''Jashnn - The Music Within'' is a 2009 Indian

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-language

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written by

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and jointly directed by Raksha Mistry & Hasnain S Hyderabadwala. The film stars

Adhyayan Suman Adhyayan Suman (born 13 January 1988) is an Indian actor and singer who appears in Hindi language films. He debuted in 2008 with . His second film was ''Raaz – The Mystery Continues'' was a commercial success. Personal life Suman was born i ...

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Shahana Goswami Shahana Goswami (born ) is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of Indian economist and writer Omkar Goswami. She became known for her supporting role in the musical drama film ''Rock On!!'' (2008), which won her the Filmfare Critics Award ...

and Pakistani actor

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. Produced by Vishesh Films, the film was released on 17 July 2009 and was a

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Synopsis

Akash Verma, a 23-year-old man, thirsts to become a singing icon who can blaze a trail for himself among the galaxy of existing stars. But though he has dreams in his heart, he has been unable to find that distinctive voice that he can call his own that will propel him to the top. Only when he's shattered by life and unflinchingly looks at the sordid truth straight in the face that he is freeloading off his elder sister Nisha, who, in order to offer Akash a decent life style, has become the mistress of a rich businessman, Aman Bajaj. Even though she is just a mistress, she is able to touch Aman's inner core. Call it irony or a twist of fate, but the person who sees Akash through these dark times and mentors him when he's down and out is none other than the sister of the very person who Akash hates most in the world – Aman Bajaj. It is Sara Bajaj, Aman's sister, who makes him realize that he is an extremely talented man who is simply going through a bad phase and that the biggest crime a human being can commit is to give up on himself. Spurred by life's bittersweet lessons and Sara's genuine love and support, Akash in the harshest winter of his life discovers an invincible summer within himself, thereby discovering his own voice. With this very special tune, which has been soaked with the passion of his lived life, he not only touches his inexhaustible potential and becomes an overnight star but also brings dignity to his beleaguered sister, humbles his biggest detractor, Aman Bajaj, and, in the process, lives up to the faith that Sara had in him all along.

Cast

as Akash Verma *

as Nisha Verma *

as Aman Bajaj *

as Sara Bajaj * Rajendra Sethi * Natasha Jain * Atul Kinagi * Keshav Nadkarni * Ravi Sharma *

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Music

The music of ''Jashnn'' was composed by Shaarib- Toshi,

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and

Sandesh Shandilya Sandesh Shandilya is an Indian film composer, musician, and singer who worked in Hind-language films. Having composed for over 20 film soundtracks, Shandilya is known for his compositions in '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001), ''Chameli'' ...

, with lyrics provided by

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and

Neelesh Misra Neelesh Misra (born 4 May 1973) is an Indian journalist, author, radio storyteller, scriptwriter and lyricist. He hosted Yaadon Ka IdiotBox on BIG FM 92.7. He is co-founder and editor of Gaon Connection, a rural newspaper. He is working on " ...

. ''

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'' praised the album by giving it 4 stars out of 5, feeling every song worked and quite a few would become memorable with time, like the previous ''Bhatt'' scores. ''

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'' gave it 3 stars out of 5, feeling the album had some nice renditions, which made the soundtrack something to look forward to. ''

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'' similarly giving it 3 stars out of 5, felt it was a melodious album deserving better promotion. While also feeling it did not have a chartbuster quality to it, the reviewer found it to be among the better albums on the music charts.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.jashnn.com/ 2009 films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian musical films 2009 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Indian romantic musical films 2009 musical films