''Jigyaasa'', released on 10 March 2006, is an Indian

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-language movie starring

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. The movie is directed by Faisal Saif. It was called the year's most controversial feature film, and was rumored to be based on the life of Indian actress, item girl and sex symbol Mallika Sherawat. Bhatt's performance in the film was praised by critics. Small time

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actress Teja Deokar played

's part in the recent unofficial remake in

titled '' Nati'', which means 'Actress'.

Plot

Based on actual events, the film tells the story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur (

) who comes from a middle-class family, the daughter of a school teacher named Malini Mathur ( Varsha Usgaonkar). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to become a film actress and her mother has no objections about it. But Jigyaasa has some other plans. Jigyaasa will go to any limits to reach her goal. Within a timespan of five years, Jigyaasa reaches the top and becomes India's highest paid superstar.

Cast

as Jigyaasa Mathur * Varsha Usgaonkar as Malini Mathur * Kader Khan as Nand Kishore *

Milind Gunaji Milind Gunaji (born 23 July 1961) is an Indian actor, model, television presenter, writer and author, most known for his roles in Marathi and Hindi cinema. He made his first film appearance in 1993's ''Papeeha'' and has since performed in over ...

as Subhash Desai * Vikas Kalantri as Avinash Chopra * Jaya Bhattacharya as Neha Sharma *

Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood and few Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada and Telugu films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He graduated from National School of Drama National Scho ...

a Ksamaal Hussain *

Rakesh Bedi Rakesh Bedi (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian film, stage and television actor. He is known for his iconic comic roles in films such as ''Mera Damaad'' and ''Chashme Buddoor (1981 film), Chashme Buddoor'' (1981). He has also appeared in tele ...

as Ashok Kumar Shaayar (the gay activist) * Anupam Shyam as Haider Bhai * Divya Dwivedi as Monisha Singh * Naseer Abdullah as Ramesh Shah Tak

Music

#Baaton Hi Baaton Mein -

Udit Narayan Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Nepali and Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil ...

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, Marathi language, Marathi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali, Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, ...

#Jigyaasa - Ram Shankar #Jigyaasa (Remix) - Ram Shankar #Khatiya Toot Gayee Sonu Kakkar #Meethe Meethe Sapnon Mein - Sadhana Sargam #Saansein Meri Saansein - Rahul Vaidya #Saansein Meri Sansein (Breathless Mix) - Rahul Vaidya

Remake

The film was unofficially remade in 2014 in

titled Nati which means Actress. However some scenes and dramatization were changed to avoid any legal hassles.

Criticism and legacy

The

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interaction and kiss between

and her co-actor in the film's scene was mentioned in an article from ''Spotboye.com'' by writer ''Chetna Kapoor'' as ''The Hottest Lesbian And Gay Kisses in Bollywood''. ''Box Office Collection'' marked Jigyaasa and

Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016, Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the Indian honours system, fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. He i ...

's ''

Heroine A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or Physical strength, strength. The original hero type of classical epics did such thin ...

'' as better made films until date with

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

used as a backdrop.

References

External links

* {{Faisal Saif 2006 films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian biographical films Hindi films remade in other languages 2000s biographical films Films directed by Faisal Saif