''Jo Hum Chahein'' () is a 2011
Hindi romance film directed by
Pawan Gill, starring
Sunny Gill
Sunny Gill is a Canadian-born Indian actor of Punjabi origin who made his Bollywood debut in the film ''Jo Hum Chahein'' in December 2011. He was placed 7th on the ''Times of India''s "Most Promising Newcomers of 2011" list, where they praised ...
,
Simran Mundi,
Alyy Khan and
Achint Kaur. It is a debut film for both the lead actors and the director. The film was released on 16 December 2011 to a mixed response. The official DVD of the film was released on 18 January 2012.
Plot
Rohan Bhatia (
Sunny Gill
Sunny Gill is a Canadian-born Indian actor of Punjabi origin who made his Bollywood debut in the film ''Jo Hum Chahein'' in December 2011. He was placed 7th on the ''Times of India''s "Most Promising Newcomers of 2011" list, where they praised ...
), a fresh MBA graduate, has a clash of ideologies with his father Dalip Bhatia (Yuri Suri) on what career he should pursue. Rohan has set his eyes on being a stockbroker in
Mumbai because that's the quickest way to make big money. He goes to Mumbai with his best friend Abhay (Samar Virmani), a fellow MBA graduate, and on their first night out he meets Neha Kapoor (
Simran Mundi) and the two have a war of words; for the first time in his life his advances have been rejected by a girl. Rohan, Abhay and 28 new stockbrokers start work at Bombay Bulls but after three months only the 10 best will survive and get permanent placements. Rohan pitches clients but doesn't climb the charts; he remains near the bottom, so he uses the help of Vikram Khurrana (
Alyy Khan), the firm's best stockbroker, to climb the charts faster. Vikram introduces Rohan to Amrita Singhania (
Achint Kaur), a wealthy society lady who is instantly taken by Rohan's boyish charm; the same night he also bumps into Neha and this time he doesn't budge until she agrees to go on a date with him. The next day, Amrita invites Rohan to a beach party where she tries to seduce him with her sultry body.
Rohan takes Neha to a spiritual date and courts her further until she completely falls in love with him. At the same time he pursues Amrita, who agrees to let him make trades for her and upon making her a large profit she invites him to celebrate in Goa. The same weekend is Rohan's 25th birthday and Neha comes to Goa to surprise him, but finds him in bed with Amrita. Rohan can't remember what happened, he was too drunk; heartbroken Neha storms away. In Mumbai, Rohan makes two more attempts to apologize but Neha won't give him another chance. The distance between them grows. He also has a showdown with Dalip and Abhay. Rohan gets more entwined into Amrita and Vikram's worlds but misses and longs for Neha. At Neha's best friend Shivangi's (Mansi Multani) engagement to Abhay, Rohan publicly begs Neha for forgiveness; she tells him she's pregnant but doesn't need him in her life. Rohan discovers Amrita and Vikram were just using him for their selfish plans; he has a showdown with Amrita and Vikram and gets thrown out of the firm. Rohan apologizes to his father for all his wrongdoings, then goes to Neha's house in Delhi to ask to be a part of their child's life only to discover that she's aborted their child. She wasn't ready for a child and was only having it to hurt him by keeping their child away from him. Rohan is shattered; Neha apologizes and asks him back in her life. Heartbroken, they embrace and accept each other for their flaws.
Cast
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Sunny Gill
Sunny Gill is a Canadian-born Indian actor of Punjabi origin who made his Bollywood debut in the film ''Jo Hum Chahein'' in December 2011. He was placed 7th on the ''Times of India''s "Most Promising Newcomers of 2011" list, where they praised ...
as Rohan Bhatia
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Simran Mundi as Neha Kapoor
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Alyy Khan as Vikram Khuranna
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Achint Kaur as Amrita Singhania
* Yuri Suri as Dalip Bhatia
* Samar Virmani as Abhay
* Mansi Multani as Shivangi
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Rithvik Dhanjani as Aakash
Production
This is a debut film for actors
Sunny Gill
Sunny Gill is a Canadian-born Indian actor of Punjabi origin who made his Bollywood debut in the film ''Jo Hum Chahein'' in December 2011. He was placed 7th on the ''Times of India''s "Most Promising Newcomers of 2011" list, where they praised ...
and
Simran Mundi, a debut for Producer Aman Gill, who was an executive producer on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's
''Black'' and was the head of domestic distribution at
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Viacom18 Studios (Also known as Paramount 18 Studios), a subsidiary of Viacom18 (a Paramount Networks EMEAA and Network18 joint venture) based in Mumbai, is one of the first studio model based motion picture & content production business in Ind ...
where he distributed films like ''
Ghajini,'' ''
Singh Is Kinng,'' ''
Golmaal Returns,'' ''
Welcome,'' ''
Jab We Met,'' a debut for director Pawan Gill, who was an assistant director at
Yash Raj Films, the Hindi language debut for DOP Manush Nandan, and debut film as an editor for Bakul Matiyani. The film had production design by Amrita Mahal and Sabrina Singh, music and background score by
Sachin Gupta
Sachin Gupta (born 9 March 1978) is an Indian film producer, writer and director. He produces films under Chilsag Motion Pictures and is also an artistic director of Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company. He made his writing and directorial debut w ...
, lyrics by
Kumaar
Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', '' Dil ki aadat'', ''Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...
, sound design by Nimesh Chheda, costume by Priyanjali Lahiri, choreography by Adil Shaikh, dialogues by Rashmi Kulkarni and casting by Amita Sehgal. The film was shot from May to October 2011 in
Pune, Goa,
Mumbai and
Ladakh.
Reception
The film received an average response from critics.
Taran Adarsh of
Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2.5 stars,
Rajeev Masand of
CNN-IBN gave the film 2 stars,
Nikhat Kazmi and Gaurav Malani of
The Times of India also gave it 2 stars.
Soundtrack
The music is composed by
Sachin Gupta
Sachin Gupta (born 9 March 1978) is an Indian film producer, writer and director. He produces films under Chilsag Motion Pictures and is also an artistic director of Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company. He made his writing and directorial debut w ...
and lyrics are by
Kumaar
Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', '' Dil ki aadat'', ''Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...
. The album has five tracks, "Aaj Bhi Party" is a young party song, "Ishq Hothon Se" is a quintessential love ballad, "Peepni" is a night club song, "Abhi Abhi Dil Toota Hai" is a sad song and "One More One More" is a fun filled Punjabi engagement song. The music was released by
T-Series and received favorable reviews by most critics. Glamsham gave it 3.5 stars, and
Bollywood Hungama gave it 3 stars.
Track listing
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 2112978
''Jo Hum Chahein'' Official Pageat Facebook
Indian romance films
2011 films
Films shot in Maharashtra
Films shot in Goa
Films shot in Ladakh
2010s Hindi-language films
Films shot in Mumbai
2011 romance films
Hindi-language romance films