Miss 420

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Miss 420
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Movie poster
Directed byAkashdeep Sabir
Written by Sayed Sultan (additional scripting)
Produced by
  • Ganesh Jain
  • Ratan Jain
Starring
CinematographyThomas X. Lenin
Music by Anu Malik
Distributed by Venus Records & Tapes
Release date
  • 23 January 1998 (1998-01-23)
Running time
134 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget1.25 crore [1]
Box office92.77 lakh [1]

Miss 420 is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Akashdeep Sabir and produced by Ganesh Jain and Ratan Jain under the Venus Records & Tapes banner. The film stars Sheeba Akashdeep in the title role alongside rapper Baba Sehgal in his acting debut. Shakti Kapoor, Aashif Sheikh, Mohan Joshi and Tinnu Anand play key supporting roles in the film. The soundtrack of the movie was composed by Anu Malik. Shot and completed in 1993, the film was initially scheduled for a release in January 1994. [2] However, the release was delayed for several years and it was eventually released in cinema halls four years later on January 23, 1998. [1]

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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 lakh against a budget of 1.25 crore. [1]

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Music

Miss 420
Soundtrack album by
Released27 April 1994
Recorded19931994
Label Venus Records & Tapes

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Anu Malik and it was released on April 27, 1994. [3] 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. [2] Lyrics were penned by Anu Malik, Dev Kohli, Indeevar, Maya Govind, Rani Malik and Shaily Shailendra.

The film's protagonist Sheeba revealed in a 2024 interview with Siddharth Kannan that the song "Chura Ke Dil Mera" by Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik was originally recorded by Anu Malik for Miss 420, but Venus Records used the song in their other movie Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), which also featured soundtrack composed by Anu Malik. [4]

Miss 420: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aaja Meri Gaadi Me Baith Jaa" Anu Malik Baba Sehgal, Anu Malik 6:48
2."Memsaab O Memsaab (Part 1)"Shaily Shailendra Baba Sehgal, Sheeba 7:22
3."O Baba Kiss Me" Indeevar Alisha Chinai, Ravindra Sathe8:12
4."Memsaab O Memsaab (Part 2)"Shaily Shailendra Anu Malik, Sheeba 7:26
5."Mere Dil Mein"Rani Malik Kumar Sanu 7:20
6."Ha Kah De Ya Na" Dev Kohli Baba Sehgal, Alisha Chinai 5:56
7."Dhak Dhak Ye Dil"Shaily Shailendra Baba Sehgal, Sheeba 7:01
8."Jhoom Re Baba" Maya Govind Hema Sardesai 6:25
Total length:56:00

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Miss 420". Boxofficeindia.com . Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Baba Sehgal makes his cinematic debut with Venus Films' 'Miss 420'". India Today. 15 September 1993. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. "Miss 420 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. Siddharth Kannan (23 October 2024). "Why did Sheeba lose out on Chura Ke Dil Mera song to Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty?". YouTube . Retrieved 21 May 2025.