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Jaan-E-Mann
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Wikipedia article
'Jaan-E-Mann' is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Shirish Kunder and was produced by Sajid Nadiawala. The film stars Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. This was Kunder's debut film as a director. He also edited and wrote the dialogues and screenplay.
The first trailer was released in August along with 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna', and its filming cost nearly Rs. 40 crore. The film released on 20 October 2006 on the festive weekend of Diwali/Eid. The DVD for the film released on 15 December 2006.
Plot
The film begins when Suhaan Kapoor (Salman Khan) receives a notice saying his ex-wife Piya Goyal (Preity Zinta), who has settled in New York, wants a divorce settlement of , because he failed to make his alimony payments due to his poor financial condition. Suhaan appeals to his uncle Bonney Kapoor (Anupam Kher), a midget lawyer, for help. While they are trying to figure out a solution, Agastya Rao (Akshay Kumar) lands at their doorstep searching for Piya. He reveals to them that he fell in love with Piya during his college days but could not express his love to her because she was in love with someone else, unaware that the person he lost her to was Suhaan. Piya had ignored Agastya then, a nerd, a nobody, and even broke his heart by blowing him off to be with Suhaan at a concert that Agastya had taken her to. A heartbroken Agastya left the college as a result and eventually wound up in Houston working for NASA.
Suhaan and Piya fall in love in college and elope. However, he kept his marriage a secret to further his career as a movie star and when his career hits a low, he returns home to find out that she has left him. She does not answer his calls or emails, and he soon receives a divorce notice in the mail.
Suhaan and Bonney hatch a plan to get Agastya and Piya together so that Suhaan does not need to pay alimony to Piya and Agastya can get the girl of his dreams. Suhaan accompanies Agastya to New York to help Agastya win Piya over. They rent an apartment opposite Piya's and watch her every move using telescopes, binoculars, and surveillance techniques. Using a headset, Suhaan feeds Agastya lines to woo Piya with and eventually succeeds in getting Piya and Agastya together.
One night, Suhaan finds out Piya has a baby girl, Suhaan's daughter. He realizes that she left him since she did not want her and the baby to ruin Suhaan's film career. Suhaan realizes his mistake and tries to make amends and start a new life with Piya and his daughter, Suhaani. Unfortunately, before he can act, Piya gets engaged to Agastya.
It later emerges that Piya's brother, Vishal (Nawwab Shah), had been hiding letters that Suhaan wrote to her and was responsible for initiating the divorce process. Agastya realizes that Piya is still in love with Suhaan and not him; so, he reveals the truth and tells her to be with Suhaan. Piya flies back to India where Suhaan is trying to find work as a small-time actor. They express their mutual love, reuniting their broken family.
A few years later, Agastya is on a NASA Space Shuttle and initiates a video conference with Suhaan and Piya (on Suhaan's birthday). He introduces them to his new girlfriend who looks strikingly like Piya.
Cast
* Salman Khan as Suhaan Kapoor, a former superstar who is married to his college girlfriend Piya. After being fired from his career, he gets a divorce notice from Piya and has to pay for the alimony.
* Akshay Kumar as Agastya Rao / Champu, a NASA specialist who used to have a crush on Piya during his years in college but was rejected by her back then. He becomes friends with Suhan and with his help, he tries to get him and Piya together.
* Preity Zinta as Piya Goyal Kapoor and Preity Zintacova
* Aman Verma as Zubin Batlibhoy, Piya's friend
* Anupam Kher as Bonney Kapoor / New York Cafe Owner (Dual Role)
* Nawwab Shah as Vishal Goyal (Piya's brother)
* Soni Razdan Mrs. Goyal
* Jawed Sheikh as Samrat Goyal
* Rajesh Balwani as Daboo Goyal, Piya's cousin brother
'NOTE': 'Anupam Kher is playing the role of a dwarf for the first time in his career.'
Production
Filming started in New York City on 1 September 2005 and then moved to Mumbai.
Soundtrack
The music for the film was released on 6 September 2006. The music is composed by Anu Malik and includes a few playback singers forming the former contestants of 'Indian Idol'. Lyrics are penned by Gulzar. According to the Indian trade website 'Box Office India', with around 1,250,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling.
Track listing
Reception
Box office
'Jaan-E-Mann' opened in nearly 1,200 screens worldwide. The film faced stiff competition from '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 done very well in the smaller centres in India.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."
Critical reception
On review aggregator website 'Rotten Tomatoes', the film has a score of 74%. Taran Adarsh gave the film 4/5 saying "A well-to-do and funny timepass movie". Dhiraj Regmi of 'namasteindia.com' gave 8.5/10 and praised Khan and Kumar's acting.Nominations
See also
* List of movies set in New York City
References
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