Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
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Directed byMansoor Khan
Written byNasir Hussain
Mansoor Khan
Produced byNasir Hussain
StarringAamir Khan
Ayesha Jhulka
Deepak Tijori
Mamik Singh
Pooja Bedi
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
CinematographyNajeeb Khan
Edited byZafar Sultan
Dilip Kotalgi
Music byJatin–Lalit
Production
company
Nasir Hussain Films
Distributed byEros 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, whilst Aamir's brother Faisal Khan makes a special appearance. The music was by Jatin–Lalit.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was inspired by the 1979 American film Breaking Away.[4][5] It won two Filmfare Awards, including Best Film.[6] It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as Thammudu which in turn was remade in multiple languages.[7]

Plot

In the hills of Dehradun, Ratanlal Sharma of Model College and Shekhar Malhotra of Rajput School, compete to win the marathon cycle race, the main event of the annual inter-school sports meet. Shekhar, aided by the better equipment his father's affluence can afford, narrowly edges Ratanlal at the finish line to win. Ratan, who hails from a modest background, is motivated to compete again next year. His father, Ramlal, promises to save up to buy a professional bike for Ratan.

Ramlal gives some money to Ratan to deposit in the bank, which Ratan passes to his younger brother, Sanjay. Sanjay is the opposite of Ratan in nature. While Ratan is a model-son, student and brother, Sanjay is carefree and lives for the moment. When Sanjay notices Shekhar wooing the pretty new girl at Queens College, Devika, he feels jealous and vows to get back at Shekhar. Devika spots Shekhar romancing another girl in a park outside the village, and ends up confiding in Sanjay. Overjoyed at the opportunity to embarrass Shekhar, Sanjay befriends Devika, helps her take revenge against Shekhar and his friends, then starts a relationship with her.

Devika falsely believes that Sanjay hails from a wealthy family and attends the reputable Xaviers College. Sanjay keeps up the charade by buying Devika expensive gifts using his father's money, which he has been saving up for Ratan. During an inter-school dance competition, Devika sees Sanjay participate in the team from the lowly Model College, and breaks up with him the next day. Sanjay is heartbroken but is saved from further humiliation, when Ratan intervenes in a fight between him and Shekhar's friends.

To get even, Shekhar's group accost Ratan the next day, when he is out training alone. They severely injure him and Ratan falls off a cliff in the process. He is taken to the hospital with severe injuries and enters a coma. Though he awakens eventually and is spared any permanent injury, he cannot compete in the upcoming cycle race.

Sanjay resolves to compete in Ratan's stead. Taking help from his tomboyish best friend, Anjali, Sanjay trains for the event, falling in love with Anjali in the process. Anjali is quick to reciprocate, as she has been nursing a one-sided crush on him for a while. At the cycle race, Shekhar takes an early lead. Sanjay catches up to him and the two entangle, both falling off the racing path. Shekhar recovers to rejoin the race first, while Sanjay has to fight off obstruction from Shekhar's friends before eventually rejoining.

Entering the stadium section section of the race, the two are only a few positions from each other. Sanjay overtakes the remaining field and chases down Shekhar, emerging at his tail. Using the increased speed from Ratan's new cycle, he manages to narrowly edge Shekhar at the finish line to win the race. This is the first victory for Model College since Ramlal won against the current Rajput College coach many decades ago. Ramlal is overjoyed seeing Sanjay come of age, while Ratan feels vindicated at Sanjay's victory over Shekhar.

Cast

  • Aamir Khan as Sanjaylal Sharma a.k.a. Sanju aka Sanjay Thapar
  • Ayesha Jhulka as Anjali
  • Deepak Tijori as Shekhar Malhotra
  • Mamik Singh as Ratanlal Sharma a.k.a. Ratan
  • Kiran Zaveri Bhatia as Kalpana
  • Sooraj Thapar as Shekhar Malhotra's friend
  • Prakash Ramchandani as Shekhar Malhotra's friend
  • Bobby Khanna as Shekhar Malhotra's friend
  • Pooja Bedi as Devika[8]
  • Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Ramlal Sharma
  • Aditya Lakhia as Maksood a.k.a. Ghode
  • Deven Bhojani as Ghanshyam a.k.a. Ghanshu[8]
  • Asrani as Mr. Dubey (Model school teacher)
  • Faisal Khan in a special appearance (College student)
  • Imran Khan as Young Sanjaylal
  • Sharokh Bharucha as Young Ratanlal
  • Anjan Srivastav as Race commentator
  • Ajit Vachani as Rajput's Principal
  • Deb Mukherjee as Rajput's Coach
  • Ravindra Kapoor as Shakoor Miyaan
  • Jatin Pandit as Xavier's college student and performer at the college dance event
  • Lalit Pandit as Xavier's college student and guitarist at college dance event
  • Amol Gupte as cycle race commentator
  • Girija Shettar as lead in the song "Jawa ho yaaron song" - Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
  • Ahmed Khan as Girdhari aka Anjali's Father
  • Shehnaz Kudia as Rukhsana aka Devika's friend and classmate
  • Naushad Abbas as School fighter who gets thrown on the car and injured by Mamik
  • Jahangir as Dance Judge
  • Hanif Sheikh as School fighter
  • Shekhar Shukla as smoking the cigarette that caught fire
  • Shiraz Zack as Rita
  • Miki Khan as Randheer Thapar
  • Salim Khan Ding-Dong as Himself

