Jaan-E-Mann
Jaan-E-Mann | |
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Directed by | Shirish Kunder |
Written by | Shirish Kunder |
Produced by | Sajid Nadiadwala |
Starring | Salman Khan Akshay Kumar Preity Zinta |
Narrated by | Arjun Rampal Abhishek Bachchan |
Cinematography | Sudeep Chatterjee |
Edited by | Shirish Kunder |
Music by | Anu Malik |
Distributed by | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 173 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Jaan-E-Mann (transl. Beloved) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Shirish Kunder and is produced by Sajid Nadiawala. The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in lead roles. This was Shirish Kunder's first film as a director. He also edited and wrote the dialogues and screenplay.
The first trailer was released in late August and its filming cost nearly Rs. 40 crore.[1] The film released on 20 October 2006 on the festive weekend of Diwali/Eid. The DVD for the film released on 15 December 2006.[2]
Plot
The film begins when Suhaan receives a notice saying his ex-wife Piya, who has settled in New York, wants a divorce settlement of 5 million rupees, because of his failure to make his alimony payments due to his poor financial condition. Suhaan appeals to his uncle Bonney Kapoor (Anupam Kher), a midget lawyer, for help. While they are trying to figure out a solution, Agastya Rao (Akshay Kumar) lands at their doorstep searching for Piya. He reveals to them that he fell in love with Piya during his college days but could not express his love to her because she was in love with someone else, unaware that the person he lost her to was Suhaan. Piya had ignored Agastya then, a nerd, a nobody, and even broke his heart by blowing him off to be with Suhaan at a concert that Agastya had taken her to. A heartbroken Agastya left the college as a result and eventually wound up in Houston working for NASA.
Suhaan Kapoor (Salman Khan) and Piya Goyal (Preity Zinta) fall in love in college and elope. However, he has to keep his marriage a secret in order to further his career as a movie star and when his career hits a low, he returns home to find out that she has left him. She does not answer his calls or emails, and he soon receives a divorce notice in the mail.
Suhaan and Boney Kapoor hatch a plan to get Agastya and Piya together so that Suhaan needs not to pay alimony to Piya and Agastya gets the girl of his dreams. Suhaan accompanies Agastya to New York City to help Agastya win Piya over. They rent an apartment opposite Piya's and watch her every move, literally, using telescopes, binoculars, and surveillance techniques. Using a headset, Suhaan feeds Agastya lines to woo Piya with and eventually succeeds in getting Piya and Agastya together.
One night, Suhaan finds out Piya has a baby girl, Suhaan 's daughter. He realizes that she left him since she did not want her and the baby to ruin Suhaan 's film career. Suhaan realizes his mistake and tries to make amends and start a new life with Piya and his daughter, Suhaani. Unfortunately, before he can act, Piya gets engaged to Agastya.
It later emerges that Piya's brother, Vishal(Nawab Shah), had been hiding letters that Suhaan wrote to her and was responsible for initiating the divorce process. Agastya realizes that Piya is still in love with Suhaan and not him; so he reveals the truth and tells her to be with Suhaan. Piya flies back to India where Suhaan is trying to find work as a small-time actor. They express their mutual love, reuniting their broken family.
A few years later, Agastya is on a NASA space shuttle and initiates a video conference with Suhaan and Piya (on Suhaan's Birthday). He introduces them to his new girlfriend who looks strikingly similar to Piya.
Cast
- Salman Khan as Suhaan Kapoor
- Akshay Kumar as Agastya Rao / Champu
- Preity Zinta as Piya Goyal Kapoor / Preity Zintakova (in a special appearance as Agastya Rao Fiance)
- Anupam Kher as Bonney Kapoor / New York Cafe Owner (Dual Role)
- Aman Verma as Zubin, Piya's friend
- Nawab Shah as Vishal Goyal,(Piya's brother)
- Soni Razdan Mrs. Goyal
- Javed Sheikh as Mr. Samrat Goyal
Anupam Kher is playing the role of a dwarf for the first time in his career.
Production
Filming started in New York City on 1 September 2005 and then moved to Mumbai.
Soundtrack
The music for the film was released on 6 September 2006.[3] The music is composed by Anu Malik and includes a few playback singers forming the former contestants of Indian Idol. Lyrics are penned by Gulzar. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 12,50,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.[4]
Track listing
Jaan-E-Mann | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 2006 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Anu Malik | |||
Anu Malik chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ajnabi Shehar" | Sonu Nigam | 7:00 |
2. | "Hum Ko Malum Hai" | Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam | 7:15 |
3. | "Jaane Ke Jaane Na" | Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Krishna Beura | 5:30 |
4. | "Kabul Kar Le" | Udit Narayan, Rahul Vaidya, Amit Sana, Prajakta Shukre, Monali Thakur, Suzanne D'Mello | 6:37 |
5. | "Sau Dard" | Sonu Nigam, Suzanne D'Mello | 5:45 |
6. | "Ud Jaana?" | Kunal Ganjawala, Adnan Sami, Earl Edgar D'Souza, Sunidhi Chauhan | 6:40 |
7. | "Jaane Ke Jaane Na – Club Mix" | Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Krishna Beura | 4:36 |
8. | "Sau Dard – Grove Mix" | Sonu Nigam, Suzanne D'Mello | 4:45 |
9. | "Ud Jaana? – Club Mix" | Kunal Ganjawala, Adnan Sami, Earl Edgar D'Souza, Sunidhi Chauhan | 6:11 |
Response
Box office
Jaan-E-Mann opened in nearly 1,200 screens worldwide.[5] The film faced stiff competition from another movie Don – The Chase Begins Again as it was released on the same day. The film opened to a 40% response. The second day saw a huge drop in the collections, due to the Diwali celebrations. According to boxofficeindia.com the collections jumped to 70%, but fell again to 50%. The film has done very well in the smaller centres in India.[6]
Pranab Kapadia, the UK distributor of Jaan-e-Mann said "Jaan-E-Mann’s figures have picked up dramatically in Britain. Although the film grossed a mere £18,000 on its opening day, the film has experienced a remarkable upswing, grossing £40,000 on Monday and £60,000 on Tuesday. The audience and critics reception has been overwhelming".[7]
Reviews
The film has fetched mostly average reviews. 50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 2/5 IBNLive Review and has also got 6.4/10 IMDb ratings. Taran adarsh gave the film 4/5 saying " A well to do and funny timepass movie" Dhiraj sharma of namasteindia.com gave 5/10 and praised Salman's & Akshay's acting.
However, since its release, the critical reception of the film has improved, now being touted as a film ahead of its time. [8]
Nominations
Award | Category | Nominees | Results |
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Screen Awards | Best Music Director | Anu Malik | Nominated |
Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Humko Malum Hai" |
See also
References
- ^ "indiaglitz.com". A high-tech trailer for Jaan-E-Mann. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
- ^ "indiaglitz.com". DVD release for Jaan-E-Mann. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
- ^ "news.sawf.org". Music release date announced for Jaan-E-Mann. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
- ^ "Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
- ^ "sify.com". 1,200 screens for Jaan-E-Mann. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
- ^ "boxofficeindia.com". Jaan-E-Mann hit at the box office. Retrieved 25 October 2006.
- ^ "clickwalla.com". Jaan-E-Mann picks up overseas. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- ^ https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/movies-ahead-of-their-time-jaan-e-mann/.
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