Jai Ho (film)

Jai Ho
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sohail Khan
Produced by	Sohail Khan<br />Kishore Lulla
Written by	Dileep Shukla
Story by	A. R. Murugadoss
Based on	Stalin (2006) by A. R. Murugadoss
Starring	Salman Khan<br />Tabu<br />Daisy Shah<br />Danny Denzongpa<br />Aditya Pancholi
Music by	Songs:<br />Sajid–Wajid<br />Amaal Mallik<br />Devi Sri Prasad<br />Score: <br />Sandeep Shirodkar
Cinematography	Santosh Thundiyil
Edited by	Ashish Amrute
Production company	Sohail Khan Productions
Distributed by	Eros International<ref>"Eros acquires Salman Khan's Jai Ho". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.</ref>
Release date	24 January 2014 (2014-01-24) (India)
Running time	142 minutes<ref>"JAI HO (2014)". BBFC. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.</ref>
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹50 crore<!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.-->
Box office	₹195.04 crore<ref name="bo">"Jai Ho Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.</ref>

Jai Ho (transl. Let there be Victory) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language political action drama film directed by Sohail Khan, who also produced the film under the banner Sohail Khan Productions and co-produced by Sunil Lulla under Eros International, which distributed the film. It is an official remake of the Telugu film Stalin, which is also inspired by the American-drama film Pay It Forward.<ref>"Copycats in Tollywood". 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2023.</ref> The film stars Salman Khan, Tabu, Daisy Shah, Danny Denzongpa, Sana Khan and Aditya Pancholi, while Suniel Shetty and Genelia D'Souza make cameo appearances.

Jai Ho was released on 24 January 2014, during the Republic Day weekend, and received mixed reviews from critics. It became a commercial success grossing ₹195 crore (US$27 million) at the box office, becoming the sixth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2014.<ref>"'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' storms the box office on opening day". 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.</ref><ref>"Classifications". Box Office India. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.</ref>

Plot

Jai Agnihotri, a short-tempered INA Major, gets suspended after he ignores orders from his superiors by rescuing a group of children from terrorists. After this incident, Jai moves in with his mother and sister, Geeta. One day, Jai is unable to help Suman, a physically disabled girl, take an examination, while her brother is stuck in a traffic jam. A depressed Suman commits suicide. Jai gets disturbed by the incident, where he creates a help-three-people concept, which would encourage citizens to help each other and would foster kindness and a sense of community among the citizens. Each day, citizens are to help three people and these three people will in turn help three more people and so on.

On one occasion for one of his daily good deeds, Jai loses his temper and beats a rich man as he had injured a child beggar. In an act of revenge, the rich man calls some henchmen to kidnap Geeta and her friend Rinky. Jai saves Geeta and Rinky, but injures one of the captors in the process, who happens to be the henchman of MLA Patil, the son-in-law of Home Minister Dashrath Singh, who gets enraged about Jai injuring Patil's henchmen who is actually Manik. Dashrath tells Patil to avenge this injury by kidnapping Jai's nephew Kabir, but Jai kills Patil in the process. Meanwhile, CM Ashok Pradhan learns about Jai's help-three-people concept after his own life is saved by a schoolgirl. Ashok intervenes in the dispute between Dashrath and Jai in order to end their fight, but Dashrath does not appreciate it and attempts to kill Ashok.

However, Jai manages to save Ashok and admits him to the hospital. Dashrath, a journalist, spreads rumours that Jai attempted to assassinate Ashok. Meanwhile, Dashrath's son, Vijayant Singh, along with his henchmen, attacks Jai. In the ensuing confrontation, Jai kills Vijayant, along with the corrupt police officers Inspectors Dilip Kadam and Imran Siddiqui, with the assistance of SI Abhay Rajput. Jai suffers severe injuries after being stabbed by Patil's widow, Kavita. Tragically, Kavita is also stabbed and dies at the hands of Vijayant. A rickshaw driver, Babban, and Jai's former colleague, Arjun Kaul, team up to help Jai reach the hospital. While Jai is there, Ashok recovers and reveals Dashrath's involvement in the attempted murder. An enraged crowd beats Dashrath nearly to death upon hearing the truth. Jai eventually recovers and emerges from the hospital, where he finds thousands of people awaiting him. Jai thanks them all for embracing his vision of help.

