Jism (2003 film)

''Jism'' () is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed and edited by Amit Saxena, written by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Pooja Bhatt and Sujit Kumar Singh under the banner Fish Eye Network Ltd and Shreya Creations, which starred Bipasha Basu in the lead alongside John Abraham in his film debut. The music for the film was scored by M. M. Kreem.

The film is inspired by '' Body Heat'' (1981) by Lawrence Kasdan which was based on Billy Wilder's 1944 film ''Double Indemnity'', an adaptation of James M. Cain's novel of the same name.

Plot

A black jeep is seen tottering towards a pier with the driver struggling to hold on to his life and also the controls . The flashback is then revealed ...

Kabir, an unhappy, rather poor, alcoholic lawyer, lives a playboy lifestyle in Pondicherry. Kabir's best friends, Siddharth, a policeman, and Vishal, his colleague, try to keep him from trouble. He meets Sonia Khanna, the beautiful wife of a travelling millionaire, Rohit Khanna.

They have a stormy affair, and Kabir finds himself falling madly in love with Sonia. He suggests that she get a divorce, but she says that her husband is capable of killing them both. Sonia finally convinces Kabir to murder her husband and make it look like an accident.

Kabir not sensing Sonia’s true intentions agrees. As per Sonia's plan Kabir has to take a room in a hotel for an alibi and sneak out at night , kidnap Rohit and who would be asleep and then get him to a warehouse where he will die in an explosion. Kabir procures a bomb from an explosives expert that he had defended earlier. As planned he enters Rohit and Sonia’s villa at night .Sonia deliberately seduces Rohit and is keeps him awake. Kabir is spotted unexpectedly by Rohit and a fight ensues. He manages to subdue Rohit and bring him to the dilapidated warehouse that’s rigged with the explosive that he had earlier procured .The building explodes , Rohit is killed. Sonia also alters Rohit's will so that she inherits all his property. Kabir tries to reason with her, but she goes ahead and alters the will, naming him as executor. Rohit's sister, Priyanka already suspicious of the will and Rohit’s mysterious death tries to warn Kabir that Sonia is only interested in money and has already killed Rohit's first wife while being her nurse.

Kabir surprised with this new info confronts Sonia and tries to reason with her telling her to give half of Rohit’s wealth to Priyanka but Sonia is adamant and accuses Kabir of sleeping with Priyanka. Kabir warns Sonia that the cops are closing on them fast as they have believed Priyanka’s suspicions. Siddharth, who is in charge of the case is not convinced about Rohit's accidental death and suspects foul play as Rohit's glasses that he always wore is nowhere to be seen at the scene of the explosion and Rohit never stepped out of the home without it. Siddharth also doubts Kabir’s involvement and is caught between friendship and duty. Kabir tries to get Sonia to leave the city with him and waits for her. Sonia's car is seen arriving but tries to run over Kabir in an attempt to kill him . Kabir successfully manages to dodge the attempt and the car ends up colliding and turning turtle . The driver is revealed to be a handyman of Sonia and Rohit. Kabir then realizes that all Sonia wants is the money and had been wanting to trap Kabir all along to take the fall for Rohit's murder.

The car accident renders the hitman dead. Kabir then confronts Sonia and asks her if she ever loved him. Sonia denies that she ever loved him and that she has only loved herself. When he threatens to turn himself in and confess his crime to the police, she warns him against doing such a thing and shoots him. He's wounded in the abdomen but manages to stand up. Sonia rushes to him as he stands and tells him that she has always loved him. They share a passionate kiss, and then the gun goes off in Sonia's hands. It is revealed that Kabir had shot Sonia in the stomach as he lay her down on the sofa.

He then flees and calls Siddharth and tells him and Vishal to meet him at the beach. They meet Kabir, who apologizes to them and says that he just wants to see the sunrise one last time. As they watch the sunrise, Kabir has a vision of Sonia walking towards him. Kabir smiles to himself and then dies of his injury.

Cast

* John Abraham as Advocate Kabir Lal
* Bipasha Basu as Sonia Khanna
* Gulshan Grover as Rohit Khanna
* Ranvir Shorey as Vishal Pathak
* Anahita Uberoi as Priyanka Kapoor
* Ayesha Kapur as Anushka Khanna
* Harsh Vashisht as Frankie, a bomb-maker
* Vinay Pathak as DCP Siddharth
* Bobby Bedi
* Subhalekha Sudhakar
* Sheeba Chaddha as Sheeba

Music

The soundtrack of ''Jism'' was released on 1 December 2002. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani under the pseudonym M. M. Kreem, with lyrics by Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, around 1.5 million units of this soundtrack were sold.

Reception

Box office

''Jism'' grossed which Box Office India called a "hit".

Critical response

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing "On the whole, JISM exhibits Bipasha Basu's talent and anatomy to its fullest. Coupled with a hot title and eroticism in plenty, the curiosity-value for the film increases manifold. But the subject and its treatment being city-centric, the film will appeal more to the big city audience. The reasonable price at which it is sold at should prove to be advantageous." Deepa Gumaste of Rediff.com wrote "Director Saxena makes a bold debut with Jism and definitely deserves credit for daring to be different. Jism is a first of its kind theme for Bollywood and, therefore, worth a look." ''India Today'' stated "Pooja Bhatt's film is not original, but it's good fun."

In 2011, Channel 4 ranked the film No. 92 for its Top 100 sexiest movie scenes poll.

Awards

Sequel

A sequel titled '' Jism 2'', starring Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh, directed by Pooja Bhatt was released worldwide on 3 August 2012.

References

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2000s Hindi-language films
2000s erotic thriller films
2000s mystery thriller films
2003 films
Double Indemnity
Erotic mystery films
Films about adultery in India
Films about capital punishment
Films about murder
Films about sexuality
Films based on American novels
Films based on works by James M. Cain
Films scored by M. M. Keeravani
Films set in Puducherry
Films shot in Puducherry
Indian crime films
Indian crime thriller films
Indian erotic thriller films
Indian mystery thriller films
Indian neo-noir films
Films based on adaptations