Jannat (2008 film)

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Jannat
Directed byKunal Deshmukh
Produced byRohan nagar
Written bySanjay Masoom
Screenplay byKunal Deshmukh
Vishesh Bhatt
StarringEmraan Hashmi
Sonal Chauhan
Music byPritam
Kamran Ahmed
CinematographyManoj Soni
Edited byDevendra Murudeshwar
Production
company
Distributed byFox Star Studios
Release date
  • 16 May 2008 (2008-05-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget100 million[1]
Box office415 million[1]

Jannat (transl. Heaven) is a 2008 Indian crime romance film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi opposite Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. It released on 16 May 2008 and was a huge success worldwide, receiving positive response from critics and managing to do well at the box office.

Plot[edit]

Arjun (Emraan Hashmi) is a street-smart youngster with an obsession for making a quick buck. He has a chance meeting with a girl called Zoya who's looking at an expensive ring inside a glass case. Arjun breaks the glass and retrieves the ring for which he is arrested. Inspector Ajay (Sameer Kochhar) is amused but lets him go with a warning as he knows Arjun's father. Zoya (Sonal Chauhan) gives him the reasons he was looking for to move out of his ordinary life and become rich for this girl. He steps up from playing small-time card games to becoming a bookie and strikes gold.

After impressing Zoya with his wealth, he calls his father for lunch in his new house. His father, a simple man who has lived an honest life, is happy to see Arjun's success but is skeptical of his business methods. He has a private talk with Zoya and tells her Arjun was a habitual and a smooth liar Later that day when Zoya questions Arjun, he is offended and blames his father's failure in life for his resentment towards him.

Arjun is whisked off to South Africa where he meets Don Abu Ibrahim * (Javed Sheikh) and becomes his key match-fixer. Rolling in money and enjoying a fast life with Zoya everything is suddenly interrupted when the South African Police take notice. Inspector Ajay, now an ACP with the CBI is summoned for assisting the investigation and is puzzled to see Arjun with the Don. He contacts Zoya to help trap Arjun after letting her know of the investigation. She speaks to Arjun's father who trusts ACP Ajay and requests Zoya to help him and leave Arjun if she can't get him to change his dishonest ways. Zoya calls Arjun to a restaurant ambush from the cops to make him confess his crimes.

Arjun is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment but Don Abu Ibrahim uses his influence to get him out of prison to use Arjun's skills for the upcoming World Cup. Arjun is released in 6 months and meets ACP Ajay outside who warns him to mend his ways again. Arjun relents and starts working as a bartender. All is good for a while, and Zoya is pregnant until Don Abu Ibrahim visits him one day. Arjun is torn and confused but eventually decides to participate in this last operation so that he has enough money for the future. Zoya overhears him speaking to a bookie and is disgusted. She leaves the house after notifying the cops. Arjun is then chased by ACP Raina and the cops and is shot in the shoulder. He calls Zoya and pleads to meet with her one last time before surrendering. Cornered with Zoya, Arjun surrenders with the cops pointing their gun at him. Arjun notices his ring that fell down from his pocket and bends to retrieve it. The cops, assuming he is going for his gun, shoot and kill Arjun.

A few years later, Zoya and her son are seen shopping in a supermarket. Zoya is unable to pay the full amount as she is short on cash. Her son notices it and discards his toy so she can pay the bill. She realizes that he is not greedy like his father, She hugs her son and smiles as the film ends.

Cast[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

Jannat
Soundtrack album by
Released2008
GenreFilm soundtrack
Length39:58
LabelSony BMG
ProducerVishesh Films
Pritam chronology
Race
(2008)
Jannat
(2008)
Kismat Konnection
(2008)

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Pritam with lyrics penned by Sayeed Quadri, Kamran Ahmed, R. Mehndi and Neelesh Misra. The album consists of 6 original songs, one remix and one Power Ballad. Kamran Ahmed wrote, sung and composed the smash hit Judaai. The music received generally positive reviews and the songs Judaai, Zara Sa, Haan Tu Hai and Jannat Jahan became chartbusters. K.K. was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his song Zara Sa while Kamran Ahmed won the MTV Breakthrough Artist Award for his song Judaai.[2]

Track listing[edit]

Songs are as follows

Track # Song Singer Music Length Links (iTunes)
1 Zara Sa K.K. Pritam 5:03 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
2 Judaai Kamran Ahmed Kamran Ahmed 5:02 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
3 Haan Tu Hain K.K. Pritam 5:25 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
4 Door Na Jaa (Not In Movie) Rana Mazumdar Pritam 5:51 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
5 Jannat Jahan Rupam Islam Pritam 3:43 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
6 Lambi Judaai Richa Sharma Pritam 4:48 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
7 Zara Sa (Power Ballad) K.K. Pritam 5:28 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022
8 Judaai (Kilogram Mix) Kamran Ahmed Pritam 4:38 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jannat-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299583022

Reception[edit]

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Atta Khan of Planet Bollywood wrote about the soundtrack "In short Jannat has the hallmarks of Pritam at his very best; it is a vibrant, classy, and extremely enjoyable soundtrack that reaches out to the masses and therefore sells itself, just go and soak up its glorious rock-infused sounds and then reflect on why we all love Pritam…talent is a word too easily used in this day and age but he clearly has it in abundance (controversy aside!) and gave an 8/10 rating."

Satyajit from Glamsham noted "The teamwork of Pritam, Sayed Quadri, Neelesh Mishra props up with another remarkable album for Bhatt camp in the form of JANNAT. The album ensures itself to be this year's one of best sellers with tracks like Zara Sa, Judai and Jannat Jahan promising golden results"[3] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 16,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's seventh highest-selling.[4]

Reception[edit]

The film was received very well by all, specially by the critics & young audience, due to the soundtrack being at the top charts. The film collected in 5 weeks, 350 million (US$4.9 million)a considerable amount for its small budget and release. Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and said, "When we have something in a movie that appeals to everyone, that's when we call it a masala entertainer – probably. Keeping this in mind, Jannat, with a decent measure of romance, thrill, comedy, tragedy and of course cricket is definitely a masala flick."[5] The film was eventually declared as a super hit, earning 415 million (US$5.8 million) worldwide.

Sequel[edit]

The sequel to Jannat was released on 4 May 2012, under the title of Jannat 2. The main direction/production crew remained the same. It was directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt once again. Emraan Hashmi also appeared as the male lead actor again, opposite Esha Gupta, with Randeep Hooda in a supporting role. The music for the sequel was composed by Pritam. It was also commercially successful and grossed 650 million (US$9.1 million).

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=316. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Jannat: Awards and Nominations". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  3. "Jannat: Music Review". Glamsham. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  4. "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
  5. Jannat – Movie Review – AOL India Bollywood

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