Jaane Jaan Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma

Talents like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Vijay Varma shine, yet Jaane Jaan falls short of its potential. Sujoy and DOP Avik Mukhopadhyay, known for Sardar Udham, brilliantly craft an atmospheric mood with rolling fog and stylized lighting. While close-up shots of the leads and Anirban Sengupta's suspenseful sound design stand out, the script and character depth lag behind.
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[@V_A_M_P_I_R_E_12]

Acting of jaideep Ahlawat is masterpiece❤

[@nishashah1954]

He professor played by Mr. Jaideep was absoultely a craft like Irfan Khan did in hindi movies after a long time a great movie slielnce in love story... best for Mr. Jaideep heaps love from Aussie

[@xijinping9024]

But still this movie is a flop as it has been copied from a Japanese novel 😂😂😂

[@nishashah1954]

I appreciated the time I out to see this hindi version so even its a flop for audience who just want songs and dances to watch its a gracious movie and acting by the actors who made it a streaming watch. ....

[@tuhinbhattacharjee3459]

What love story?? Not even 1 percent love could be felt in this movie

[@nishashah1954]

@@tuhinbhattacharjee3459 coz u cnt read between lines . The neighbour loved the women without saying abd gave his life in prison quietly.... duffer

[@tuhinbhattacharjee3459]

@@nishashah1954 The love couldn't be felt . That's all

[@shailyhayat]

Wonderful movie. The math teacher was awesome. Jaideep should get an award for his absolutely stunning acting! Other characters were also very good!

[@smaro3125]

This is the difference between critics like Rahul Desai and Anupama Chopra. Anupama genuinely wants to like films, while it's the opposite for Mr. Desai.

[@shrinathshetty1709]

Have u heard prathyushi he just hates everything 😂😂😂😂

[@Sean-tz6cm]

Somebody should ask Desai to write a script... Let's see what he comes up with 😏

[@melvinjoseph952]

Desai has actually mellowed out over the years, he used to be far harsher

[@ashishkhosla9501]

Sucharita. Another clown like Desai

[@ashishkhosla9501]

Anupama is beyond comparison. She's the best

[@raghuumesh8404]

Hoping for Jaane Jaan 2 !! Need to know Ajiths body whereabouts!!

[@avijitjha1614]

When its been made clear that the husband had paid 3 days rent in advance, why would the hotel manager ask who will pay the money?

[@sayontanichateerji]

Cause it had been more than three days, when he didn't come back

[@shrii1857]

Sujoy Ghosh fantastic job , without boring and dragging, but my opinion, climax should have been different, like Kareena charector got convinced by teacher that they will confuse the police during confession so that the case closes unsolved but at the end teacher takes all the blame on him and goes to jail , with this Kareena gets shocked and confronts teacher only to find how truly he loves her . As sacrifice is the new trend in cinema after carona....

[@debolina19]

Another instance where book is much better than the movie. They merged 3 characters into 1 Vijay Verma, there goes half the fun, the jealousy, the passion of the professor for the female lead. Also in true dramatic hindi style they gave kinda happy ending unlike the book and defeats the whole purpose of Vijay Verma being professors childhood friend and this in turn makes the climax of the film weaker. Reading the book is much better to delve deep into the character psyche. Also there is a japanese,korean and a chinese movie based on the same book

[@Sean-tz6cm]

They just took the Korean version and Ruined it

[@senguptasayn]

Very well said.totally agree.

[@apoorvavijay526]

Can u share the name of the Korean movie

[@Sean-tz6cm]

@@apoorvavijay526 Perfect number

[@JohnyWalker1234]

​@@apoorvavijay526The Korean movie is "Perfect Number"

[@elddeighton5729]

But what happened to Ajith' s(Kareena's husband)body in the end? Where it was buried? I think that was not explained or did I missed to notice? Can somebody explain?