Production

The film was directed by Mansoor Khan, and written and produced by Nasir Hussain.[9] Akshay Kumar had auditioned[10] and Milind Soman was signed for Shekhar Malhotra's role,[11] 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. 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.[12]

Filming

Though it is clearly mentioned in the introductory voice over that the movie is based in Dehradun (in fact, the first word spoken in the movie is "Dehradun"), it is mentioned twice in the movie (both times by the commentator during the cycle race) that it takes place in Kodaikanal. The movie has been shot predominantly in various locations[13] in the south of India, primarily Kodaikanal.[14] Soman had completed 75% of his scenes before being replaced by Tijori.[15]

Music

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Studio album by
Jatin–Lalit and Majrooh Sultanpuri
Released
1992
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length35:01
LabelSaregama
ProducerJatin–Lalit
Jatin–Lalit chronology
Yaara Dildara
(1991)		 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
(1992)		 Khiladi
(1992)
Majrooh Sultanpuri chronology
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
(1988)		 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
(1992)		 Akele Hum Akele Tum
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Planet Bollywood[16]

The music for the film was composed by Jatin–Lalit and the lyrics were penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The soundtrack, the second collaboration between Jatin and Lalit, helped to launch their careers. It was nominated for Best Music at the 1993 Filmfare Awards. "Pehla Nasha" was the fourth film song in Indian cinema (the first one being "Jogi O Jogi" from Lakhon Mein Ek (1971), followed by "Baare Baare" from Naagarahaavu (1972) and "Sundari Neeyum" from Michael Madana Kama Rajan (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.[17]

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was the third best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of 1992, having sold 2.5 million units in India.[18]

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

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yahaan Ke Hum Sikander"Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Jatin–Lalit5:29
2."Naam Hai Mera Fonseca"Amit Kumar, Alka Yagnik4:41
3."Arre Yaaron Mere Pyaaron"Udit Narayan, Vijeta Pandit5:16
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[19][20] and grossed ₹52 million (US$2.01 million),[1] equivalent to ₹927 million (US$12 million) adjusted for inflation.[21] The film opened to good responses, and was declared a hit at the box office.[22] Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander was also broadcast on Disney Channel India.

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.[23]

Awards

38th Filmfare Awards:

Won

Nominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Box Office 1992". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Rewind | Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star on YouTube
  3. ↑ "Whoa! Aamir Khan Is 'World's Biggest Superstar'!". 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Dave, Kajol. "Copy cats". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Srivastava, Abhishek (14 March 2018). "Aamir Khan's best films are inspired by Oscar nominees and winners – from Ghajini to Akele Hum Akele Tum". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Indian High Commission, Pakistan, Cine Club (2008), Programme: January to March 2008 (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2020, retrieved 2 July 2012
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. 1 2 "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander at 30: Akshay Kumar was rejected for this Aamir Khan film, Pooja Bedi's red skirt sequence acquired a cult status". 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nasir Hussain". Upperstall.com. 2002. Archived from the original on 14 June 2002.
  10. ↑ "Happy Birthday Akshay Kumar: Some interesting facts about Bollywood Khiladi". 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Movies: The Milind Soman interview". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Classic Revisited: Aamir Khan's coming-of-age in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar". Rediff. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Filmapia.com Movie locations for JJWS Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Filmapia.com Movie Location > Kodaikanal Archived 22 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "Milind Soman left Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander after finishing 75 per cent of shoot. Because he wasn't given breakfast on time". The Indian Express. 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar Music Review". Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  17. ↑ "Songs at www.glamsham.com". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Music Hits 1990–1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  19. ↑ "Aamir Khan Box Office Collections Analysis". Indicine. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Дом и семья". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Darr – Movie (1993 inflation rate)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  22. ↑ "Aamir Khan's Koimoi Filmometer". 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  23. ↑ "Entertaining all the way". The Indian Express. 29 May 1992. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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