Cast

• Salman Khan as Major Jai Agnihotri
• Tabu as Geeta Agnihotri Khanna
• Daisy Shah as Rinky Shah
• Danny Dengzongpa as Home Minister Dashrath Singh
• Aditya Pancholi as Inspector Dilip Kadam
• Mahesh Manjrekar as Babban
• Sharad Kapoor as Inspector Imran Siddiqui
• Mukul Dev as Shrikant Patil
• Haroon Qazi as Vijayant Singh
• Nadira Babbar as Sulochna Agnihotri
• Pulkit Samrat as SI Abhay Rajput
• Mohnish Bahl as Chief Minister Ashok Pradhan
• Sana Khan as Kavita Singh Patil
• Resham Tipnis as Meghna Shah
• Ashmit Patel as Sumit Mohile
• Yash Tonk as Babu
• Mahesh Thakur as Rehaan Khanna
• Naman Jain as Kabir Khanna
• Tulip Joshi as Anjali D’Souza
• Varun Badola as Ronnie D'Souza
• Bruna Abdullah as Anne Rosselline
• Sudesh Lehri as Pandit Kaushal Chand Sharma
• Santosh Shukla as Manik Singh
• Jeetu Verma as Subhash Prasad Agashe
• Vatsal Sheth as Harjeet
• Nauheed Cyrusi as Simran
• Vikas Bhalla as Rohan Sharma
• Raju Mavani as Rajkishan Gupta

Guest appearances

• Suniel Shetty as Captain Arjun Kaul
• Genelia D'Souza as Suman Sharma

Production

Development

In late 2012, Sohail Khan announced had planned to remake the Telugu film Stalin starring Chiranjeevi Konidela and Trisha Krishnan.<ref>"Jai Ho: I never said I won't do remakes, says Salman Khan". IBN Live. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.</ref><ref>"Film review: Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' is little more than a damp squib". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.</ref> Khan originally titled the film Mental, but by the time the it was released, it had been re-titled as Jai Ho.<ref>"Salman's 'Mental' to undergo title change again?". Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2013.</ref><ref>"Salman Khan's father prefers 'Jai Ho' over 'Mental'". Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2013.</ref>

Filming

Shooting for the film was set to begin 27 February 2013 but was postponed until late March. There were rumors that the film would be released in 3D, but Sohail Khan was cited stating, "First, let me complete my film in the normal format. Then I'll take a call".<ref>"Mental to come out in 3D?". Zee News. 24 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2013.</ref>

Marketing

Salman Khan unveiled the first look poster of Jai Ho on 6 December 2013. The poster consisted of images of thousands of fans digitally merged to create one portrait of Khan. Khan's fans designed this poster.<ref>"First look: Fans design Salman Khan's Jai Ho poster". Hindustan Times. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.</ref><ref>"Salman Khan paints first poster of 'Jai Ho'". The Times of India. TNN. 7 December 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.</ref><ref>Post by Salman Khan. "Salman Khan launches new digital poster of 'Jai Ho'". DNA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.</ref><ref>"Salman Khan asks fans to make Jai Ho poster, creates buzz on Twitter". India Today. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.</ref> The makers unveiled the film's official teaser on 13 December 2013.<ref>"Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' teaser: The Aam Aadmi Party effect?". News18. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2020.</ref> The official trailer of the film was released on 3 January 2014.<ref>"Watch trailer: Salman Khan's action-packed avatar in 'Jai Ho' – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2020.</ref>

Music

Jai Ho
Soundtrack album by Sajid–Wajid, Amaal Mallik and Devi Sri Prasad
Released	24 December 2013
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	35:45
Label	T-Series
Producer	Bhushan Kumar
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Bullett Raja (2013) Jai Ho (2013) Main Tera Hero (2014)
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
Veeram (2014) Jai Ho (2014) Bramman (2014)
Amaal Mallik chronology
Jai Ho (2014) Khoobsurat (2014)

Sajid–Wajid, Amaal Mallik and Devi Sri Prasad composed the nine-song soundtrack album for Jai Ho, in which Malik had contributed three tracks and Prasad had contributed one track, while the former composed 5 tracks. Sajid, Irfan Kamal, Danish Sabri, Sameer Anjaan, Kausar Munir, Shabbir Ahmed, Armaan Malik, and Devi Sri Prasad wrote the lyrics for all the songs in the album. The full soundtrack album was released on 24 December 2013.<ref name="iTunes">"Jai Ho (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Sajid – Wajid, Amal Mallik & Devi Sri Prasad. iTunes. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.</ref>

