Jannat

<p>Arjun is a rigid, street-smart youngster with an obsession with making a quick buck. He meets a girl named Zoya who is looking at an expensive ring. He breaks the glass and retrieves the ring for which he is arrested. Shekhar is amused but leaves him with a warning as he knows Arjun’s father. Wanting to get rich for Zoya, Arjun steps up from playing small-time card games to becoming a bookie and strikes gold. After impressing Zoya with his wealth, he calls his father for lunch in his new house. His father, a simple man who has lived an honest life, is happy to see Arjun’s success but skeptical of his business methods. He tells Zoya that Arjun is a habitual and smooth liar. When Zoya questions Arjun, he is offended and blames his father’s failure in life for his resentment toward him. Arjun is whisked off to , where he meets Don Abu Ibrahim and becomes his key match-fixer. Rolling in money and enjoying a fast life with Zoya, everything is interrupted when the take notice. Now an with the , Shekhar is summoned to assist in the investigation and contacts Zoya to help trap Arjun. She speaks to Arjun’s father, who tells her to leave Arjun if he doesn’t change his dishonest ways. With Zoya’s help, the cops arrest Arjun, who is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. However, Don Abu Ibrahim uses his influence to get Arjun out of prison to use his skills for the upcoming . Arjun is released in 6 months, and Shekhar warns him to mend his ways. Arjun relents and starts working as a bartender, where he happily lives with Zoya, who is now pregnant with their child. Don Abu Ibrahim asks Arjun to participate in one last operation so that he has enough money for the future. Arjun reluctantly agrees, but Zoya overhears his conversation with a bookie and leaves to inform the cops. Arjun is chased by Shekhar and the cops and shot in the shoulder. He calls Zoya and pleads to meet her one last time before surrendering. Cornered with Zoya, he surrenders. When he notices the ring for Zoya fell from his pocket, he bends to retrieve it. (Assuming that he is going for his gun), the cops shoot him. A few years later, Zoya and her son are seen shopping in a . Zoya is unable to pay the full amount as she is short on cash. Her son notices this and discards his toy so she can pay the bill. Zoya realizes that he is not greedy like Arjun and smiles at him. The soundtrack of the film is composed by with lyrics penned by , Kamran Ahmed, R. Mehndi and . The album consists of 6 original songs, one remix and one . Kamran Ahmed wrote and sung the smash hit . The music by received generally huge positive reviews and the songs , , and became chartbusters. was nominated for the for his song while Kamran Ahmed won the MTV Breakthrough Artist Award for . Songs are as follows According to the Indian trade website , with around 1.6 million units sold, this film’s soundtrack album was the year’s seventh highest-selling. A critic from wrote that “Truly, this one’s a case of a great opportunity going kaput”. Raja Sen of wrote that “Jannat all comes down to the romance. The girl is a callcenter executive who doubles up as a stripper? The guy is a hardcore pro but bawls like a baby to make another bet? It is the unpredictability these two promise that makes Jannat interesting, even if ultimately a bit of a con job”. A critic from wrote that “Alas in search of this heaven we only find hell”. The sequel to was released on 4 May 2012, under the title of . The main direction/production crew remained the same. It was directed by , and produced by and once again. also appeared as the male lead actor again, opposite , with in a supporting role. The music for the sequel was composed by . It was also commercially successful and grossed (US$7.7 million).</p>