Jaan-E-Mann

Infobox_Film
name = Jaan-E-Mann
caption = Movie poster for "Jaan-E-Mann"


director = Shirish Kunder
producer = Sajid Nadiadwala
writer = Shirish Kunder
narrator =
starring = Salman Khan
Akshay Kumar
Preity Zinta
Anupam Kher
music = Anu Malik
cinematography = Sudeep Chatterjee
editing = Shirish Kunder
distributor = T-Series
released = 20 October2006
runtime = 167 mins
country = India
language = Hindi
budget =
gross =
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website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0456481

"Jaan-E-Mann" (Hindi: जान-ए मन, Urdu: جان من, English: sweetheart) is a 2006 Bollywood film starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in the lead roles. The movie is directed by Shirish Kunder and is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film re-unites Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar post the success of "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi" (2004). This was Shirish Kunder's first film as a director. He also edited and wrote the dialogues and screenplay.

Anupam Kher is playing a role of a dwarf for the first time in his career. Filming started in New York City on September 1 2005 and then moved to Mumbai. The male leads were written for Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan, however the latter declined the role of Agastya Rao so Akshay Kumar was roped in.

The first trailer released in late August and cost nearly Rs. 40 lakhs.cite web | title=indiaglitz.com| work=A high-tech trailer for Jaan-E-Mann | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/24642.html| accessdaymonth=9 September | accessyear=2006] The film released on October 20, 2006 on the festive weekend of Diwali/Eid. The DVD for the film released on 15 December, 2006.cite web | title=indiaglitz.com| work=DVD release for Jaan-E-Mann | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/27644.html| accessdaymonth=11 December | accessyear=2006]

Synopsis

Suhaan (Salman Khan), receives a notice that his divorced wife Piya Goyal (Preity Zinta), who has settled in the United States wants a final settlement of 50 lakh rupees lump sum in return for the alimony that Suhaan did not pay because of his poor financial condition. Suhaan appeals to his uncle Boney (Anupam Kher), a midget and a lawyer for help. They can't come up with a solution.

Agastya Rao (Akshay Kumar) who works for NASA lands up at their doorstep searching for Piya. He fell in love with Piya during his college days but couldn't express his love to her because she was in love with another person (Suhaan). Piya had ignored Agastya then, a nerd, a nobody, and even broke his heart by courting another guy. A heartbroken Agastya left the college for this reason and didn't stick around any longer. In his rush Agastya never found out Suhaan is her ex-husband.

Suhaan and Boney hatch a plan to get Agastya and Piya together, so that Suhaan need not pay the alimony to Piya and Agastya gets the girl of his dreams. Suhaan accompanies Agastya to New York City to get Piya hooked to Agastya. They rent an apartment right opposite Piya's residence and watch each and every move of hers, literally, they use telescopes, binoculars, and survellience techniques. Suhaan succeeds over the following weeks in getting Piya and Agastya together.

However a shocking truth emerges - Piya has given birth to a baby girl, Suhaan's daughter. Suhaan realizes his mistake and tries to make amends and start a new life with Piya and his baby daughter, Suhani. Unfortunately before he can act, Piya gets engaged to Agastya.

It later emerges that Piya's brother, Vishal, had been hiding letters from her that Suhaan wrote to her. Agastya knows Piya's heart is truly with Suhaan and not him, so he tells her everything. Piya flies back to India where Suhaan is living an unhappy life as a small-time actor. They meet and fall in love again, starting the family they have both dreamed of.

A few years later, the movie ends where it begins. Agastya is working for NASA with his girlfriend who looks strikingly similar to Piya, Preity Zintakova. The girls talk over videophone and don't let the guys get a word in edgeways. The movie ends with the couples promising to get together in a few months' time when the NASA mission is over.

