Fanaa was one of the most expensive Bollywood films during its time of release. The film's title is derived from the Islamic Sufi term "fanaa", meaning "destroyed" in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Hindi. The film was promoted with the tagline "Destroyed In Love...". Khan and Kajol were romantically paired opposite for the first time with this film, but it marked their second collaboration after Ishq (1997), in which they were paired opposite Juhi Chawla and Ajay Devgn respectively. It also marked the comeback of Kajol, who was last seen in Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). This film marks the first time Khan has worked under the Yash Raj banner although he had earlier worked with Yash Chopra in Parampara
After delivering a successful film like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in 2001, Kajol took a break from movies. The actress welcomed her first child, daughter Nysa, with husband Ajay Devgn in 2003. 3 years later, the actress made her comeback on the big screen with Kunal Kohli's Fanaa. She featured in the film with Aamir Khan. Kajol played the role of Zooni in the film. Today, the film has completed 17 years since it hit the big screen.
The two movies are the Hindi film "Fanaa" and the "Da Vinci Code," which endured a delayed opening in India, and has now been banned in various states across the country due to the fear of violent protests by the minority Christian community. This is despite the fact that it has been cleared by the independent Central Censors Board without any recommended cuts.
Past films have also been targets of community and government ire. Two cases in point are "Aandhi" and "Kissa Kursi Ka." Both movies were perceived to be about the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. While "Kissa" was denied a censor certificate, "Aandhi" was withdrawn from the cinemas. It was re-released a few weeks later when Mrs. Gandhi herself cleared it after consulting some critics.
Bollywood, India's film industry, reaches audiences around the world. It's the No. 1 film industry on Earth when it comes to quantity of movies. But there's a running theme of pro-Indian nationalism in many of its films, and that may come at the cost of even higher tensions with Pakistan over Kashmir.
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