Miss 420

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}} {{multiple issues| {{No plot|date=July 2020}} {{More citations|date=January 2024}} }} {{Infobox film | name = Miss 420 | image = Miss420.jpg | caption = Movie poster | director = Akashdeep Sabir | producer ={{ubl|Ganesh Jain|Ratan Jain}} | writer = Sayed Sultan (additional scripting) | starring = {{unbulleted list|Baba Sehgal|Sheeba Akashdeep|Aashif Sheikh}} | music = Anu Malik | cinematography =Thomas X. Lenin | editing = | distributor = Venus Records & Tapes | released = {{film date|df=y|1998|1|23}} | runtime = 134 mins | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = {{INR}}1.25 crore<ref name="boxoffice"/> | gross = {{INR}}92.77 lakh<ref name="boxoffice"/> }}

'''''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.<ref name="indiatoday"/> However, the release was delayed for several years and it was eventually released in cinema halls four years later on January 23, 1998.<ref name="boxoffice">{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=2609|title=Miss 420|website=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=2 January 2024|archive-date=2 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102151542/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=2609|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 {{INR}}92.77 lakh against a budget of {{INR}}1.25 crore.<ref name="boxoffice"/>

==Cast== *Baba Sehgal as Vicky / Mr 421 *Sheeba Akashdeep as Miss Mohini Anamika / Shikha Sharma/CBI Anamika Father / MISS 420 *Shakti Kapoor as CBI Officer *Aasif Sheikh as Arvind (Anamika Brother) *Tinnu Anand as Khan / Mr Aluwalia *Johnny Lever as Tony Fernandes *Mohan Joshi as Diwan Kapoor (DK) *Amita Nangia Fake MISS 420 / Sheena

==Music== {{Infobox album | name = Miss 420 | type = soundtrack | artist = Anu Malik | cover = | alt = | released = 27 April 1994 | recorded = 1993–1994 | venue = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = Venus Records & Tapes | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} The soundtrack of the film was composed by Anu Malik and it was released on April 27, 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Miss 420 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/tr/album/miss-420-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1128751188 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=21 May 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref name="indiatoday">{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19930915-baba-sehgal-makes-his-cinematic-debut-with-venus-films-miss-4-811532-1993-09-14|title=Baba Sehgal makes his cinematic debut with Venus Films' 'Miss 420'|website=India Today|date=15 September 1993 |access-date=2 January 2024|archive-date=2 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102151534/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19930915-baba-sehgal-makes-his-cinematic-debut-with-venus-films-miss-4-811532-1993-09-14|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Siddharth Kannan |title=Why did Sheeba lose out on Chura Ke Dil Mera song to Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8JpsKIydqY |publisher=YouTube |access-date=21 May 2025 |date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

{{tracklist |headline=Miss 420: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |extra_column=Singer(s) |total_length=56:00 | title1 = Aaja Meri Gaadi Me Baith Jaa | lyrics1 = Anu Malik | extra1 = Baba Sehgal, Anu Malik | length1 = 6:48 | title2= Memsaab O Memsaab (Part 1) | lyrics2= Shaily Shailendra | extra2= Baba Sehgal, Sheeba | length2= 7:22 | title3= O Baba Kiss Me | lyrics3=Indeevar | extra3=Alisha Chinai, Ravindra Sathe | length3= 8:12 | title4=Memsaab O Memsaab (Part 2) | lyrics4=Shaily Shailendra | extra4=Anu Malik, Sheeba | length4= 7:26 | title5=Mere Dil Mein | lyrics5=Rani Malik | extra5=Kumar Sanu | length5= 7:20 | title6=Ha Kah De Ya Na | lyrics6=Dev Kohli | extra6=Baba Sehgal, Alisha Chinai | length6= 5:56 | title7=Dhak Dhak Ye Dil | lyrics7=Shaily Shailendra | extra7=Baba Sehgal, Sheeba | length7= 7:01 | title8=Jhoom Re Baba | lyrics8=Maya Govind | extra8=Hema Sardesai | length8= 6:25 }}

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Category:1998 Hindi-language films Category:Indian action thriller films Category:Indian romantic thriller films Category:1998 action thriller films Category:1998 films Category:1990s romantic thriller films Category:Films scored by Anu Malik