''Jaana Pehchana'' (English: Well-known), is a 2011 Indian film directed by

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and produced by

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. The film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar and

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in leads. It is a sequel to the 1978 film ''

Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'' ( hi, अँखियों के झरोखे से, lit=Through the eyelashes) is a 1978 Indian Hindi language drama film, starring Ranjeeta and Sachin and directed by Hiren Nag. It was produced and dist ...

''.

Plot

Arun lives a wealthy, yet depressed lifestyle due to death of his love Lily. After 33 years, Arun (

) is now running a cancer hospital in Lily's name. Things turn upside down when Arun meets Lily's lookalike Asha (

Ranjeeta Kaur Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur (born 22 September 1956) is an Indian actress. She was trained at FTII. She has appeared in around 47 films. She has portrayed a variety of characters and her films include: '' Laila Majnu'' (1976), ''Ankhiyon Ke Jharo ...

). After observing Arun's loneliness, she decides to write Arun's biography and wants to get published. Arun starts falling in love with Asha after his narration of his story. But Arun was not ready to marry Asha as he didn't wanted anyone in his life except Lily. But one night Arun wakes up from his sleep and sees Lily's soul in front of him, who then convinces Arun to marry Asha. The next day, Asha's book, which she wrote upon Arun's life was published with the name "Ankhiyon ke jharoko se". There Arun proposes Asha for marriage which she accepts happily. The film ends with Arun and Asha walking together, and lived a happy life thereafter.

Cast

as Arun Prakash Mathur *

as Asha/Lily Fernandes * Jr. Mehmood

Critical reviews

The film gained mostly negative reviews. Gaurav Malani from ''

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'' stated that film has most scenes from the prequel and nothing more than in sequel. Preeti Arora from

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, rated 2 out of 5, stated that film is new, but content is old. Mayank Shekhar from ''

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'' gave the movie 1 star out of 5, stating that film has unusual content. Critic

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gave the film 1 star out of 5 stated that film's theme has much but failed to perform at Indian Box-office.Jaana Pehchana Review
Koimoi. .

. 16 September 2011.

Soundtrack

#" Ek Farishta Mil Gaya Hai" -

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#"Hairat Zada Hoon Main" -

#"Jaisi Bhi Hai Yeh Zindagi" -

Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Award and Filmfare ...

#"Jis Mod Pe Jis Haal Mein" -

#"Zindagi Mein Kahin Na Kahin" -

References

External links

* * 2011 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films 2011 films Films shot in Mumbai Twins in Indian films 2010s Hindi-language films Films scored by Ravindra Jain Films directed by Sachin (actor) Indian sequel films {{2010s-Hindi-film-stub