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Jannat: In Search of Heaven...

  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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
    8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kunal Deshmukh
    • Writers
      • Vishesh Bhatt
      • Kunal Deshmukh
      • Sanjay Masoomm
    • Stars
      • Emraan Hashmi
      • Sonal Chauhan
      • Swatantra Bharat
    • 40User 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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    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.
    8nabeelsaad

    Not your regular Hashmi-flick

    As it has been said in the media,this movie is not your regular hashmi-flick (which either end up being corny or/and extremely boring).

    I went in to watch the movie with very low expectations but was surprised with the the first half.It had a nice and enjoyable plot and i especially liked the opening card game (me being a big time card enthusiast).The second half more or less fell apart with all the emotions flying in.It suffers from what i call "The Soap Opera mentality" where every small thing is made a very big deal of.

    Emran Hashmi was extremely believable as the grey-charactered high profile match fixer. His speaking style, i felt somehow, encapsulated the apprehensiveness yet decisiveness of a fixer. I would say this performance by him was his best,second only to one in Gangster. Vipin Sharma(Arjun's dad) was rather flat while delivering his dialogs and so did the emotionless Sonal Chauhan. The one performance i was bowled over by in this movie was of Javed Shaikh(especially the weight in his voice).

    Another let down in the movie was for the ones among us who wanted more of insider-story from the match-fixing scenario. There, the movie lacked material.it ended up more as a love story rather than a match-fixing story(which quite a few of us were hoping for).

    I would rate this movie a 8/10, a definite watch if you have got the time and can bear the second half that gets all draggy.
    6saur-78

    its an entertainer - good way to kill time on an evening

    the new movie from bhatt production house has been released to a great hype following the success of awarapan. Don't go to the movie expecting too much. Its just a time killer that will keep u busy till the end.

    A gambler turns into a cricket bookie finding that he has a sixth sense of guessing what will happen the next ball. But his urge to make quick money pushes him into match fixing and he looses control of his life and love. The ending is very dramatic which lends the punch at the end. i kind of liked it.

    Imran delivers a steady performance. He has done alright in similar roles in the past. the soundtrack and background score is good. Its a good way to kill time on an evening.
    8jaskunwar993

    Unexpected...!

    With an unexpected start, and a rather unexpected-but-touchy end, this movie was one great ride.

    I rushed to the cinema hoping to buy the evening Bhootnath show, which was "house full"...so "i had no choice and in desperation of not wanting to waste my journey i decided to pass my time with Jannat"...I wish I could take my words back...because it proved ironical! Mahesh Bhatt showed us again that like the movie, he can be unexpected himself. With a brilliant and soothing soundtrack, a little-off-the-track acting, a different storyline, and a BRILLIANT TOUCHY ENDING, this movie just has it all.

    Critically speaking, there's nothing but the fact that it "did some Hindi-movie-ones" if u know what i mean...? i don't want to spoil the movie for first timers, but for those who've already seen it, i hope you understand...

    Otherwise, BRILLIANT! and unexpected from sum1 not-so-professional as Emraan...great work!!! Bhootnath can go later...

    8/10.

    Worth it.
    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.

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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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