| Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | |
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| Directed by | Abbas Tyrewala |
| Produced by | Aamir Khan Mansoor Khan |
| Story by | Abbas Tyrewala |
| Starring | Imran Khan Genelia D'Souza Prateek Babbar |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Manoj Lobo |
| Editing by | Shan Mohammed |
| Distributed by | Aamir Khan Productions PVR Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 4, 2008 |
| Running time | 155 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 11 crore (US$2.09 million) |
| Box office | 83.20 crore (US$15.81 million)[1] |
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (Hindi: जाने तू... या जाने ना, translation: Whether you know... or not) is a 2008 Bollywood film, written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala. The film stars Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza in pivotal roles. Produced by Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan, it marks the directional debut of Abbas Tyrewala, the debut of Imran Khan (Aamir Khan's nephew) as an actor, and the re-appearance of D'Souza in Hindi cinema. Released on 4 July 2008, the film received favourable reviews, and went on to enjoy success at the box office.
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The story begins at the airport, when Rotlu, Jiggy, Bombs and Shaleen offer to tell Mala the tale of Jai and Aditi, a love story with joys and sorrows, happiness and heartbreaks, laughter, songs and fights, and...a climax at the airport.
Meet Jai Singh Rathore, a.k.a ‘Rats’, the most non-violent Rajput ever. Meet Aditi Mahant, aka ‘Meow‘, a highly aggressive, impulsive girl. She abuses. She scratches (hence the name Meow).However, Jai and Aditi are college-going best buddies.
Jai and Aditi are perfect for each other. Their friends know this. Their parents know this. Everybody but the two themselves know this.
Aditi dreams of a virile, macho husband, while Jai wants a sweet, romantic girl. Since the two of them don't believe that they are in love, they decide to hunt for a perfect life partner for each other.
Jai falls in love with Meghna at first sight in a club where two psychos were misbehaving with her. He saves her, not by fighting but by tricking the two psychos, who always ride horses. Meghna always plays the game of imagination, “What’s this?” When Meghna and Jai get close to each other, Rotlu, Jiggy, Bombs and Shaleen are happy for Jai but nobody notices that Aditi was missing Jai’s company. Aditi notices changes in Jai’s behaviour.
Meghna informs Jai that her parents squabble together but cannot stay without each other. She says this is really "cute." Jai visits Meghna’s parents. Her father is an alcoholic. Her parents always argue with each other and Jai feels uncomfortable with them.
When Jai goes to meet Meghna's parents, he misses Aditi's surprise birthday party. She is hurt by this and acts rudely to Jai when he goes to wish her later that evening.
Aditi gets engaged to her father’s friend’s son, Sushant. Sushant is a spoilt playboy. At Jiggy’s birthday bash, Aditi introduces her fiancé. Then everyone decides to dance. Aditi is disturbed because she is jealous seeing Jai with Meghna, and Jai is upset that Aditi is engaged and disturbed. Aditi becomes emotional seeing Jai. In the middle of the dance, Sushant thinks Aditi is crying because she likes him and kisses her. Jai sees this and stops dancing abruptly. While taking Meghana home, she tries to cheer him up, but it just results him in becoming more angry. He shouts at Meghana for acting childishly.
Jai realizes that Meghna is a girl who runs from the reality and hides in rather stupid refuges. Meghna breaks down, and lets Jai know how she became this way, and why. Meghna shares her dark childhood story of her father having an extra-marital affair and her mother leaving the residence, but later only returning for Meghna's sake. Meghna is hurt when she sees her parents in pain solely on her account. But since there's no other way round, she decides to close her eyes and see things the way she wants, in a happy manner. Therefore, according to her, her parents fight in a very 'cute' manner. All is happy in the way she sees things, and does not want anyone to remove this veil before her eyes until she is ready for it. The next day, to cheer up things, she kids Jai by saying that Aditi is the right girl for him and he should marry her instead. Jai is taken aback when Meghna laughs and apologises, saying that she was only joking, and did not intend to shock Jai. But Jai reveals that there is more truth to the joke than Meghna thinks, and says that he is actually in love with Aditi. Meghna is shattered and leaves with a goodbye kiss. Aditi reveals her feelings for Jai under duress from Sushant, who slaps her on her face, leaving a bruise. Aditi decides to go to America to study film at New York University. Jai spots the bruise on Aditi’s face and thrashes Sushant for daring to lay a hand on her.