[@panp4681]

Wasn't revealed

[@abrahamthomas2459]

It's still a mystery😂😂😂. Second part will come😮

[@SakshiSingh-ih4li]

Yes this is mystery now

[@anilkumargupta2801]

Audience ka fuddu khencha hai Sweet dish mein last mein namak daal diya

[@silpipatnaik9895]

According to me this review is half-baked and half-hearted. Firstly there isn’t any mention of the Editing chops brought to the table, which contributed to a crisp storytelling. Editing is a crucial aspect of film-making which enhances the thrill & drama of the work. This movie has taken this element to a very superior level and not acknowledging it is such an injustice. Secondly, the Action element of the film is completely ignored. We cannot not agree that the Action sequences were immensely novel & refreshing. Whether it’s the calculated cop fights or the calming Japanese Jujitsu, they are ingrained into the narrative in a very intelligent fashion, in a way that they effortlessly forward the flow of the story and not clutter it in mindless manners(as is done in many mainstream Hindi projects). Moreover, the juxtaposition of Present, Past & Future scenes is deliberately done to heighten the thrill and accelerate our pulse, which in fact is a rare directorial feat. It is precisely at this point that we can actually say that Jaane Jaan’s direction transcends mediocrity and becomes truly avant garde. Also the content and the intent of the film are not thoroughly evaluated in this review. The film, at many instances, doles out pathbreaking academic perspectives in a very matter-of-fact manner, like the reference to changing our attitude towards orthodox syllabi instead of complacently clinging to them like koalas; like placing a laser-like focus on the problem at hand and not on overriding the opponent; like everyday existence can be tackled with simple existential philosophies, etc. A teacher, who happens to be the protagonist of the film, can absolutely furnish this wisdom to the world and he totally does it right. What about the psychological dimension of the characters?? Why that hasn’t been explored in this review? I don’t think Vijay Verma’s character was monotoned, ‘coz he plays the tough, the sharp, the vulnerable, the confused, the confident, the lustful, the shrewd, all of this in one go. Not to mention the in-depth exploration of Jaideep Ahlawat’s aka Teacher’s aka the protagonist’s psyche!! We have hardly hardly come across such complex Bollywood heroes, who peel a layer every fifteen minute and then wear it back in the next five. He is a victim of severe inferiority complex but he is also an epitome of otherworldly fortitude. He can cry like a toddler behind his doors and he can also stretch like a yogi in the middle of the streets. He is so much that he becomes larger than the film and the director just couldn’t contain him in a bottle of 2hr19min. Despite all this, not enough credit, not enough appreciation is extended towards the beyond excellence acting skills of Jaideep Ahlawat. As far as the use(obsession of Sujoy Ghosh with old numbers) of old Hindi song Jaane Jaan is concerned, I don’t think that deserves to be criticized so much so that other solid aspects of the film get brushed under the carpet. No film is perfect, we all know that. But such a strive towards raising the bar of film-making in India deserves much more appreciation.

[@shinjini123]

Quite a decent one, kareena is fantastic, Jaideep is ❤️❤️❤️

[@thebetterinn7988]

Fantastic movie I would give it a 5 star rating.....hab not read the novel so for me it's amazing...I yrge all the audience to watchbit it's a all time blockbuster for me comparing it to a gadar 2 or jawan this movie is far better kudos to the director.....and thank u. u made my day

[@alonealien1474]

"Jhankar Beats" was 20 years ago. Sigh! Seems like yesterday.

[@victoryv116]

Kareena's character was secondary to the story but given lot of time as if it is building to something else..there was no character arc , she does not do anything on her own , there is no agency to her ... ...I was looking for some twist but ending was disappointing ..rather they should have given more confrontation and fight between vijay and ahlwat's characters' wit games ..

