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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
DVD cover
Directed byMansoor Khan
Written byMansoor Khan
Produced byNasir Hussain
StarringAamir Khan,
Ayesha Jhulka,
Pooja Bedi
Asrani,
Aditya Lakhia,
Mamik,
Sanam Oberoi,
Deepak Tijori,
Kulbhushan Kharbanda,
Kiran Zaveri,
Anjaan Srivastav,
Faisal Khan
Music byJatin Lalit
Release date
1992
Running time
174 min
LanguageHindi

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is a 1992 Hindi sports drama film from the Indian Bollywood film industry, directed by Mansoor Khan (who earlier directed Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak). The film stars Aamir Khan, Pooja Bedi, Ayesha Jhulka, Asrani, Aditya Lakhia, Mamik, Sanam Oberoi, Deepak Tijori, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Kiran Zaveri, Anjaan Srivastav, and Faisal Khan. The music was by Jatin Lalit.

The movie is a remake of 1979 the Hollywood hit Breaking Away.

Synopsis

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander is a story of a young man, Sanju (Sanjay Lal Sharma), his buddies and his family consisting of his father (Ramlal) and an older brother (Ratan). The story is set in the hill station of Deharadun, where the richest families send their kids to school. Apart from top notch schools, there are also a few local ones like Model in which Ramlal is a coach and Ratan, Sanju and their friends attend.

The biggest thing for the people there is the interschool sports competition held every year. Ever since his one cycling victory against the Rival school Rajput, Ramlal has been obsessed with Model beating them, through his obedient older son Ratan. Ratan is Model's model student, in studies, sports and character and the pride of his father. Sanju on the other hand is a happy-go-lucky bloke who loves hanging with friends and having fun in life even if it causes him to fail classes and disappoint his father. Sanju's friends consist of two good-hearted but not so bright boys and a tomboyish girl, Anjali, who is also secretly in love with Sanju, a fact that even Sanju is unaware of. When a tragedy occurs, Ratan is severely injured in an accident and is now on the verge of death. Sanju is transformed from a guy with not a care in the world to a responsible friend, brother, son and athlete. The stage is now set for a tale of friendship, love, family, sports and competition told by Mansoor Khan. The music score was by Jatin Lalit.

Trivia

  • It was this movie that catapulted Jatin-Lalit to success. This movie was their second movie together.
  • The phrase "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar" loosely translates to "He who wins is the conqueror"
  • The song Pehla Nasha was the first song choreographed by Farah Khan.
  • Girija of Geethanjali fame, directed by Mani Ratnam was signed on to be in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander and also shot most of the movie when the director felt she was too stunted as an actress and replaced with Ayesha Jhulka and reshot. If you observe closely, there is one song in the movie with Girija dancing with Aamir and the rest.

Cast

References and notes

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