James (2005 film)

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James is a 2005 Bollywood film starring Mohit Ahlawat and Nisha Kothari. It was directed by Rohit Jugraj.[1][2]

It is an action film that centers around James, who comes to Mumbai seeking a successful life, and ends up working as a bouncer at a club there, and fighting gangsters. He then encounters the brother of an MP who is always causing crime. James has a little fight in club which cause causes a huge conflict between the two, this also gets his brother and MP shanthi narayana involved. This conflict then causes death of Babloo (James's friend and whom he lives with) and because of this James is set on having revenge. [3][4]

Critical reception

The Birmingham Evening Mail wrote, "The fight scenes and the songs are entertaining", but overall the film is "instantly forgettable".[4]

Box office

James was a major disappointment for its producers.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "New action hero", The Hindu, 2005-09-15.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Anju. "Dreams need an introduction too", The Hindu, 2005-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Just a burst", The Statesman, 2005-09-24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ahmed, Omar. "Films: We've seen this all before – only better", Birmingham Evening Mail, 2005-09-23, p. 39.
  5. ↑ "The baddies are funny", The Statesman, 2006-09-23.
  6. ↑ Salam, Ziya Us. "Girl, guy, love, marriage and a lot in between...", The Hindu, 2006-09-17.
  7. ↑ Salam, Ziya Us. "It's raining stars and more stars in Bollywood", The Hindu, 2008-02-08.
  8. ↑ "Who are Rohit's angels?", The Times of India, 2008-03-04.


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