''Miss 420'' is a 1998 Indian

Hindi-language Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the Government of India, alongside English, and is the ''lin ...

action thriller The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

film directed by Akashdeep Sabir and produced by Ganesh Jain and Ratan Jain under the

Venus Records & Tapes Ishtar Music, previously known as Venus Records & Tapes, is an Indian record label company (owned by Believe Digital, a French company), and managed bChaitany under the guidance of Sneha Pandey, originally founded by Ganesh Jain and Ratan Jain a ...

banner. The film stars

Sheeba Akashdeep Sheeba Akashdeep Sabir is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi language films. Life and career Sheeba has acted in Hindi films primarily. She married filmmaker Akashdeep Sabir in 1996; he directed her in films like '' Ghaath' ...

in the title role alongside rapper

Baba Sehgal Harjeet Singh "Baba" Sehgal, is an Indian rapper. He is widely acclaimed to be the first Indian rapper. He is also involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry and works across media in several different languages. He was a cont ...

in his acting debut.

Shakti Kapoor Shakti Kapoor (born Sunil Kapoor; 3 September 1952) is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor team ...

Aashif Sheikh Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television actor. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in '' Hum Log'', India's first daily soap opera. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serials and is we ...

Mohan Joshi Mohan Joshi is an Indian film, television and theater actor. He has worked in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films. Career Joshi started his career as a theatre artist in Pune. He was noticed in the play ''Kuryat Sada Tingalam''. Along with A ...

and

Tinnu Anand Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films. Personal life He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand and unc ...

play key supporting roles in the film. The soundtrack of the movie was composed by

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film ...

. Shot and completed in 1993, the film was initially scheduled for a release in January 1994. However, the release was delayed for several years and it was eventually released in cinema halls four years later on January 23, 1998. The film featured songs "Aaja Meri Gaadi Me Baith Ja" and "Memsaab O Memsaab" that became chartbusters, but the film was a disaster at the box office, grossing worldwide 92.77

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against a budget of 1.25

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Cast

as Vicky / Mr 421 *

as Miss Mohini Anamika / Shikha Sharma/CBI Anamika Father / MISS 420 *

as CBI Officer *

Aasif Sheikh Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television actor. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in '' Hum Log'', India's first daily soap opera. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serials and is w ...

as Arvind (Anamika Brother) *

as Khan / Mr Aluwalia *

Johnny Lever John Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johnny Lever (born on 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised comedic actors in India and is widely ...

as Tony Fernandes *

as Diwan Kapoor (DK) *

Amita Nangia Amita Nangia (also known as Ameeta Nangia) is a TV actress in Bollywood. Her initial popularity was from her role as Sheena in the very famous TV serial '' Tara'', in Season 2 broadcast on Zee TV in 1993. She has acted in Bollywood Horror mov ...

Fake MISS 420 / Sheena

Music

The soundtrack of the film was composed by

and it was released on April 27, 1994. It featured a total of eight tracks. Four songs were sung by Baba Sehgal including the track "Aaja Meri Gaadi Me Baith Ja", one of the singer's most popular tracks. Another song "Memsaab O Memsaab" was also a major chartbuster. Lyrics were penned by Anu Malik,

Dev Kohli Dev Kohli (2 November 1942 – 26 August 2023) was an Indian Hindustani poet and lyricist. He penned hundreds of songs in Bollywood films and wrote many hit songs such as ''Maaye Ni Maaye'', ''Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen'', ''Geet Gaata Hoon'','' ...

Indeevar Shyamalal Babu Rai, known professionally as Indeevar (also credited as Indiwar and Indeewar), (1 January 1924 – 27 February 1997) was one of the leading Hindi film lyricists from the 1960s then through1990s Early life He was born and grew ...

Maya Govind Maya Govind (17 January 1940 – 6 April 2022) was an Indian lyricist who wrote songs for many Bollywood films. She has written popular songs such as "Mera Piya Ghar Aaya", " Gale Mein Laal Tai", "Maine Paayal Hai Chhankayi", " Main Khiladi Tu ...

, Rani Malik and Shaily Shailendra. The film's protagonist Sheeba revealed in a 2024 interview with

Siddharth Kannan Siddharth Kannan is an Indian television and radio host, announcer, voice-over actor and a film critic. Early life and background He was born into a Tamil speaking family in New Delhi to parents V.Kannan and Radha Kannan, Sid K as he is po ...

that the song "Chura Ke Dil Mera" by

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is a leading Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. He is widely regarded as the Melody King of Bollywood. He holds the record for winn ...

and

Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik (born 20 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. One of the most prominent singers of 1990s era Bollywood, she has received several accolades, including two National Film Awards, two Ben ...

was originally recorded by Anu Malik for ''Miss 420'', but Venus Records used the song in their other movie ''

Main Khiladi Tu Anari ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' () is a 1994 Indian action comedy film directed by Sameer Malkan. The screenplay is written by Sachin Bhowmick. Starring Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Raageshwari in the lead roles and Shakti Kapoo ...

'' (1994), which also featured soundtrack composed by Anu Malik.

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