Fiza

Fiza, also known as Fiza: In Search Of Her Brother, is a 2000

Upon release, Fiza received positive reviews, with its storyline and soundtrack, as well as cast performances earning praise.[6] A box office hit, the film earned ₹322 million (US$7.17 million) worldwide.^[1][7] Fiza received seven nominations at the 46th Filmfare Awards and won Best Actress for Kapoor and Best Supporting Actress for Bachchan.

Plot

Fiza's (Karisma Kapoor) 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, in 1999, six years after his disappearance, Fiza, fed up of living with uncertainty, resolves to search for her brother. Fiza decides to use whatever means she can—the law, media, and 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 reunites with their mother. However, his allegiance and thoughts make him want to return to the terrorist network, led by Murad Khan (Manoj Bajpayee). A confrontation with two men who harass Fiza leads Amaan to revealing about his involvement with the terrorist network to 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 Anirudh Roy (Bikram Saluja).

Amaan is 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, Amaan asks Fiza to kill him. As a last resort to give him an honourable end, Fiza kills her brother.

Cast

• Karisma Kapoor as Fiza Ikramullah
• Jaya Bachchan as Nishatbi Ikramullah
• Hrithik Roshan as Amaan Ikramullah
• Shivaji Satam as Kunal Sawant
• Shabana Raza as Shehnaz Sulaiman
• Asha Sachdev as Ulfat
• Bikram Saluja as Anirudh Roy
• Manoj Bajpai
  as Murad Khan
• Isha Koppikar as Gitanjali Malhotra
• Johnny Lever as Laughing Club Comic
• Sushmita Sen as Reshma (guest appearance)
• Savita Prabhune as Policewoman (cameo appearance)
• Jaya Bhattacharya as Job interviewer (cameo appearance)

Production

Khalid Mohammed originally wanted to have Ram Gopal Varma direct this movie when he finished the script and had Urmila Matondkar in mind for the central role of Fiza, which was eventually played by Kapoor. Although Kapoor plays Roshan's older sister in this film, he is 5 months older than her in real life. Originally, the role played by Roshan was supposed to be a minor one. But after his debut film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) became a blockbuster overnight, Mohammed panicked. He knew expectations were high because of Roshan, so he increased the length of his role. Many scenes like his workout, and an extra song were added to suit Roshan's new status of a superstar. Additionally, the film was set to be an artistic film. But Mohammed decided to commercialize the film due to pressure from the distributors. A dance number for Kapoor was added, in addition to the park scene with Johnny Lever.

Reception and awards

The film was critically acclaimed and did well at the box office.^[8][9] Critics praised the lead performances. Kapoor in particular was applauded for her performance as a disillusioned sister.^[10][11][12]

Fiza was banned from screening in Malaysia.[22]

Music

Initially,

The film received several accolades, including, four