Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
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| Directed by | Shaad Ali |
| Produced by | Aditya Chopra Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Habib Faisal (screenplay and dialogues) |
| Starring | Abhishek Bachchan Preity Zinta Bobby Deol Lara Dutta Amitabh Bachchan |
| Music by | Shankar Mahadevan Ehsaan Noorani Loy Mendonsa Gulzar (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Ayananka Bose |
| Editing by | Ritesh Soni |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd |
| Release date(s) | June 15, 2007 |
| Running time | 132 mins |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs. 25 crores |
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Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (English: Dance Baby Dance) is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta. It is directed by Shaad Ali. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films.[1] The film released on June 15, 2007.
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[edit] Plot
The film begins with a mysterious gypsy-like musician (Amitabh Bachchan) leading the crowds at Waterloo station in London in a dance to the title song.
At the station, two strangers, Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta), wait for their respective fiancés. Rikki is a fun-loving Punjabi boy from Bhatinda who lives in Southall, while Alvira is a middle class Pakistani girl from Lahore who is more assimilated into British culture. The two share a table in a cafe together and to kill the time they talk about how they met their partners-to-be.
Rikki says that he met his fiancé, Anaida Raza (Lara Dutta), at the Hôtel Ritz Paris, the same night that Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed left the hotel to take their last journey together. Rikki explains "When two lovers die, another two are born", as he fell in love with Anaida that night. Alvira says she met her fiancé, the dashing lawyer Steve Singh (Bobby Deol) at Madame Tussauds in London when he saved her from death by a falling Superman wax model. The encounter changed her life and she was smitten by the lawyer who also helped her sue Madame Tussauds for substantial damages.
As Rikki and Alvira talk they begin to enjoy each other's company and their different backgrounds cease to matter. They exchange numbers and go to meet their partners. However, it is then revealed that they had not gone to meet their respective partners. Rikki is in fact at the train station to meet his business partner, while Alvira is meeting her relatives. As they leave the station separately, they realize they are in love, but believe their love is unrequited, each of the other.
The two get in touch when Alvira calls Rikki, pretending it was a wrong number. They decide to meet up at a disco where there is a dance competition but both try to maintain the fiction that they are engaged. Out of desperation, Rikki hires Laila, a prostitute, to pose as Anaida, and Alvira asks Satvinder to pretend to be Steve. The four meet at a club and take part in the dance competition, while throwing insults at each other. Rikki and Laila emerge as the winners but Alvira is jealous and storms out in tears.
Satvinder goes to Rikki's flat and tells him that he has fallen in love with Laila. He also tells him that Alvira is not engaged to him. Rikki, realising what has happened, goes to see Alvira, who is at first moping in bed and later tries to convince her cousin not to marry her. Rikki calls her from a neighbor's window.
The film ends with the mysterious gypsy musician showing how Rikki and Alvira invented the stories about the non-existent lovers by taking inspiration from Alvira's newspaper and Rikki's comic book.
[edit] Cast
- Abhishek Bachchan ... Rikki Thukral
- Preity Zinta ... Alvira Khan
- Bobby Deol ... Steve Singh/Satvinder Singh
- Lara Dutta ... Anaida Raza/Laila
- Ameet Chana .... Shahriyar
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Special appearance
- Sanjeev Bhaskar ... Shop keeper
- Meera Syal .... Satvinder's mother
[edit] Characters
- Rikki Thukral - Originally from Bhatinda, Rikki comes to London and settles in Southall. He comes with a dream to make it big which he achieves by selling anything from pirate DVDs to faulty televisions. He considers himself a modern day entrepreneur rather than someone who is scamming people for their money. Coincidentally he met the love of his life, Anaida Raza, on the same night and the same hotel where Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed left from forever.
- Alvira Khan - Alvira has always prayed that she marries a handsome brit rather than someone from her home town of Lahore. Alvira is a princess who is attached to her British values and culture rather than her Lahori ones. Her job as a manager in the House of Fraser means she is always with the new style and is not afraid to show this. Her dream comes true when Steve Singh saves her from a falling Superman wax model. He steals her heart in the process.
