Junooniyat
| Junooniyat | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Screenplay by | Priti Singh Vivek Agnihotri |
| Story by | Priti Singh |
| Produced by | Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar |
| Starring | Pulkit Samrat Yami Gautam |
| Cinematography | Attar Singh Saini |
| Edited by | Antara Lahiri |
| Music by | Ankit Tiwari Meet Bros Jeet Gannguli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | T-Series Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est.₹41.0 million (US$490,000)[1] |
Junooniyat (transl. Obsession) is a 2016 Indian Bollywood romantic drama film written and directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Produced by Bhushan Kumar under his T-Series banner, it features Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam in the lead roles.[2][3]
The film released worldwide on 24 June 2016 to a mostly negative reception by critics.
Plot
Captain Jahan Bakshi (Pulkit Samrat) is a passionate army officer who thinks all things happen according to his will and that he can control his destiny. Suhani (Yami Gautam), a Punjabi girl belonging to an army family is found swimming in an army restricted area. She is later rescued by captain Jahan without her will. She has to stay in the army camp for a day because of the procedure. She asks Jahan to sign the apology letter. The investigating officer invites her to a Christmas party. After the party, they meet at a riverside. Jahan tears the letter, leading her to ask him to apologise or that she would leap. Jahan doesn't pay any heed to her, so Suhani leaps. However, he immediately saves her.
The next morning Jahan visit Suhani at the hospital and gives her the apology letter. They start developing feelings for each other. This further changes into love when Jahan meets Suhani at Amritsar and she plans a trip for Jahan by lying to her parents. When she returns, her father scolds her harshly, takes away her phone, and restricts her from going outside. This is due to him finding out Suhani's feelings towards Jahan. He fears that if Jahan were to die in the line of duty, Suhani would be heartbroken. Hence, he lays a condition for Jahan to either leave the army, or Suhani. Jahan refuses to comply and leaves. Having no other option left, Suhani elopes. However, after reaching the army camp, she sees a girl hugging Jahan, misunderstands the scenario, and returns home.
Later, Jahan and his team find people trapped under snow, saving them. Those people then invite him to the wedding of their son Yash. During the ceremony, he notices that the bride is Suhani. Rangoli clears Jahan's confusion and tells him to confess his love to Suhani. So he writes a letter to her which is instead read by Yash. Yash exclaims in front of everyone that he can't be so cruel to ruin Suhani and Jahan's love. Suhani's father too, accepts their love noticing Suhani's discontentment without Jahan. The story ends with Suhani and Jahan reuniting and kissing each other.
Cast
- Pulkit Samrat as Captain Jahaan Bakshi
- Yami Gautam as Suhaani Kapoor
- Poonam Kaur as Kamya
- Hrishitaa Bhatt as Mishti
- Taran Bajaj as Tullu
- Gulshan Devaiah as Yash
- Aneesha Joshi as Rangoli
- Manoj Bakshi as Father
Production
While returning from Kashmir, the crew were allegedly hounded and assaulted by Kashmiri locals, for using native girls in a song sequence.[4]
Soundtrack
| Junooniyat | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 3 June 2016 |
| Recorded | 2015–2016 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 29:45 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
The music was composed by Meet Bros, Jeet Gannguli and Ankit Tiwari while the background score was by Raju Singh.[5] Kumaar, Saurabh M Pandey, Rashmi Virag and Manoj Muntashir served as the lyricists.[6]
On 28 June 2016, T-Series released a bonus track of the film on their YouTube channel, called, "Ishqe Di Khidki".[7] On 12 July 2016, T-Series released another bonus track of the film on their YouTube channel, called, "Junooniyat (Unplugged)".[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Junooniyat" (Title Track) | Kumaar | Meet Bros | Falak Shabir | 6:23 |
| 2. | "Mujhko Barsaat Bana Lo" | Rashmi Virag | Jeet Gannguli | Armaan Malik | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Ishqe Di Lat Tadpave" | Manoj Muntashir | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari, Tulsi Kumar | 5:28 |
| 4. | "Nachenge Saari Raat" | Kumaar, Taz, Hunterz | Meet Bros | Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Tu Junooniyat" | Manoj Muntashir | Jeet Gannguli | Shrey Singhal, Akriti Kakkar | 5:00 |
| 6. | "Pagalon Sa Naach" | Kumaar | Meet Bros | Khushboo Grewal, Meet Bros | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Ishqe di khidki" | Saurabh M Pandey | Bobby-Emran | Shahid Mallya, Palak Muchhal | |
| Total length: | 33:35 | ||||
Box office
The film grossed ₹4 million (US$48,000) on its opening day in India and reached ₹37 million (US$440,000) in first week. The lifetime collection of film was ₹41.0 million (US$490,000).[1]
References
- ^ a b "Junooniyat (2016) Box office earnings". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Junooniyat brings back Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam after Sanam Re". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Junooniyat not Sanam Re 2, entirely different: Yami Gautam". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam and 'Junooniyat' crew get gheraoed in Kashmir". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Why did makers of 'Junooniyat' cancel the film's shoot in Mumbai?". Mid Day. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Junooniyat: Pulkit Samrat chooses film over honeymoon". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "ISHQE DI KHIDKI Full Video Song". Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Youtube.
- ^ "JUNOONIYAT UNPLUGGED". Retrieved 14 July 2016 – via Youtube.
External links
- Junooniyat at IMDb
- Junooniyat on Facebook