Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

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Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar poster.jpg
Poster
Directed by Mansoor Khan
Written by Nasir Hussain
Mansoor Khan
Produced byNasir Hussain
Starring Aamir Khan
Ayesha Jhulka
Deepak Tijori
Mamik Singh
Pooja Bedi
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
CinematographyNajeeb Khan
Edited byZafar Sultan
Dilip Kotalgi
Music by Jatin–Lalit
Production
company
Nasir Hussain Films
Distributed by Eros Worldwide
Release date
  • 22 May 1992 (1992-05-22)
Running time
169 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹52 million [1]

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (transl.The one who wins is the king) also abbreviated as JJWS is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, [2] and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aamir Khan, [3] Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The music was by Jatin–Lalit.

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It won two Filmfare Awards, including Best Film. [4] It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as Thammudu which in turn was remade in multiple languages. The film has gained cult following along the years and has often been cited as one of the best coming-of-age movies in Indian cinema. [5] [6]

Plot

In the hills of Dehradun, Shekhar Malhotra of Rajput School narrowly defeats Ratanlal Sharma of Model College in the main event marathon cycle race at the annual inter-school sports meet. 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 dance competition, 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 coma 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 come of age, while Ratan feels vindicated at Sanjay's victory over Shekhar.

Cast

Production

The film was directed by Mansoor Khan, and written and produced by Nasir Hussain. [8] Akshay Kumar had auditioned [9] and Milind Soman was signed for Shekhar Malhotra's role, [10] before Deepak Tijori played the role. Aditya Pancholi was selected to play the role of Ratan, but the role went to Mamik Singh, as confirmed by DNA .

The plot has similarities to the 1979 American film Breaking Away and is reportedly inspired by it. [11] [12] However, Mansoor Khan stated that he only became aware of Breaking Away after the likeness was brought to his attention, some time after the release of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander. 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. [13]

Filming

Milind Soman had completed 75% of his scenes before being replaced by Tijori. [14]

Music

All lyrics are written by Majrooh Sultanpuri; all music is composed by Jatin–Lalit

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Studio album by
Released
1992
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length35:01
Label Saregama
Producer Jatin–Lalit
Jatin–Lalit chronology
Yaara Dildara
(1991)
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
(1992)
Khiladi
(1992)
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yahaan Ke Hum Sikander" Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam 5:29
2."Naam Hai Mera Fonseca" Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik 4:41
3."Arre Yaaron Mere Pyaaron"Udit Narayan, Vijeta Pandit 5:16
4."Humse Hai Sara Jahan" Jatin Pandit, Sadhana Sargam4:13
5."Pehla Nasha"Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam4:51
6."Rooth Ke Humse"Jatin Pandit5:15
7."Shehar Ki Pariyon"Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam5:16

Release and reception

Box office

In India, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar net ₹40 million and grossed 52 million (US$2.01 million), [1] equivalent to 927 million (US$11 million) adjusted for inflation. [18]

Critical reception

In a review dated 29 May 1992, The Indian Express praised Najeeb Khan's photography, the sets and the performances of Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, and Pooja Bedi, but criticised Jatin–Lalit's music. [19]

Awards

38th Filmfare Awards :

Won

Nominated

See also

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