Judaai (1997 film)
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| Directed by | Raj Kanwar |
| Written by | Prakash Raj S.V. Krishna Reddy Jainendra Jain |
| Based on | Subhalagnam by S. V. Krishna Reddy |
| Produced by | Surinder Kapoor Boney Kapoor |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Sridevi Urmila Matondkar |
| Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Cinematography | Harmeet Singh |
| Edited by | Waman Bhonsle |
| Music by | Nadeem-Shravan |
| Distributed by | S.K. Film Enterprises Eros Entertainment |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹6.30 crore |
| Box office | ₹48.77 crore |
Judaai (transl. Separation) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Raj Kanwar and produced by Surinder Kapoor and Boney Kapoor. It stars Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Urmila Matondkar. Kader Khan, Farida Jalal, Johnny Lever, Paresh Rawal, Upasana Singh and Saeed Jaffrey feature in supporting roles. Poonam Dhillon makes a special appearance. It is a remake of the 1994 Telugu flm Subhalagnam. The plot revolves around the travails of a greedy wife Kajal (Sridevi), who lured by wealth, convinces her husband (Kapoor) to marry a second time.
Some portions of the film were filmed in Thun, Switzerland. Upon release, the film was a major commercial success grossing ₹48.77 crore against its ₹6.30 crore budget, becoming the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1997. The film was widely praised for the performances of the lead actresses.