[@freya4155]

Kareena has done a fabulous job in this movie❤❤❤

[@prashantnyati]

1. Where is the husband's body? 2. If he can get rid of that body without any trace, so no question arises of murder investigation in the first place. 3. No body = no crime = Maya is saved. Hence proved. 🤔

[@sumantkharbanda7277]

They found a body that has husband's id card and his dna matched with hair. So investigation was legit

[@prashantnyati]

@@sumantkharbanda7277 bro that is my question, what was the need of investigation in the first place if he has the ability to disappear the original body without any trace. Police started investigation only after they found the body of that beggar (with DNA planted).

[@chopping_asmr]

Exactly but since Naren knows Karan is very sharp and would never stop, also probably Naren feels the need to save Maya since she saved her in a way and he reconciled with his first love maths and would get a lot of time to solve the problem which takes 15 yrs. So I think Naren plans the solution which he gives to Karan like the birds on the trees😅. He was sure to take the blame when he first offered help to Maya, as he was portraying subtly in front of Karan when he complimented him for his looks and hair, and taking a printout of hair treatment etc so leaving all those clues which later add up in Karan's mind when he went to confess.

[@yashh0909]

​@@chopping_asmrBang on!

[@yashh0909]

He could not simply make the body disappear. Vijay Varma was a very sharp and brilliant inspector, as told by Jaideep, and would have found the body . To stop him from finding the real body, Jaideep planted a fake body and a fake story. The real body lay safely, wherever it was. Jaideep's plan protected her love Kareena and he reunited with his first love Mathematics, because the real world(his school) didn't respect his passion .

[@sarcasticsree]

The movie is amazing !!! Loved it , the cast was just fabulous!👏👏👏

[@xijinping9024]

But sorry to say this movies is copied from Japanese novel ... So again bollywood doesn't have any special storyline whatsoever...😂 Copied from novel doesn't mean that it can turn a movie into a blockbuster 😂

[@Kanpratic]

​@@xijinping9024C.est une adaptation pas une copie.

[@ashoosharma4741]

D main disturbing part was dat though Kareena knew dat her neighbor was innocent but still She let him take d blame on him and get imprisonement...Kareena's character was vry selfish in d film...She didnt even once feel apologetic...

[@Sean-tz6cm]

Exactly... She's not even a little bit grateful for all the things the teacher did for her, no guilt no emotion.. a total B!tch of a character she was... This was not the case at all in the Korean version. It had a heartbreaking climax...

[@yashh0909]

Yeah, I felt that too. Also, she was so normal after the murder, no amount of fear on her face. I thought, this was a hidden meaning and they will show Kareena as a mastermind in the end, but😅. Kareena's character was not written well, although she acted very nicely.

[@Sean-tz6cm]

@@yashh0909 Kareena being a mastermind at the end is actually a great concept 👍 Kaash Sujoy Ghosh ka dimaag bhi ye sochne ke layak hota... He could have made a better film instead of just copy paste...

[@AllTimeBollywoodFan]

He was not “innocent”. He was sentenced because he was the one who killed the “dead body” they found. Who was in fact the homeless man. And he did kill him.

[@roopamt7239]

I saw this movie... But may I know what did he do with the real dead body...?

[@TheDeeps369]

I am wondering, too😅

[@nishthalama]

As someone from Kalimpong, I'd like to point out some things that I felt could've been better. While the movie says Kalimpong but the cop Vijay arrives on a toy train which is one of the main tourist attraction of Darjeeling and not Kalimpong. And when he arrives the Nepali cop welcomes him saying Welcome to Kalimpong or something like that. The school they talk about Mount Hermon, that's not a school in Kalimpong, it's a school in Darjeeling. They could've used a school name from Kalimpong or come up with a fictional name. Again, when the teacher is talking to the student, they speak in Hindi, in English medium ICSE schools there, everybody talks in English atleast in the school compounds. These are things which a Director should've kept in mind. Tiny details are so tiny. Other than that, I loved the movie.