Jai gets arrested for thrashing Sushant and is put behind bars. There, he encounters the two psychos, Bhaloo and Bhageere, who were harassing Meghna in the club. However, they find out that they are closely related cousins, separated in childhood. They tell him that to become a man in their Rathore clan, he must complete three conditions: 1.) Thrash someone 2.) Get arrested 3.) Ride a horse. They tell him that his father was a brave man and fought heroically but died while doing so. Jai realizes that his mother lied to him by claiming that his father was a non-violent person. Unaware of all this, Aditi makes her way to the international airport. Jai rides a horse, borrowed from his cousin, and heads towards the airport to chase her.
He crosses the security and seeks for Aditi. He finds her and sings a song for her - "Tera Mujhse Hai Pehle Ka Nata Koi" - which is the same song that Jai had said in the beginning he'd sing for the love of his life. Aditi, delighted, hugs him.
Rotlu, Jiggy, Bombs and Shaleen conclude the story and welcome Jai and Aditi, just returning from their honeymoon, at the airport. Mala introduces herself to them as Jiggy’s girlfriend.
The film was released on 4 July 2008. The premiere of the film was held at the PVR Cinemas in Goregaon, Mumbai where many Bollywood stars were present. The film was released with 473 prints worldwide, which includes 282 analog prints, 81 digital screens and 110 prints overseas.[2] In its second week, the number of shows at multiplexes were increased while 100 more centers were opened.[3]
The movie got positive responses from the critics as well. Rediff.com gave it a 4 out of 5, "a rock-solid ensemble cast that is mouthwateringly perfect". Movie Talkies has given it 4 stars, "the coolest, warmest, hippest and funniest musical romantic comedy in years has arrived, and a new Khan is born." Glamsham gave it another 4 out of 5, "another fruitful outing for Aamir Khan. This man certainly knows what he is doing." Planet Bollywood gave it 4 stars, "a fresh breezy entertainer which undoubtedly is the best the year has seen so far." AOL India reviewer Noyon Jyoti Parasara gave it 3.5 out of 5 and said, "Jaane Tu... weaves in a lot of emotions right from friendship, love to insecurity. Every character is shown to have a definite backing. Which means a very good job by the writer."[4] Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave it 3.5 stars, "a breezy entertainer which will be loved by its target audience -- the youth".
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was an early success, with 80% or more in morning shows and 100% by the noon shows across India. Monday usually witnesses a drop in business for films in India, but Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na had strong showings on Monday (75%), Tuesday (70%) and Wednesday (60%+).[5] The first week all-India net was Rs. 20.01 crore with an average of Rs. 6,56,524 per print.[3] For the second week, the number of shows were increased and it started the week grossing almost 100% at several screens.[6] The film grossed 17.50 crore in its second week, taking its total to 37.50 crore. It grossed approximately 83.20 crores, thus being declared a Superhit.
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| Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman | ||||
| Released |
20 May 2008 (CD release)
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| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn A.M. Studios |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 31:48 | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | A.R. Rahman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Rediff | [7] |
| Planet Bollywood | [8] |
| Bollywood Hungama | [9] |
The music of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics by director Abbas Tyrewala, was released in India on 20 May 2008 with producer Aamir Khan presenting the first audio CD to veteran actor Shammi Kapoor.[10] The soundtrack held the number one spot on the music charts for several consecutive weeks.[11] The soundtrack was well received by the audiences and the critics,[12][13] with "Pappu Can't Dance" becoming one of the major hits of 2008.[14] Rahman, who won major international awards for his music in Slumdog Millionaire, was awarded with the Filmfare Best Music Director Award and the Star Screen Award for Best Music Director for this soundtrack. The track "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" was nominated for Best Playback Singer (Rashid Ali) and Best Lyrics (Tyrewala) at the Filmfare awards.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" | Rashid Ali | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Pappu Can't Dance" | Anupama, Benny Dayal, Blaaze, Tanvi, Darshana, Satish Subrahmaniam, Aslam | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai (Aditi)" | Runa Rizvi | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Nazrein Milana Nazrein Churana" | Benny Dayal, Satish Subrahmaniam, Naresh Iyer, Darshana, Swetha, Tanvi, Sayonara, Bhargavi, Anupama | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Tu Bole Main Boloon" | A. R. Rahman | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Kahin Toh" | Rashid Ali, Vasundhara Das | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Jaane Tu Meri Kya Hai (Jai)" | Sukhwinder Singh | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Pappu Can't Dance (Remix)" (Remixed by Krishna Chetan) | Anupama, Benny Dayal, Blaaze, Tanvi, Darshana, Satish Subrahmaniam, Aslam | 4:27 |
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