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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jahangir National University
| image = File:Poster_of_movie_Jahangir_National_University.jpg
| caption =
| director = Vinay Sharma
| story = Vinay Sharma
| writer =
| starring = Siddharth Bodke [[Urvashi Rautela]] [[Rashami Desai]] [[Ravi Kishan]] [[Piyush Mishra]]
| producer = Pratima Datta
| music = Aehmad Najeem, Vijay Verma Saaransh Maide
| cinematography = Parth Navle
| editing = Sanjay Sankla
| studio = Mahakaal Movies Pvt. Ltd
| released = {{Film date|2024|06|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 152 minutes
| language = Hindi
| country = India
| budget =
}}
'''''Jahangir National University''''' is a 2024 [[India|Indian]] [[Hindi]]-language [[Political drama|political]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film directed by Vinay Sharma and produced by Pratima Datta under the banner of Mahakaal Movies Pvt. Ltd.<ref name="T 2024 m143">{{cite web |last=T |first=Sachin |title=First Poster Of JNU: Jahangir National University Out; Netizens REACT To Urvashi Rautela, Ravi Kishan, Rashami Desai's Controversial Film |website=Free Press Journal |date=12 March 2024 |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/first-poster-of-jnu-jahangir-national-university-out-netizens-react-to-piyush-mishra-ravi-kishan-rashami-desais-controversial-film |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="The Economic Times 2024 z966">{{cite web |title=Poster of new film 'JNU: Jahangir National University' triggers uproar on X |website=The Economic Times |date=12 March 2024 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/poster-of-new-film-jnu-jahangir-national-university-triggers-uproar-on-x/articleshow/108442002.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref> The film stars Siddharth Bodke and [[Urvashi Rautela]] as lead characters.<ref name="Deccan Herald 2024 r508">{{cite web |title=Poster of new film 'JNU: Jahangir National University' sparks debate on social media |website=Deccan Herald |date=12 March 2024 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/poster-of-new-film-jnu-jahangir-national-university-sparks-debate-on-social-media-2933405 |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Desk 2024 u685">{{cite web |title=Poster of new film JNU: Jahangir National University sparks debate on social media |website=Hindustan Times |date=12 March 2024 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/poster-of-new-film-jnu-jahangir-national-university-sparks-debate-on-social-media-101710250601961.html |access-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>

The film's poster and its [[tagline]] "Can one educational university bring down the nation?" have been subject to controversy.<ref>{{Citation |title=JNU Movie Poster Release {{!}} Jahangir National University Movie Poster Sparks Row {{!}} N18V {{!}} News18 |date=12 March 2024 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoSLbLwWLM |access-date=14 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2024 |title=Bollywood's film on JNU protests draws ire |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2459229/hindi-cinema-is-beyond-repair-bollywoods-film-on-jnu-protests-draws-ire |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 March 2024 |title=Jahangir National University: Will Urvashi Rautela's Film Address The Real-Life JNU Controversy? |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/jahangir-national-university-real-life-jnu-urvashi-rautela-tukde-tukde-629703.html |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=The Times of India |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2024 |title=SFI flays poster of 'movie on JNU', calls it propaganda |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/sfi-flays-poster-of-movie-on-jnu-calls-it-propaganda/article67944434.ece |access-date=14 March 2024 |newspaper=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It was released in theaters on 21 June 2024. It has been described as a [[propaganda]] and criticised for its editing and screenplay.<ref name="m705"/>

== Background ==
The university in the film is fictional but its name is similar to that of [[Jahangirnagar University]] ([[Bangladesh]]) and evokes above all [[JNU Delhi|JNU]] in [[Delhi]], although whether the film is based on real events related to this institution ([[JNU 2016 sedition controversy]], [[2020 Jawaharlal Nehru University attack|JNU attack]]) remains unclear so far.<ref name=":0" />

==Cast==
* Siddharth Bodke as Saurabh Sharma
* [[Urvashi Rautela]] as Richa Sharma
* [[Rashami Desai]] as Yuvedita Menon
* [[Ravi Kishan]] as Ramkishan
* [[Vijay Raaz]] as Ravindra Tokash
* [[Piyush Mishra]] as Guru Ji
* [[Sonnalli Seygall]] as Jahanvi Ojha
* Atul Pandey as Krishna Kumar
* Kunj Anand as Baba (Akhilesh Pathak)
* Shivjyoti Rajput as Saira Rashid
* Priya Bakshi as Prajita D Raja
* Umar Sharif as Amar (Omar Malik)
* [[Jeniffer Piccinato]] as Nyra
* Savant Singh Premi as Tatli
* Ashok Kumar Beniwal as Bhasker
* Siddharth Bharadwaj as Prof. Anjum Shakeel
* Geetika Mehandru<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive: JNU एक्ट्रेस गीतिका के ल‍िए कितना मुश्किल था फ‍िल्म में काम करना? शूट के बीच मिला जीवनसाथी |url=https://www.aajtak.in/entertainment/bollywood-news/story/jnu-jahangir-national-university-film-actress-geetika-mehandru-talks-about-her-character-love-story-and-working-in-controversial-movie-tmovp-1969955-2024-06-21 |website=आज तक |language=hi |date=21 June 2024}}</ref> as Vasudha

== Release ==
The film's release had been announced for April, 5 2024 but later postponed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2024 |title='JNU: Jahangir National University' Release Date Postponed? Here's What We Know |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/jnu-jahangir-national-university-release-date-postponed-heres-what-we-know |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> The film was then scheduled to release on 21 June 2024.

==Reception==

Sujay B M, writing for the ''[[Deccan Herald]]'', gave this movie a rating of 1/5 and added that the movie relies on "the [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] perspective" and that "the bad editing and poor screenplay add to the mess".<ref name="m705">{{cite web |last=M |first=Sujay B |title='JNU: Jahangir National University' movie review: Blatant propaganda bereft of facts |website=Deccan Herald |date=22 June 2024 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/jnu-jahangir-national-university-movie-review-blatant-propaganda-bereft-of-facts-3076357 |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref>

Abhishek Srivastava, writing for the ''[[Times of India]]'', gave it a rating of 2/5 and described the movie as "a drag and tedious experience, lacking depth and soul".<ref name="i996">{{cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Abhishek |title=JNU: Jahangir National University Movie Review: A failed attempt to capture JNU's essence |website=The Times of India |date=21 June 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/jnu-jahangir-national-university/movie-review/111156504.cms |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{IMDb title|id=31702853}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jahangir-national-university/cast/ Cast and crew] at [[Bollywood Hungama|''BollywoodHungama'']]
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/jahangir-national-university/movieshow/108500695.cms JNU] at [[The Times of India|''Times of India'']]

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