,447,107, the United Kingdom $577,786, and the United States and Canada $854,757 on a domestic opening of $517,608.[6](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1499201/) The film had already recovered more than its entire ₹380 million budget from pre-release sales before it opened.[5](https://www.netflixmovies.com/anjaana-anjaani-2010)
Audience and critical scores have stayed modest. IMDb lists a 5.8/10 rating from about 8,200 votes.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499201/) Rotten Tomatoes shows a 52 percent Tomatometer from two critics; Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 2.5/5, writing that the actors were "being made to boost a limp story," while Anil Sinanan of Time Out gave 3/5, calling it an undemanding, unpretentious NRI romcom set entirely in America.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anjaana_anjaani)
## A shared title
The title has been reused in [Telugu cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/telugu-cinema): "Anjaana Anjaani" is the third single from the 2026 film *[The Paradise](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-paradise-film)*, composed, arranged, and produced by [Anirudh Ravichander](https://www.edgepedia.org/anirudh-ravichander) with lyrics by Kittu Vissapragada, sung by Ravichander and Sublashini, and featuring Nani and Kayadu Lohar; it was released by Saregama Telugu on 21 September 2026.[11](https://rapturemuse.com/songs/anjaana-anjaani-lyrics-the-paradise)
## References
1. [Anjaana Anjaani – Movie, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=80)
2. [Anjana Anjani, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anjaana_anjaani)
3. [Director Siddharth Anand's note on Anjaana Anjaani, Filmibeat (6 September 2010)](https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anand-note-anjaana-anjaani-060910.html)
4. [Final touch to Anjaana Anjaani, Mumbai Mirror via Times of India (25 September 2010)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/final-touch-to-anjaana-anjaani/articleshow/6625060.cms)
5. [Anjaana Anjaani (2010) on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/anjaana-anjaani-2010)
6. [Anjaana Anjaani (2010), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1499201/)
7. [Anjaana Anjaani, Google Play Movies](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=MKZlsWXBXyk)
8. [Anjaana Anjaani (2010), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499201)
9. [I was a bit sceptical of Priyanka's dates – Siddharth, Filmibeat (12 August 2010)](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/features/2010/siddharth-anjaana-anjaani-120810.html)
10. [Priyanka's passion for Anjaana Anjaani, Filmibeat (24 September 2010)](https://filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2010/priyanka-passion-anjaana-anjaani-240910.html)
11. [Anjaana Anjaani Lyrics – The Paradise, RaptureMuse](https://rapturemuse.com/songs/anjaana-anjaani-lyrics-the-paradise)
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