Jaana Pehchana

Jaana Pehchana (English: Well-known), is a 2011 Indian film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ranjeeta in leads. It is a sequel to the 1978 film Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se. The lyrics and music are by Ravindra Jain.^[1]

Jaana Pehchana
Directed by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Written by	Neelam Jha (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Sachin Pilgaonkar
Story by	Pratibha Mishra
Produced by	Ajit Kumar Barjatya Kamal Kumar Barjatya Rajkumar Barjatya
Starring	Sachin Pilgaonkar Ranjeeta Kaur
Cinematography	Rahul Jadhav
Music by	Ravindra Jain
Production company	Rajshri Productions
Distributed by	Rajshri Productions
Release date	16 September 2011 (2011-09-16) (India)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Plot

Arun lives a wealthy, yet depressed lifestyle due to death of his love Lily.^[a] After 33 years, Arun is now running a cancer hospital in Lily's name. Things turn upside down when Arun meets Lily's lookalike Asha. After observing Arun's loneliness, she decides to write Arun's biography and wants to get published. Arun starts falling in love with Asha after the narration of his story. But Arun was not ready to marry Asha as he didn't wanted anyone in his life except Lily. But one night Arun wakes up from his sleep and sees Lily's soul in front of him, who then convinces Arun to marry Asha. The next day, Asha's book, which she wrote on Arun's life was published with the name "Ankhiyon ke Jharoko se". There Arun proposes Asha for marriage which she accepts happily. The film ends with Arun and Asha walking together and lived a happy life thereafter.

Cast

• Sachin Pilgaonkar as Arun Prakash Mathur
• Ranjeeta Kaur as Asha/Lily Fernandes
• Jr. Mehmood

Critical reception

The film gained mostly negative reviews. Gaurav Malani from Times of India stated that the film has most scenes from the prequel and nothing more than in sequel.^[2] Preeti Arora from Rediff, rated the film 2 out of 5, stated that film is new, but the content is old.^[3] Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times gave the film 1 star out of 5, stating that film has unusual content.^[4] Komal Nahta gave the film 1 star out of 5, writing "On the whole, Jaana Pehchana is a well-made and well-enacted film but its commercial prospects seem bleak. Since the film has opened in just one cinema in the whole of India, lack of promotion will also prove to be a deterrent because mouth publicity would have to be super-strong for the film to make its mark at the box-office."^[5]

Soundtrack

Jaana Pehchaana
Soundtrack album by Ravindra Jain
Released	16 August 2011 (2011-08-16) (Film)
Recorded	2011
Studio	Rajshri
Genre	Feature Film soundtrack
Length	24:12
Label	Sangeet Music
Producer	Ravindra Jain

1. " Ek Farishta Mil Gaya Hai" - Kavita Seth
2. "Hai Ranj Ka Saamaan" - Sadhana Sargam
3. "Hairat Zada Hoon Main" - Sachin Pilgaonkar
4. "Jaisi Bhi Hai Yeh Zindagi" - Sadhana Sargam
5. "Jis Mod Pe Jis Haal Mein" - Sachin Pilgaonkar
6. "Zindagi Mein Kahin Na Kahin" - Javed Ali

Notes

1. As established in Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978)

References

1. "Sachin, Ranjeeta re-unite in the sequel of 'Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se'". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. Malani, Gaurav (15 September 2011). "Jaana Pehchana: Movie Review". The Times of India. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
3. Arora, Preeti (16 September 2011). "Review: Jaana Pehchana is outdated". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
4. Shekhar, Mayank (16 September 2011). "Mayank Shekhar's review: Jaana Pehchana". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
5. Nahta, Komal (16 September 2011). "Jaana Pehchana Review". Koimoi. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2016.

External links

• Jaana Pehchana at IMDb
• Jaana Pehchana at Bollywood Hungama