Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander

<p>In the hills of , Shekhar Malhotra of Rajput School narrowly defeats Ratanlal Sharma of Model College in the at the annual . Ratan vows to compete again, and his father Ramlal, an ex-champion himself, promises to save up and buy him an expensive new cycle to match Shekhar’s. Ramlal gives money to Ratan to put away, which he passes to his younger brother, Sanjay. Unlike Ratan, Sanjay is carefree and irresponsible. He comes across Devika, a new girl at Queen’s College, who feels wronged by Shekhar. He uses her to get back at Shekhar, then impresses her with false tales of his family’s wealth. Devika ends up falling for Sanjay and they start going out. Sanjay gets expensive gifts for her from the money he is supposed to put away for Ratan’s new cycle. At the inter-school , Sanjay’s secret is revealed when Devika sees him participate with the group from the lowly Model College. She dumps him the next day, and Sanjay lashes out at Shekhar’s friends after they taunt him. Ratan intervenes, only to be confronted the next morning by Shekhar’s group again, when he is out training alone. He is hit on the head by a stick and falls off the cliff. At the hospital, Ratan enters a but eventually awakens. Though he will recover, he is ruled out from competing in the next cycle race. Sanjay resolves to compete in Ratan’s stead. He is helped by his tomboyish best friend, Anjali, who secretly has a crush on him. Seeing her devotion to him, Sanjay reciprocates as well. During the race, Shekhar and Sanjay tangle and fall off course. They rejoin at the back of the field, but overtake the other cyclists to lead in the final laps. Sanjay is on Shekhar’s tail trying to get past. In the final moments, he edges Shekhar to win the race at the finish line. Model is overjoyed to celebrate their first victory in years. Ramlal is happy to see Sanjay , while Ratan feels vindicated at Sanjay’s victory over Shekhar. The film was directed by , and written and produced by . was initially chosen before she was replaced by after the first schedule. had auditioned and was signed for Shekhar Malhotra’s role, before played the role. was selected to play the role of Ratan, but the role went to , as confirmed by . The plot has similarities to the 1979 and is reportedly inspired by it. However, Mansoor Khan stated that he only became aware of after the likeness was brought to his attention, some time after the release of . Both films have several similarities, including friendship, class barriers, bicycle racing, and parental relationship, but otherwise have different narratives, characters, motivations, treatment and racing rules. had completed 75% of his scenes before being replaced by Tijori. The film’s music was composed by and the lyrics were penned by . Vocals for Aamir Khan were supplied by his then-frequent collaborator . The soundtrack, the second collaboration between Jatin and Lalit, helped to launch their careers. It was nominated for Best Music at the 1993 . “Pehla Nasha” was the fourth film song in Indian cinema (the first one being “Jogi O Jogi” from (1971), followed by “Baare Baare” from (1972) and “Sundari Neeyum” from (1990)) to be shot in complete slow motion. The technique was later used in many films and music videos. Pehla Nasha was the most popular track of the album and has become a cult song. Other popular tracks were “Humse Hai Sara Jahan”, “Rooth Ke Humse” and “Arre Yaaron Mere Pyaaron”. The song “Arre Yaaron Mere Pyaaron” was sung by Udit Narayan along with Vijeta Pandit. was the third best-selling album of 1992, having sold 2.5 million units in India. All lyrics are written by ; all music is composed by . In India, net and grossed (US$2.01 million), equivalent to (US$11 million) adjusted for inflation. In a review dated 29 May 1992, praised Najeeb Khan’s photography, the sets and the performances of Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, and Pooja Bedi, but criticised Jatin–Lalit’s music.</p>