Jai Ho

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Baaki Sab First Class Hai"	Sajid, Irfan Kamal, Danish Sabri	Sajid–Wajid	Wajid	4:04
2.	"Tere Naina Maar Hi Daalenge"	Sameer Anjaan	Sajid–Wajid	Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan	5:00
3.	"Photocopy"	Kausar Munir	Sajid–Wajid	Himesh Reshammiya, Keerthi Sagathia, Palak Muchhal	4:36
4.	"Tumko To Aana Hi Tha"	Shabbir Ahmed	Amaal Mallik	Armaan Malik, Marianne D'Cruz, Altamash Faridi	4:13
5.	"Love You Till The End" (House Mix)	Armaan Malik	Amaal Mallik	Armaan Malik	3:56
6.	"Naacho Re"	Devi Sri Prasad	Devi Sri Prasad	Ujjayinee Roy	2:27
7.	"Jai Ho" (Title Track)	Shabbir Ahmed	Amaal Mallik	Wajid, Armaan Malik	3:20
8.	"Photocopy" (Remix)	Kausar Munir	Sajid–Wajid	Himesh Reshammiya, Keerthi Sagathia, Palak Muchhal	3:53
9.	"Baaki Sab First Class Hai" (Remix)	Sajid, Irfan Kamal, Danish Sabri	Sajid–Wajid	Wajid	2:47
Total length:					35:45

Reception

Critical response

India Today gave Jai Ho a 3 out of 5 and commented that it was a rip off of Ek Tha Tiger with mindless action.<ref>"Mega Review: Jai Ho". India Today. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.</ref> Anupama Chopra gave the movie a 2.5 out of 5, stating, Jai Ho was more of a cartoon than a film.<ref>"Movie review by Anupama Chopra: is Jai Ho even a film". Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.</ref>

Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, Khan, Bollywood's real-life answer to Derek Zoolander, does his thing like only he can. And the crowd responds. Sitting in a single-screen theatre, the air was filled with shrill, thrilled whistles as soon as the censor certificate hit the screen. The first glimpse of Khan – via braceleted wrist – had the crowd in paroxysms."<ref>Sen, Raja (24 January 2014). "Raja Sen reviews Salman Khan's Jai Ho". Rediff. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.</ref> Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2 stars out of 5, commenting "To be honest, very little stays with you when you leave the cinema, aside from the unpleasant aftertaste that comes from being shamelessly manipulated."<ref>Rajeev Masand (24 January 2014). "'Jai Ho' review: The film is of a man who lets his fists do the talking". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.</ref>

Taran Adarsh gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it a "noble, well-intentioned message narrated in an entertaining format".<ref>"Jai Ho Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.</ref>

Box office

Jai Ho was released on around 3900 screens in India and 650 screens in overseas.<ref>"Boxoffice". Box Office India. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> The domestic and overseas theatrical rights were sold for ₹1.1&nbsp;billion ($16&nbsp;million).<ref>"Salman Khan s Jai Ho Rights Sold For 110 Crore Highest Ever". Rediff.com. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.</ref> Jai Ho spent around ₹40 crore ($5.9&nbsp;million) on the production of the film.<ref>"Boxoffice". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.</ref> The film cost around ₹650&nbsp;million ($9.6&nbsp;million) total with the cost of marketing and prints added, but this number still does not include Khan's remuneration.<ref name="Jaiho650&nbsp;million">"Is Aamir Khan The Real Superstar Now As He Is The Only One To Take A Big Opening Without Backing of a Holiday With Dhoom 3?". Box Office India. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.</ref><ref>"Jai Ho – Blockbuster Prices But Semi Hit – Hit Business". Box Office India. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> The satellite rights were sold for ₹50 crore ($7.4 million), and music rights were also sold for ₹12 crore ($1.8&nbsp;million).

