Jigyaasa

Jigyaasa
Directed by	Faisal Saif
Produced by	Raju Chand
Written by	Faisal Saif
Music by	Ram Shankar
Release date(s)	10 March 2006
Running time	140 minutes
Language	Hindi

Jigyaasa, released on 10 March 2006, was directed by Faisal Saif[1]. It was called the year's most controversial feature film, and was based on the life of Indian sex goddess Mallika Sherawat[2]. This film marked a big change in Hrishitaa Bhatt's career, as it was her first title role. Though Indian critics did not appreciate the film, it commanded a decent share at the box office.

Synopsis

Based on actual events, the film tells the story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur (Hrishitaa Bhatt) who comes from a middle-class family, the daughter of a schoolteacher named Malini Mathur (Varsha Usgaonkar). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to become a film actress and her mother has no objections about it. But Jigyaasa has some other plans. Jigyaasa will go to any limits to reach her goal. Within a timespan of five years, Jigyaasa reaches the top and becomes India's highest paid superstar.

Cast

• Hrishitaa Bhatt ... Jigyaasa Mathur
• Varsha Usgaonkar ... Malini Mathur
• Kader Khan ... Nand Kishore
• Milind Gunaji ... Subhash Desai
• Vikas Kalantri ... Avinash Chopra
• Jaya Bhattacharya ... Neha Sharma
• Mukesh Tiwari ... Kamaal Hussain
• Rakesh Bedi ... Ashok Kumar Shaayar (the gay activist)

Crew

• Director: Faisal Saif
• Producer: Raju Chand
• Screenplay: Faisal Saif, Mehmood Ali
• Story: Faisal Saif
• Editor: Tirupathi Reddy
• Music: Ram Shankar
• Choreography: Lollypop
• Lyrics: Raju Chand, Ravi Chopra
• Executive Producer: Mahesh Malie
• Director of Photography: Pramod Kumar Sahu
• Music On: Das Music

External links

• Jigyaasa at the Internet Movie Database