[@hotplugin]

It just proves that nobody cares about kalimpong

[@deepachatterjee2585]

Finally Jagdeep Ahlawat is getting his due. 👏👏👏

[@anilkumargupta2801]

3 points Ajit dead body Poor man lost report Teacher kills poor man to save her devotion seems against humanity Are you a paid reviewer?

[@SantoshKumarsp57]

Drishyam 1 premise and Drishyam 2 ending = Jaane Jaan. Old wine in old bottle. Very good performances aside, the climax was underwhelming

[@yashh0909]

Yeah, It was slowly building up, I was expecting a very big twist at the end and maybe that's why I was a little disappointed. I was expecting a different plot twist, I thought in the end Kareena will turn out to be the mastermind and not jaideep , something like that. But😅

[@lylamehreen]

It’s actually very interesting you say that. Because Drishyam ( Hindi ) was a remake of Drishyam ( Malayalam ) and Drishyam (M) was a remake/adaptation/ drew inspiration from the novel, the Devotion of Suspect X, but obviously did so unofficially. Jaane Jaan is the official adaptation of Devotion of Suspect X. Hence if one must accuse somebody of repackaging a story then it must be Jithu Joseph who wrote the very first Malayalam Drishyam.

[@arindamned]

If Ajit's body is ever found, Miss D'Souza with her daughter will be in jail. That's why Teacher created a parallel murder with a body which was made to look like Ajit's , so she doesn't get caught. Ajit's body will never be found. The story is alright and your expectations let you down.

[@jeanettewee8805]

@@lylamehreen tell me one similarity between suspect x and drishyam except one person was murdered.

[@jeanettewee8805]

@@lylamehreen When Suspect X was remade into Chinese language in 2017 with the title ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’, it made a collection of 50 million US dollars, but when Drishyam was remade into Chinese language in 2019 with the title ‘Sheep without a shepherd’, it made a collection of 200 million US dollars (4 times the collection of Suspect X). If both have similar story, why the ‘Sheep without a shepherd’ movie became more successful than the ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ despite both of them were released with a gap of two years.

[@RasikaMahabal]

Book is far better, watched the movie for kareena and she has done a fabulous fabulous job. In every Hindi film that I watch at the end I feel sad thinking I wish Kareena was in it 😁 for example queen 🙂 hope to see her in every Hindi film that’s made ❤️

[@girijesh15]

But am so happy kareena wad not in queen...that Delhi nuance would be impossible for her to bring in.

[@RasikaMahabal]

@@girijesh15 probably 🙂 , still curious to see how she would do it

[@pikachusolu1606]

can books show emotions and acting like jaideep ahlawat?

[@RasikaMahabal]

@@pikachusolu1606 have you read the book? It was quite amazing, including story plot characters everything - that is why it became such a big hit. As far as movie and acting is concerned they did a pretty good job with it but I preferred the book over it, try the book and decide for yourself 🙂

[@justinrai1704]

Actually it was shot in Darjeeling but don't know which part was shot in Kalimpong😊

[@imsreerupa]

The book is marvellous, one of the best thrillers of the decade. But the movie didn’t do any justice, merging 3 characters into 1 (vijay verma played all 3) is a stupid move. When the story is so solid and tight, it would have been best not to tamper with your own imagination.

[@Fugazi77]

I think I've seen the Chinese adaptation of the book, it had a different climax. Does the book have a different climax than this film too?

[@imsreerupa]

@@Fugazi77 yes the climax is different also the whole mood of the book differs from the movie. Do give this a read, you won’t be disappointed.

[@ACG1984]

I watched this movie for location cold & misty kalimpong

[@DharmendraRaiMindMap]

Taimur s grandfather was in the song Jaane Jaan with Ash s mom in law

[@ThouArtAGeek]

That's a different jaane Jaan lol

[@Nishanth_mementomori]

That's a completely different song......

[@zanybhr7696]

Aaradhya’s grandmother 😂 and yes it is a different song..

