Anjaana Anjaani
- Director
- Siddharth Anand
- Studio
- Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
- Release Date
- 1 November 2010
- Running Time
- 147 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Budget
- ₹38.00 Cr
- Box Office
- ₹69.85 Cr
Review
Sujoy Ghosh's *Anjaana Anjaani* arrives as a film with enormous emotional ambition—two broken souls finding redemption through each other before a self-imposed deadline. On paper, this is Bollywood's kind of love story: desperate, intimate, transformative. What makes it work, despite its darkness, is the genuine chemistry between Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. They inhabit their characters' pain with surprising tenderness, making us believe in their peculiar bond. Chopra, especially, carries the weight of Kiara's devastation with poise, and there are moments—quiet conversations in apartments, stolen laughter between strangers—where the film truly breathes and feels alive. The premise itself is audacious: can a film about suicide pacts and death wishes still be romantic? Ghosh attempts it with sincerity.
Yet the film stumbles under the weight of its own contradictions. The tonal shifts from existential despair to rom-com hijinks feel jarring; one moment we're witnessing suicidal ideation, the next Akash is surfing or stealing cars like a Bollywood hero. The script doesn't trust its darker impulses enough to explore them meaningfully, nor does it fully commit to the lightness that might have made those scenes work. The Coast Guard appearing twice to rescue them strains credibility, and the film's treatment of mental health—using it as a narrative device rather than a genuine exploration—feels irresponsible at times. Ghosh's direction is capable but inconsistent; he capture
Storyline
So there's this guy Akash living in New York who's completely broke because his business tanked, and he owes millions to shareholders. He's at rock bottom and decides to end it all by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. That's where he bumps into Kiara, this woman from San Francisco who's also going through her own tragedy—her fiancé cheated on her and she's equally desperate. They actually try to do it together, but the Coast Guard saves them before they can go through with it.
After surviving their suicide attempts and getting discharged from the hospital, these two unlikely companions end up living together because Akash has nowhere else to go. They're both still pretty dark and make this morbid agreement to stick around for exactly 20 more days, planning to say goodbye to life on New Year's Eve. But here's the thing—instead of just counting down to that date, they decide to actually live those final days and check off things they've always wanted to do but never got around to.
Their next three weeks become this adventure where they push each other to face their fears and chase their dreams. They go on these wild experiences together, helping each other confront what went wrong in their lives. Things get pretty intense when Kiara drags Akash into the ocean and they end up in serious danger, but somehow the Coast Guard shows up again to rescue them. Throughout all this chaos, they're really opening up to each other and sharing their deepest pain.
