| Aitraaz is the story of Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar), an affluent businessman who is popular amongst his circle of friends and work colleagues. Despite all that is going for him, Raj faces a bleak future. He is accused of a crime. He must now prove his innocence.  | Priyanka Chopra in Aitraaz |
Raj is not alone in his troubles. He is ably supported by his wife, Priya (Kareena Kapoor). She is an unshakeable character who was once a lawyer herself - she is prepared to do anything to protect her husband's honour. The third character in this tense thriller is Sonia Sharma (Priyanka Chopra). An ambitious model with great aspirations, she is focused on what she wants. She is prepared to achieve her goals, whatever the price. Indeed, if money makes the world go round, a woman can bring the world to a standstill. That's exactly what Sonia does. She succeeds in bringing Raj's world to a complete halt. As the case goes to court we are faced with the wrath of Ram Choitrani (Annu Kapoor), the defence lawyer. Careful, convincing and conniving, Ram Choitrani provides the perfect defence but little does he know that he is about to get embroiled in a fateful web... with no way out.  | Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and Akshay Kumar |
Mr Patel (Paresh Rawal) is just as good as Ram. He is the shrewd prosecution lawyer who believes in one thing - winning. Success has a strange affinity towards him. But will he be able to succeed once again? Or is he in for a surprise? Thrown into this web of deceit is Raj's boss, Ranjit Roy (Amrish Puri). To complicate matters, he is having an affair with Sonia. Because of this, many lives are thrown out of gear. Can he afford to ignore the situation that he is in, or will he just accept it? Aitraaz comes from the masters of whodunits, namely the Abbas-Mustaan duo. Renowned for their slick direction with plenty of chills and thrills, these directors already have a track record of box office hits like Baaziger, Soldier, Chori Chori Chupke Chupke, Humraaz and Ajnabee. Aitraaz stars Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor who have already worked with the duo. But the person to watch out for is Priyanka Chopra.  | Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Akshay Kumar |
'She is ready to shock the audience with her spell binding performance in this film', says Sunil Shah, the distributor for Tip Top Entertainment in the UK. The trailer for Aitraaz, which will be broadcast on most Asian satellite channels from around October 12th, appears inviting, with its slick state-of-the-art direction, narration and musical score. So a box office battle is about to begin on 12th November as Aitraaz and Veer Zaara go head-to-head for audiences' attention.
Previewed by Manish Gajjar,
BBC Shropshire's Mr Bollywood.  | 
