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Andaz Apna Apna holds a special place among millenials. The movie, which released on November 4 in 1994, is tagged as one of the best comic capers in Bollywood owing to its cast, iconic dialogues and fabulous performances. Starring Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Raveena Tandon among others, this film has over the years acquired a cult status. As this Rajkumar Santoshi directorial completes 25 years today, here are some stills and rare clicks from the sets of Andaz Apna Apna, enough to make cinephiles nostalgic. (Photo: Express Archives)
Andaz Apna Apna is the only film that had Aamir Khan and Salman Khan teaming up together. The two Khans played the characters of Amar and Prem, respectively. (Photo: Express Archives)
Andaz Apna Apna is a comedy of errors where Karisma and Raveena exchange identities for groom hunting. While Raveena played a royal princess, Karisma played her secretary. (Photo: Express Archives)
Andaz Apna Apna also starred Paresh Rawal in a double role - Teja and Ram Gopal Bajaj. (Photo: Express Archives)
Shakti Kapoor's Crime Master Gogo not just became one of his most memorable screen avatars, but also an iconic Bollywood villain. (Photo: Express Archives)
Viju Khote, Shahzad Khan, Jagdeep, Tuki Talsania and Deven Verma also played pivotal roles in Andaz Apna Apna. (Photo: Express Archives)
As per trade records, Andaz Apna Apna had a mediocre opening, with below-average performance in smaller centres. It faced tough competition from other releases around the same time like Laadla, Mohra, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and 1942: A Love Story. (Photo: Express Archives)
It took Andaz Apna Apna few years to gain popularity among the audience. (Photo: Express Archives)
One of the high points of Andaz Apna Apna was its hilarious dialogues like "Teja main hoon, mark Idhar hai" that have become an integral part of pop culture in India. (Photo: Express Archives)
Andaz Apna Apna had a total of six songs including popular tracks like "Yeh Raat Aur Yeh Doori" and "Ello Ello". (Photo: Express Archives)
Andaz Apna Apna's plot inspired some regional movies too like Allullostunnaru (1984), Ullathai Allitha (1996), Veedevadandi Babu (1997) and Galate Aliyandru (2000). (Photo: Express Archives)
An animated 3D film titled Andaz Naya Naya, inspired by Andaz Apna Apna, was announced, but it later got shelved. (Photo: Express Archives)