[@mayakhan1055]

Kareena is excellent performance ❤❤

[@sulaganabiswas]

What happened to the original body?

[@drdev456]

What a beautiful thing to say, "wear scars with strength"

[@1peeptom]

Agree!!! 💯🙋

[@truth04teller81]

The moment the Vijay Varma character comes into play, the movie loses all sense of atmosphere and grip and slogs to a finish

[@yajay8332]

My favourite 😍 Bebo

[@jacquelinetauro]

Expected more from this movie as Kareena is acting. Vijay , Jaideep and Kareena acted well but Vijay is the best

[@mrgyani]

I have already seen suspect X. And in fact Drishyam was said to be inspired by it.

[@jeanettewee8805]

tell me one similarity between both except one person was murdered.

[@ManjuSingh-io6ix]

I sum it up in one sentence Desi Erin Carter !! What a difference Who is Erin Carter is that woman who is loyal to her husband and her adopted daughter does anything to protect her fmly the movie is all mindblowing action scenes no nudity and the woman emerges a winner one of the most watched movies today so heart touching❤

[@rammanohar8161]

What happened to the body of Ajith

[@apoorvavijay526]

Some dialogs were hard to understand from the doctors and jaideep. The Tamil dubbing was much clearer than the Hindi version. amazing thriller

[@adithsoreng5089]

What did he do to her husband's body? Can anyone tell me?

[@RajviBhow]

I have same question

[@prashantnyati]

Exactly...n if he can actually disappear that body, so no question arises of murder investigation in the first place.

[@stevechatha4533]

He kept it in his punch bag, then shifted it to the momo store. When Vijay Verma winces eating momos, it ain't the chilli, man... it's the silly man!

[@yashh0909]

Jaideep knew that he could not simply make the body disappear. Vijay Varma was a very sharp and brilliant inspector, as told by Jaideep, and would eventually find the body . To stop him from finding the real body, Jaideep planted a fake body and a fake story. The real body lay safely, wherever it was. Jaideep's plan protected her love Kareena and he reunited with his first love Mathematics, because the real world(his school) didn't respect his passion.

[@bostonbikerX]

Wow what a waste of money talent time everything. One joota for Sujoy for messing up such a high potential script

[@jordijordi3485]

Is it worth watching

[@SantoshKumarsp57]

If you have Drishyam 1 and 2, easily give it a miss unless you are a fan of any of the lead cast.

[@jordijordi3485]

@@SantoshKumarsp57 no I haven't watched drishym 1,2 yet

[@freya4155]

Absolutely yes

[@jeanettewee8805]

@@SantoshKumarsp57 The only common aspects between the stories of Drishyam and Suspect X are, getting away with murder committed by a mother/daughter duo. Other than that, EVERYTHING else is different. It is silly and "micro" to compare the two otherwise. One doesn't need to watch movies or read novels to copy it just read newspaper, these kind of incidents are happening in Kerala annually

[@anuthimbiriyagama7164]

All three actors are brilliant. But the film is toooooo stupid!!! Such a waste of time and good performances. They all deserve a better film rather than a half cooked child's play.

[@puspak3138]

Jaideep and Kareena are so good .

[@DharmendraRaiMindMap]

The original song was amazing because of Helen Ann Richardson Khan

[@dr.ahamedshammiasif2303]

Bebo ❤

[@devikakeni2016]

"Especiallyif your not gonna ask too many questions 😂"

[@hemlata_sharma717]

It's an amazing movie to watch...

