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Jannat : Movie Review
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Jannat is an interesting, stirring tale of an instinctively talented bookie, who loses his love in quest of his idea of heaven.
At the risk of sounding profane, let me admit at the beginning that I, being not a doting enthusiast of the game of cricket, had my hesitations prior to watching the Vishesh Film’s latest presentation Jannat which was advertised as a film on cricket match-fixing with plentiful events and characters from real life squeezed in the story to provide the movie an appearance of realism.
Luckily, I enjoyed the movie more than anticipated exclusively since it sticks to the wobbly love story between the hero and his ladylove, whilst cricket and match-fixing develops just a background beside which this romantic tale unfurls.
Writer Vishesh Bhatt ought to have a pat on his back for writing an uncomplicated story and providing it two different yet constantly crisscrossing layers that ultimately unite at the end with an impressive climax. First-time director Kunal Deshmukh must be highly praised for his restricted and smooth usage of the theme and for providing the love story a tone of approaching destiny.
Though, what ruins ‘Jannat’ is the requirement of adequate development in the romantic track. After some time the story appears to go in circles. On top of it you don’t stoutly relate to the emotional havoc of the lead characters.
Arjun ( Emraan Hashmi ) comes from a middle-class family, but his dreams are immense and he doesn’t mind taking the short route to riches in spite of principles, or the lack of it. He graduates from being a gambler to bookie, only by the impression of his perception to predict appropriately. He falls in love at first sight with Zoya ( Sonal Chauhan ) and eventually goes on to win her heart, her faith, and her respect with his love and his riches. But when she comes know the source from where the riches come, she hands him over to the cops.
Arjun goes to jail and swears to restructure himself – all on behalf of love. But then, one view of jannat, one last lure to fix a match, gets the better of his senses. And situations revolve around so unpredictably that he discovers himself falling just when he was about to approach ashore.
Like all the Bhatt films, the story of ‘Jannat’ steers clear of the good-versus-bad formula. It is a theme in which both good and bad co-exist inside the leading characters. There is no moral message, no sermonizing, but just the poignancy of a sad love story.
With no doubt the man-of-the-movie title goes to Emraan Hashmi – the blue-eyed boy of the Bhatts – who performs a skillfully self-possessed performance, playing an ambitious man with unstable morals and firm equanimity in the face of triumph or failure.
Newcomer Sonal Chauhan grasps your attention more due to her looks than acting. Samir Kochar is excellent in his role as an Indian cop in Cape Town, on the trail of bookies. Javed Sheikh brings an impressive appearance to his character of a kingmaker don who takes Emraan under his wing.
The songs by Pritam might not be chartbusters, but they go along well with the mood of the film.
On the whole, ‘Jannat’ is exceptionally watchable. Just don’t go anticipating heaven from it.
Tags: Emraan Hashmi, Jannat, Kunal Deshmukh, Sonal Chauhan, Vishesh Film
