Fiza

 

Fiza is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film written and directed by Khalid Mohammed. It stars Karisma Kapoor in the title role, along with Hrithik Roshan as her terrorist brother and Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan as their mother. The movie was produced by Pradeep Guha on a budget of ₹55 million and had a theatrical release worldwide on 8 September 2000.

Upon release, Fiza received positive reviews, with its storyline and soundtrack, as well as performances earning praise. A box office hit, the film earned ₹247 million worldwide. Fiza received 7 nominations at the 46th Filmfare Awards including Best Actor for Roshan; and won Best Actress for Kapoor and Best Supporting Actress for Bachchan. It is still considered as one of Kapoor's finest performances.

Plot

The film is about a girl, Fiza (Karisma Kapoor), whose 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 of her brother. Driven by her mother's fervent hope and her own determination, 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 Aniruddh (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

·         Karishma Kapoor ... Fiza Ikramullah

·         Hrithik Roshan ... Amaan Ikramullah

·         Jaya Bachchan ... Nishatbi Ikramullah

·         Neha Bajpayee ... Shehnaz

·         Asha Sachdev ... Ulfat

·         Bikram Saluja ... Anirudh Roy

·         Isha Koppikar ... Gitanjali

·         Johnny Lever ... Laughing Club Comic

·         Manoj Bajpai ... Murad Khan (Guest Appearance)

·         Sushmita Sen... Reshma (Special appearance in an item number "Mehboob Mere")

·         Savita Prabhune ... Policewoman (Special Appearance)