Jannat is by far one of the best movies I have seen in my life. It surely ranks in my top 10. Seems like the Bhatts never run out of ideas. The theme holds strong for the whole film: "Simplicity is better than materialism". Unlike of what you might think, it is NOT a film based on bookies. It is purely a love story.

For sure the story revolves around the bookies world, but in the midst of all that, there is a girl, who for love's sake, buries her own happiness.

The story starts of in a simple and most typical manner. Boy meets girl, they fall in love, they do crazy things, the boy can go to any extent to keep his love happy. Arjun (Emraan Hashmi) is a middle class man with big ambitions. And his only way of achieving the impossible is by taking a shortcut. Zoya (Sonal Chauhan) is a simple orphaned girl with ambitions. The only difference is the way she wants to achieve her dreams. Arjun graduates from being a small gambler to the most favorite bookie. And this is when the story takes a turn. As Arjun digs deeper into the world of betting and fixing, he starts to lose his love. When Zoya finally finds our Arjuns truth, she hands him over to the police. Arjun spends time in jail and when is finally let out, he goes in search for Zoya.

After a series of emotional sentences, Arjun promises to leave this path and follow Zoya to happiness. But as it is, bad habits can never be destroyed. Arjun struggles to keep his life on track and one look of jannat, promises are forgotten. Zoya is aghast and can't believe that her trust has been broken twice. She forces him out of the house, but can't forget him. Before playing his one last fixture, things go amiss. He is blamed for a murder he hasn't committed. At that time the only person he wants to meet is his girlfriend. Once again, the girl asks him to surrender because she knows he is innocent. He obeys, but not long after Arjun dies in Zoya's arms.

Along with all that, there is something else that plays an important role in the film. A Ring. They meet because of the ring, Arjun goes to extremes to get that ring, he tries to give the ring its right place, he feels the burden on the ring on him, and he dies because of the ring.

Well yeah the story was not well placed, the emotions were not displayed well, their love was not given total justice. Yet this is one film that is not to be missed.

5 Entity's Rambled
  1. hey.. good review..

    Posted on June 1, 2008 at 9:27 p.m.

     
  2. Emoxaph Said,

    thanx a lot dude!

    Posted on June 3, 2008 at 9:01 p.m.

     
  3. Spacegirl Said,

    well i can't agree with you on this one hunyum...
    jannat had the crappiest ending i have ever seen. yeah the feeling conveyed is great, totally agree, but the way it has been portrayed is wacko!!

    but then that's what good old bollywood is for...

    and did you notice the parallels with Gangster? Mahesh Bhatt seems to be running outta ideas...

    Posted on June 9, 2008 at 7:04 p.m.

     
  4. Emoxaph Said,

    well yea...obvious ending...not well placed either...but den for sum weird reason u still feel da emotion...

    and yea...loads of parallels...seems lyk da best movie makers (bhatts n rajs) r running out of concepts...

    Posted on June 10, 2008 at 1:17 a.m.

     
  5. Bombchell Said,

    yay thanks for this. more for my sister lol. that girl is obsessed with bollywood movies.

    thanks again.

    Posted on July 19, 2008 at 12:29 a.m.