- Anaida Raza - Beautiful and sensitive, Anaida Raza is the French-Pakistani brought up in Paris. She is the assistant manager at the Hôtel Ritz Paris and her kind hearted nature makes her a favourite to work with. She meets Rikki when she returns his handkerchief and falls in love with him. Anaida was devastated by the death of the princess and cried when she could not go for the funeral. Her sensitivity and passion makes her a girl any man would want.
- Steve Singh - Half Punjabi, half British, Steve is the joint partner of a top law firm in London. Cunning and determined he works his way up and becomes that guy that every girl would want. Rich and successful, Steve has always tended to save damsels in distress. He has a scar on his cheek from one of those incidents. He heroically saves Alvira from the Superman wax model falling on top of her and subsequently falls in love with her.
[edit] Crew
- Director: Shaad Ali
- Producer: Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra
- Writer: Habib Faisal
- Dialogues: Habib Faisal
- Music Director: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa
- Lyrics: Gulzar
- Editing: Ritesh Soni
- Choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant
- Cinematography: Ayananka Bose
- Costume design: Aki Narula
- Sound design: Rishi Oberoi
[edit] Production
Pre-production of the film began in 2005, during the making of Bunty Aur Babli. Abhishek Bachchan was the first actor to be cast in the film.[2] The working title was Sangam Mein.[2] Vidya Balan[3] and John Abraham were first approached for the roles of Anaida Raza and Steve Singh.[4] When they refused Dutta and Deol were roped in. Amitabh Bachchan has been credited with a special appearance in the film.
Shooting began in the second half of 2006 in London and included a shooting schedule in Paris, France.[5] Many images from the set show shooting being conducted at Waterloo Station, London. Some shooting took place in Agra, near the Taj Mahal. The choreography has been done by Vaibhavi Merchant.[6] Filming has taken place in numerous locations along Green Lanes, Harringay in North London.
Abhishek Bachchan and Bobby Deol worked together for the first time in this film; their fathers (Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra) had worked together in the hit Sholay (1975). The film features a scene in which they travel in a scooter like their fathers had done in Sholay, only this time Bobby Deol is driving and Abhishek Bachchan is on the passenger seat.[7] The film re-unites Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta. The last time they worked together was in Soldier in 1998.[8]
Some filming took place in Stamford Bridge stadium, home to Chelsea football club.[9] It was announced in September 2006 that the Chelsea football team would be part of the film,[10] but this scene did not appear in the completed film.
The first trailer for the film was shown on 27 April 2007 with the release of the film Ta Ra Rum Pum.[11]
[edit] Music
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The soundtrack of the film was released on May 15, 2007 in various formats including music cassette, MP3 files, audio CD, and the DVD-Audio.[12] The music is conducted by the award-winning trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The first reviews of the music has been positive.