Cast

* Salman Khan ... Suhaan Kapoor
* Akshay Kumar ... Agastya Rao
* Preity Zinta ... Piya Goyal/Preity Zintakova
* Anupam Kher ... Vakil Chachu (Boney)/the cafe owner
* Soni Razdan ... Piya's mother
* Javed Sheikh ... Piya's father
* Nawab Shah... Vishal Goyal

Crew

* Director: Shirish Kunder
* Story: Shirish Kunder
* Screenplay: Shirish Kunder
* Dialogue: Shirish Kunder
* Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala
* Music: Anu Malik
* Background Music Score: Shirish Kunder
* Art Direction: Sabu Cyril
* Film Editor: Shirish Kunder
* Choreography: Farah Khan
* Lyrics: Gulzar
* Costume Designer: Surily Goel

Music

The music for the film was released on September 6, 2006.cite web | title=news.sawf.org| work= Music release date announced for Jaan-E-Mann| url=http://news.sawf.org/Bollywood/20188.aspx | accessdaymonth=9 September | accessyear=2006] The music is composed by Anu Malik and includes a few playback singers forming the former contestants of "Indian Idol".

* "Humko Maaloom Hai" - Sonu Nigam and Sadhana Sargam

* "Jaane Ke Jaane Na" - Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh and Krishna

* "Ajnabi Shehar" - Sonu Nigam

* "Udh Jaana... Bro!" - Kunal Ganjawala, Adnan Sami and Sunidhi Chauhan

* "Kubool Kar Le" - Udit Narayan, Rahul Vaidya, Amit Sana, Monali Thakur and Prajakta Shukre

* "Jaane Ke Jaane Na" - Club mix by DJ Shane

* "Sau Dard" - Groove mix by DJ Shane

* "Udh Jaane... Bro!" - Club mix by DJ Shane"

Response

Box office

"Jaan-E-Mann" opened in nearly 1,200 screens worldwide.cite web | title=sify.com| work=1,200 screens for Jaan-E-Mann | url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14257901| accessdaymonth=25 October | accessyear=2006] The film faced stiff competition from the Shahrukh Khan starrer, "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 not done well in the smaller centres in India.cite web | title=boxofficeindia.com| work=Jaan-E-Mann disappoints at the box office | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/| accessdaymonth=25 October | accessyear=2006]

Despite the disappointing first week, the collections picked up due to word of mouth. Post Eid, the film saw a dramatic upswing and the film was declared a hit but collections failed to sustain and eventually the film was declared a flop.cite web | title=boxofficeindia.com| work=Jaan-e-mann post Eid|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm| accessdaymonth=28 October | accessyear=2006] 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".cite web | title=clickwalla.com| work=Jaan-E-Mann picks up overseas | url=http://www.clickwalla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=989&Itemid=43| accessdaymonth=30 October | accessyear=2006]

Reviews

Despite the disappointing box office figures, the film has fetched extremely good reviews. Reviewer Samrat Sharma from fullhyd calls it "a film that celebrates cinema's achievement in creating the spectacle as an art form, and hands out a visual storytelling device that fuses music and colors in a vivid narrative".cite web | title=fullhyd.com| work=Fullhyd review| url=http://www.fullhyderabad.com/scripts/profiles.php3?section=Movies&name=Jaan-E-Mann&ID=4110| accessdaymonth=28 October | accessyear=2006] The three lead actors got very good reviews for their performances, especially Akshay Kumar, who was applauded for his comic timing in the film. Preity Zinta was criticised for taking a short role, though her acting performance was praised.cite web | title=desifans.com| work=Akshay Kumar: Jaan-E-Mann, My Best Work Ever’ | url=http://www.desifans.com/news/20061418| accessdaymonth=30 October | accessyear=2006] cite web | title=rediff.com| work= Jaan-E-Mann review | url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/20jaan.htm| accessdaymonth=30 October | accessyear=2006] cite web | title=moviewalah.com| work=Review of Jaan-E-Mann | url=http://www.moviewalah.com/review/2006/10/22/movie-review-jaan-e-mann/ Jaan-E-Mann review at MovieWalah.com| accessdaymonth=11 December | accessyear=2006]

See also

* List of movies set in New York City

References

External links

* [http://jaanemann.com Official Site]
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