[@sanjaykartik5336]

Great review of the song from inteqam 😢

[@syyedaaftab2681]

Story bakwas.. Drishyam ka remake h.. Kch b interesting nhi hota.. Har pal lgta h ki kch aur hoga jo hme nazar aa rha wsa nhi h aur isse kch alag hoga koi suspence khulega pr kch b nhi hota.. Climax me bekar sa twist daal kr film ko alag bnane ko koshish kri h jiska b koi logic nhi Nikalta na asa kbi hoga h asli Zindagi me

[@anaam7662]

At least this film is an official adaptation of the book drishyam didn't even credited the book after taking the core concept

[@panp4681]

Yeh movie ke rights ye 2014 se leke baithe the.. drishyam Wale chor hai.. bina rights kharide Bina credit diye movie bana li.. ab drishyam aa gayi thi toh yeh original script pe nahi bana sake.. they had to modify.. yeh hi real world me bhi hota hai good people suffer

[@jeanettewee8805]

@@anaam7662 When Suspect X was remade into Chinese language in 2017 with the title ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’, it made a collection of 50 million US dollars, but when Drishyam was remade into Chinese language in 2019 with the title ‘Sheep without a shepherd’, it made a collection of 200 million US dollars (4 times the collection of Suspect X). If both have similar story, why the ‘Sheep without a shepherd’ movie became more successful than the ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ despite both of them were released with a gap of two years.

[@jeanettewee8805]

@@panp4681 The only common aspects between the stories of Drishyam and Suspect X are, getting away with murder committed by a mother/daughter duo. Other than that, EVERYTHING else is different. It is silly and "micro" to compare the two otherwise. One doesn't need to watch movies or read novels to copy it just read newspaper, these kind of incidents are happening in Kerala annually.

[@sudhirpaikrao6091]

Jaydeep is amazing

[@MDJad-np3fi]

Kind of a Remake of the Movie "The perfect Number"?

[@mayak2676]

Pretty decent watch with some good performances

[@poojabhandaari]

It's a great thriller movie to watch. I give 4/5.

[@hanudarji1344]

Whats wrong with bollywood directors, why they make movie so dark ?? It is horroble to even watch.

[@martiyamovementwellness421]

Japanese film/book adaptation not Chinese, I believe.

[@panp4681]

She said Japanese book initially, later on there was a Chinese film based on the book

[@martiyamovementwellness421]

@@panp4681 oh I see!! I know there is a Japanese book, series and film and now I know there a Chinese one too 🙂

[@milonvlogs786]

Nice movie❤

[@drummerchicago]

loved this movie

[@sashankkanchustambam6479]

You're such a good storyteller ma'am but please don't tell the whole story😔

[@heythere7048]

Loved the movie

[@amarsharma4209]

Quite a sugar-coated review just to ensure interviews don't stop ;)

[@sulaganabiswas]

Well I won't sugarcoat. Mean comment. It was a balanced review

[@amarsharma4209]

you are not in a position to sugar coat unfortunately :)@@sulaganabiswas

[@deorideo]

I saw and i like 👍

[@noorhussain5778]

Awesome movie and xbrdst

[@sangeethanarayanan7248]

Hello

[@saurav4400]

Come one - Your and anmol Jamwal's review together is spending.. Waiting

[@riseup2227]

That’s why I was thinking how come Indian writer and director came up with such an interesting and engaging story? It’s a bloody Japanese Novel.

[@vineeshp6]

Drishyam 3 😂

[@rottweilerfoodie4640]

Madam you are also a product of nepotism as is Kareena hence you promote....we all know what you did in Sushant's case...how biased you were and what you covered I your videos

[@therealrokib]

1st comment

[@Sean-tz6cm]

Sujoy Ghosh is the definition of One hit wonder...

[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

He has two hits. Kahani and badla. This one is an another feather in his crown.

[@NachoMon-rea]

Badla and jaane jaan are shit… Sujoy has lost all his cred

[@shasha5781]

True except kahaani all other movies were pathetic Badla was sheer nonsense.

[@shermont22]

​@StrategyIntern lmao jaane jaan is currently breaking Netflix records so yea your opinion is shit

[@kuntalghosh1970]

Really? I hardly know anyone who has not seen Jhankar Beats... And if badla was shit u must be watching 'citizen kane' for most of your life..😂😅