The music for the film entered the charts at number 6[13] and in its second week climbed to number five.[14] By the first week of July, the album topped the music charts and stayed there for two weeks.[15] Despite the poor response to the film, the music has received much acclaim[16] On the week beginning July 23, the album was placed at number three[17] On the week beginning September 17, the soundtrack dropped to number 10.[18]
The song listing is as follows:[19]
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Picturised on |
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| Jhoom | Shankar Mahadevan & Daler Mehndi | 5.21 | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Kiss Of Love | Vishal Dadlani & Vasundhara Das | 5.05 | Bobby Deol & Preity Zinta |
| Ticket To Hollywood | Neeraj Shridhar & Alisha Chinai | 4.38 | Abhishek Bachchan & Lara Dutta |
| JBJ | Zubeen, Shankar Mahadevan & Sunidhi Chauhan | 4.22 | Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta & Lara Dutta |
| Bol Na Halke Halke | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Mahalaxmi Iyer | 4.54 | Abhishek Bachchan & Preity Zinta |
| Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | KK, Sukhwinder Singh, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Shankar Mahadevan | 7.04 | Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Lara Dutta & Amitabh Bachchan |
| Jhoom Jam | Instrumental | 3.50 | Credits Scenes/Bloopers |
[edit] Response
[edit] Box Office
The film opened to a 65-70% response, which was below expectations for a Yash Raj film.[20] As per Ibosnetwork.com, the film has opened to a good response and has taken the biggest opening of the year at the box office.[21]
The film did achieve the 90%+ response at some places, such as Punjab and Haryana.[22] The film has opened well in big cities such as Mumbai with a 75% turn out and Delhi which had a 70% response. In the south it opened to a poor response due to the release of the Tamil film Sivaji. However, all the big theatres reached to a 90%+ response with many being 100%.[22]
Overseas, the film has performed averagely. In its first week, the film made £ 264,347 and debuted at number 6 in the U.K charts. In the U.S, the film debuted at number 16 on the film chart making $ 455,257 in its first week. In Australia, the film made $ 91,485 debuting at number 10.[23] The film has made 19-20 crores in its first week and debuted at number 1[24] but the collections have begun to fall.[25] The film has done better in the U.K than in the U.S. As of 27 June, the film is positioned at number 9 on the U.K charts[26] and at 21 on the U.S chart.[27] The film saw a drop in collections, and has been declared a flop in India[28] but the collections have begun to fall.[25] The film has done better in the U.K then in the U.S. As of 27 June, the film is positioned at number 9 on the U.K charts[26] and at 21 on the U.S chart.[27] The film saw a drop in collections, and has been declared a flop in India.[29] In the U.K. the film has performed moderately well.[30]
[edit] Reviews
The film opened to mixed reviews, the majority of them being poor mostly due to a shallow screenplay.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Yash Raj Films announces Stellar Line-Up of Attractions for the year 2007. Yash Raj Films. Retrieved on 28 February 2007.
- ^ a b The original title. [1]. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
- ^ Vidya Balan refuses JBJ. [2]. Retrieved on 10 June 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. John Abraham refuses Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ^ hindustantimes.com. Filming in London and Paris. Retrieved on 8 October 2006.
- ^ indeaparis.com. Images from the set of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Retrieved on 30 December 2006.
- ^ hindustantimes.com. Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Retrieved on 27 June 2006.
- ^ thehimalayantimes.com. Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta together in Shaad Ali's next. Retrieved on 27 June 2006.
- ^ thisislondon.co.uk. Shooting in London. Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ^ chelseafc.com. Bollywood goes to Chelsea F.C..
- ^ indiaglitz.com. First trailer for JBJ is released. Retrieved on 2 May 2007.
- ^ Jhoom Barabar Jhoom launches its music.
- ^ indiafm.com. Chart performance for JBJ. Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Chart performance for JBJ - Week 2. Retrieved on 15 May 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Chart performance for JBJ - First week of July. Retrieved on 23 July 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. JBJ listed as one of the top in mid-year report. Retrieved on 23 July 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. JBJ still in top three. Retrieved on 23 July 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. JBJ drops to ten. Retrieved on 17 September 2007.
- ^ indiaglitz.com. Music of JBJ. Retrieved on 2 May 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Day One of JBJ at the B.O.. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ ibosnetwork.com. Day One makes well. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ a b boxofficeindia.com. Some places are doing well. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Overseas collection for JBJ. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ ibosnetwork.com. JBJ debuts at number one. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ a b indiafm.com. Domestic collection for JBJ. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ a b launchingfilms.com. Chart performance in the UK. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ a b movies.yahoo.com. Chart performance in the US. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ ibosnetwork.com/default.aspx. Retrieved on 16 June 2007.
- ^ indiaFM.
- ^ entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/jhoom-barabar-jhoom-190607.html.
[edit] External links
- Official movie site
- Jhoom Barabar Jhoom at the Internet Movie Database
- Yash Raj Film Library - Jhoom Barabar Jhoom from the online Yash Raj library
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