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Jannat: In Search of Heaven...

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
7.8K
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Emraan Hashmi and Sonal Chauhan in Jannat: In Search of Heaven... (2008)
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Arjun's obsession with money leads him from card games to match-fixing for mafia, jeopardizing his love for Zoya as he's tempted by wealth and power, blurring moral lines in pursuit of succe... Read allArjun's obsession with money leads him from card games to match-fixing for mafia, jeopardizing his love for Zoya as he's tempted by wealth and power, blurring moral lines in pursuit of success.Arjun's obsession with money leads him from card games to match-fixing for mafia, jeopardizing his love for Zoya as he's tempted by wealth and power, blurring moral lines in pursuit of success.

  • Director
    • Kunal Deshmukh
  • Writers
    • Vishesh Bhatt
    • Kunal Deshmukh
    • Sanjay Masoomm
  • Stars
    • Emraan Hashmi
    • Sonal Chauhan
    • Swatantra Bharat
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    7.8K
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    • Director
      • Kunal Deshmukh
    • Writers
      • Vishesh Bhatt
      • Kunal Deshmukh
      • Sanjay Masoomm
    • Stars
      • Emraan Hashmi
      • Sonal Chauhan
      • Swatantra Bharat
    • 37User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Emraan Hashmi
    Emraan Hashmi
    • Arjun Dixit
    Sonal Chauhan
    Sonal Chauhan
    • Zoya
    Swatantra Bharat
    Swatantra Bharat
    Armen Greyg
    Armen Greyg
    • The guy in the Caffee
    • (as Armen Grayg)
    Randeep Hooda
    Randeep Hooda
    Shakeel Khan
    • Shadaab
    Sameer Kochhar
    Sameer Kochhar
    • ACP Shekhar Malhotra
    Vishal Malhotra
    Vishal Malhotra
    • Vishal
    Rohit Pathak
    Rohit Pathak
    • Salim
    Vipin Sharma
    Vipin Sharma
    • Arjun's dad
    Jawed Sheikh
    Jawed Sheikh
    • Abu Ibrahim
    • (as Javed Sheikh)
    Shekhar Shukla
    Shekhar Shukla
    • Pimp
    Mark Zuckerberg
    • Director
      • Kunal Deshmukh
    • Writers
      • Vishesh Bhatt
      • Kunal Deshmukh
      • Sanjay Masoomm
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    7mohammedsulemanbalwar

    Cricket bookie

    Amazing Movie

    This is a story of a man name Arjun (Emraan Hashmi) who want to make quick money and wants to live a luxurious life. He loves a woman name Zoya

    He is a gambler who turns into a cricket bookie banking on his sixth sense for the game. But his urge to make quick money pushes him into match fixing and he loses control of his life and love. In the end he kill by the Police
    7bobbysing

    A Hit plot of betting but overshadowed by the love angle

    The Bhatts always are the first on making movies on the most controversial and current topics. With the IPL fever on, they now return with a movie based on the plot of betting and match fixing in cricket along with an elaborate angle of an intense love affair.

    The film starts promisingly and ends brilliantly but in the mid it loses pace and interest as the narration stresses more on the love angle than on the interesting betting plot. The first one hour of the movie is exciting and highly enjoyable. Watching it you feel like seeing something new and an unexplored plot. The betting & match fixing scenes in the first half are brilliantly directed by the debutant director Kunal Deshmukh. And when you are expecting more of similar stuff coming later the director changes tracks and takes on the love angle as his main theme.

    If the film would have been strictly on the betting and fixing plot then it was a confirm bigger Hit. But unfortunately there is more of sacrifice and love story angle which is quite expected and becomes tiring after a certain point. Though director shows promise in his first movie but he should have stuck to one plot only.

    Imraan Hashmi is competent and gives a good performance. It can be counted as one of his finest. Sonal Chauhan looks fresh and ravishing. She has got the talent which will become polished with more of her movies. Jawed Sheikh as the DON shows class and he shines bright in his role. A very unexpected act is given by Samir Kochhar as the police officer. He is excellent in his small part and is an actor to watch for.

    Bhatts definitely have a good ear for music and lyrics. Their movies always have some good numbers with meaningful lyrics. Jannat also has got hit music by Pritam. The songs don't interrupt the narration and have got the soothing melodies. That's the reason audio companies fought with each other for the music rights of this movie.

