Complex sentence: The same year, Chopra played a supporting role alongside Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta in the romantic musical drama "Andaaz", a major box-office success described as the "first universal hit of the year".
Split into simpler sentences: The same year, Chopra played a supporting role alongside Akshay Kumar and Lara Dutta in the romantic musical drama "Andaaz". The film was a major box-office success described as the "first universal hit of the year".