Ajooba

Ajooba
Indian Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shashi Kapoor Gennady Vasilyev
Written by	Yu Avetikov Bharat B. Bhalla Valentin Ezhov Brij Katyal Prayag Raj
Produced by	Shashi Kapoor
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Rishi Kapoor Dimple Kapadia Sonam Shammi Kapoor Dara Singh Saeed Jaffery Amrish Puri
Cinematography	Sergei Anufriyev Aleksandr Kovalchuk Peter Pereira
Edited by	Bhanudas Divakar Tatyana Malyavina
Music by	Laxmikant–Pyarelal
Distributed by	Aasia Films Pvt. Ltd. Gorky Film Studio
Release dates	July 1990 (1990-07) (USSR) 12 April 1991 (1991-04-12) (India)
Running time	170 minutes
Countries	India USSR
Languages	Hindi Russian

Ajooba (transl. Wonder) is a 1990 superhero film, produced and directed by Shashi Kapoor and co-directed by Soviet filmmaker Gennadi Vasilyev. An Indian-Soviet co-production, it is loosely based on Arabic folklore such as One Thousand and One Nights. The film had a Russian language version released in the Soviet Union, Черный принц Аджуба (Black Prince Ajuba), in 1990, before its Indian release in 1991. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan as the titular superhero Ajooba, along with Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Sonam, Shammi Kapoor, Dara Singh, Saeed Jaffery and Amrish Puri in pivotal roles.Made on a budget of ₹80 million, it was the most expensive Indian film made until then.^[1]

Ajooba released worldwide on 12 April 1991, on the Eid weekend. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, special effects and music, but criticised the story, screenplay and direction.