    If you are a cricket fan and expecting a lot of cricket, betting and match fixing in the movie then you might be taken back. The movie has the main plot of betting but the story revolves more around the match fixer and his girlfriend. That's the main drawback of the movie. The other weak point is that the background of Imraan Hashmi and Sonal are not explained in details. Sonal just leaves India for a live in relation with Imraan and there is no one in her family who has to be informed. Thought the love proposal scenes are highly enjoyable but after the intermission you feel the overdose of the affair angle.

    As per their tradition Bhatts this time follow a similar plot as in "Two For The Money" (2005) featuring Al Pacino. But this time its only an inspiration and not a version. The script also gets inspired by the real life "Coach Murder" incident in the last world cup.

    One of the highlight of "Jannat" is its climax, which is unexpected and has a shock for the viewers. After witnessing the climax sequence you feel that the film is good enough for a one time watch. As it has a new plot, good performances and soothing music.
    7avishbadkat

    Fiction but Motivating!!

    I would say that except the moral standards and the crime scenes, except that everything was ego filling or more like motivating i watch it sometimes when I feel low and I'm like boom again. Why? 'cause it has some really powerful and will bending dialogues but the movie is fictional if you wanna see some real tough stuff that can change you then check out (Steve Jobs 2017, Lamborghini 2022) it's the same motivation like the people who bend reality or change the world. Jannat is just fictional but it's Wow with bit romance and crime and damn(how much am i supposed to write on IMDb) and actor Emran Hashmi is 100% into that movie, I wonder how other actor could have played that role.
    7Charik

    Jannat is quite nice attempt by Bhatts

    I watched Jannat yesterday evening. I have to say that it was quite an intense movie with good performances except from the female lead (débutant Sonal). A powerful actress could have enacted it with more power and punch. Emraan is very impressive and first rate in this movie. The story is quite novel and good. The twist at the interval was quite shocking to me, I did not expected that. Overall the support cast was also good. South Africa locales are good and cinematography is good. I liked the end a lot even though others may have different opinion. Th movie does not look like that it has been directed by a débutant. I will be looking forward for further movies from the director. Go for it guys..
    10springsunnywinter

    Heavenly

    The successful combination of Mahesh Bhatt's production team and Emraan Hashmi have teamed up once again after Awarapan for this drama. The story is about the life of a bookie who becomes a cricket match fixer. Mukesh Bhatt's production house delivers great music and hard-hitting plots.

    Their latest film Jannat is terrific. The film has a very different story that keeps you interested & entertained right from start to end. Generally I don't have any interest in gambling, betting or cricket match fixing but the story was told in a stylish format, it was about 2 hours 20 minutes and I enjoyed every second of it and there wasn't a single boring or useless scene. I'm glad that there isn't another film about revenge or love because I'm sick of those.

    The best thing about the movie is that it shows that a person who spends money unwisely has an ability that can make him rich which cannot happen in real life. It also shows that you shouldn't push your luck and money can only be earned by hard work. The music is great as usual from the Bhatt's production house and the best songs are Zara Sa & Judai. Overall Jannat is one of Emraan Hashmi's best film and has a good message that we can all learn from. Other than that it was shot in great locations at Cape Town of South Africa.

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    • Trivia
      Years prior, Juhi Chawla sued the producer's of the project "Mahashakti". She had signed a film titled "Jannat" later titled "Vaada Hain Milan Ka" opposite Aditya Pancholi in 1989. Juhi Chawla's fee for the film were not paid in full and the court put a stay order on the film not to release. Until the fees were not paid, the film was not to be released. In 1995,new tele serial named " Mahashakti" started to air on television. The serial starred Adita Pancholi and Juhi Chawla and directed by Deepak Sharma. Juhi was shocked as she had not ever signed any TV serial in her career, that to directed by Deepak Sharma. Upon further investigation, she realized it was the unreleased film Jannat/ Vaada Hain Milan Ka that was now being sold to Doordarshan as a tele serial. She took legal action against the producer's for illegally releasing the film. They producers did not have legal consent to release the film. They added the fake name Deepak Sharma as the director just so no one would realize it was the same unreleased film. Juhi was angered by this as she did not want to associate herself with any TV serial. she felt it would harm her career as she was a top actress in films at the time.
    • Goofs
      When Emraan breaks the glass his hand doesn't get hurt or any blood is evident.
    • Connections
      Followed by Jannat 2 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Zara Si Dil Me De De Jaga Tu
      Performed by Krishnakumar Kunnath

      Music by Pritam Chakraborty

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2008 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Heaven
    • Production company
      • Vishesh Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,407,362
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 20m(140 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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