Jai Ho suffered losses from piracy. A Dubai-based user uploaded a pirated version of the film to YouTube on 28 January 2014. The video had 108,151 views by the time it was removed on 1 February 2014. Another version of the film was uploaded on 2 February 2014.<ref>Akshay Kapoor; Sahil Magoo (2 February 2014). "Jai Ho online leak: business worth Rs 10–12 crore hit?". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> DNA Films reported that Khan had requested that ticket prices be kept at the minimum so that people could afford to see the movie because of its message.<ref name="www.dnaindia.com">"Salman Khan's selfless act". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.</ref>

India

The website Boxofficeindia.com said that Jai Ho opened well at single screens like Jodhpur, Lucknow, Indore, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and CI, with an occupancy of 80–100%, 25–30% better than Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express, and moderately well (50%) at multiplexes of Delhi, Punjab, Bangalore and Kolkata.<ref>"Jai Ho Advance: Single Screens Phenomenal Overall Good". Box Office India Trade Network. Box office India. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.</ref><ref>"Jai Ho Has Good Opening But Not Bumper". Box Office India Trade Network. Box office India. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.</ref><ref>"Jai Ho Below Expectations at Multiplexes". Box Office India Trade Network. Box office India. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.</ref> It had an opening-day collection of around ₹188 million (US$2.6 million) nett.<ref>"Jai Ho First Day Territorial Breakdown". Box Office India Trade Network. Box office India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.</ref><ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> The second day collections were about ₹165 million (US$2.3 million), taking the total to ₹335 million (US$4.7 million).<ref>"Jai Ho Second Day Business". Box Office India Trade Network. Box office India. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.</ref> On Sunday, the film collected ₹263 million (US$3.7 million) to take its weekend total to ₹607 million (US$8.5 million).<ref>"Jai Ho Does Very Well on Sunday". Box Office India Trade Network. Box office India. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.</ref> Jai Ho had a noticeable drop on Tuesday as it grossed around ₹7.75 crore nett taking the five-day total to a little over ₹74 crore nett.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Ho emerged as the fifth highest weekend of all time in terms of worldwide gross by managing to gross ₹200 crore worldwide in three days.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Ho dropped further on first Wednesday with collections around ₹5.25–5.50 crore nett to take 6-day total to ₹795 million (US$11 million).<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Ho had the ninth highest first week of all time as it grossed ₹817 million (US$11 million) nett in its first week.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref><ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> The film nett. grossed ₹3 crore nett on its second Friday.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> The film has collected ₹90 crores nett in 9 days.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Ho collected ₹13.50 crore nett in its second weekend taking its domestic total ₹95 crore nett in 10 days.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Hai has been made tax-free in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.<ref>"'Jai Ho' exempted from entertainment tax in UP – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref><ref>"After UP, Gujarat may give tax sop to Salman Khan's 'Jai Ho' – The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref><ref>"Jai Ho To Go Tax-Free in Gujarat Too". Koimoi.com. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref><ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Ho two-week business was around ₹101.50 crore nett as it crossed around ₹21.29 crore nett in its second week.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref><ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 7 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai ho on its third Friday had collections set to be around ₹50 lakhs nett, with tax exemption in Gujarat also.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> Jai Ho grossed around ₹2.25–2.50 crore nett in its third weekend taking the business to ₹105.50 crore nett after seventeen days.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 10 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.</ref> The two-week distributor share of film is ₹56 crore.<ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> Jai Ho took its total to ₹107 crore nett in after three weeks as it added around ₹4 crore nett in third week.<ref name="semihitjaiho">"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref><ref>"Boxoffice". Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> Bollywoodhungama declared the total net gross of Jai Ho ₹116 crore, and ranked it the seventh highest-grossing movie of 2014 and Salman Khan's seventh 100 crore movie in a row, an all-time record in the history of Indian cinema.<ref name="Bollywood’s 100 Crore Club ">"Bollywood Boxoffice". Bollywood Hungama. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.</ref>

Overseas

The website, Bollywoodhungama.com estimated Jai Ho grossed $3.55&nbsp;million overseas in its first weekend. Box Office India estimated it grossed slightly less at $3.45&nbsp;million and called it "decent business".<ref>"Jai Ho Decent Overseas – Good in Gulf". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref><ref>Adarsh, Taran. "'Jai Ho' witnesses day-wise growth, collects $3.55&nbsp;million – Rs 22.38 crBox Office Overseas Report". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref> The final overseas gross for Jai Ho was $6&nbsp;million making it one of the highest overseas grossing Bollywood films of 2014.<ref>"2 States Hits $5 Million Overseas". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref><ref>"OVERSEAS – Jai Ho Lifetime Less Than Dhoom 3 And Chennai Express Weekend". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref><ref>"'Jai Ho' declines, total so far $5.4 millionBox Office Overseas Report". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.</ref>

See also

• Bollywood films of 2014

External links

• www.jaihoonline.com
• Jai Ho on IMDb
• Jai Ho at Box Office Mojo
• Jai Ho at Rotten Tomatoes