Jeet Lengey Jahaan

Generally for a film like this the audiences are made of people associated with the film. I was the only exception watching this movie. During the interval one guy went on and on bragging about how he made the release of this film possible. After listening to his running commentary about I, me, myself the guy he was talking to said “yaar story achchi hai, no one killed Jessica ban sakti thi par execution achcha nahi hai”.

Toh story yeh hai ki an MLA's son's( Ajay Shukla) girlfriend (Neelambari Perumal) is gang raped in Delhi. How he and his friends Goldy Sumal (whose face book id says that he hates Hippocrates), Parash Singh Minhas seek justice against the person who did it who happens to me a chief justice's son is what this film is about. But, before we get to this story we painfully have to see the friend's back story, their college days, their aspirations and what they eventually become after college is over.

This film has amateur written all over it's running time. It has terrible acting by all except Neelambari who is half decent amongst them. The lead actor Ajay Shukla provides the much needed unintentional humour in the film. The poster says it is based on a true event and the innovative way these people come up with to avenge the gang rape is something which makes my mind boggles. I didn't know whether to laugh, cry or be amused.

Final few words - Jeet Lengey Jahan is another addition to the haloed list of films that only a few dared to watch.

Rating - * \xbd (bad)

Ticket meter - not worth stepping into the theatre

Should a movie be judged by its “good intentions” or the art by which it has been assembled? In the case of 'Jeet Lengey Jahaan' no matter how you may perceive the intentions of the makers, it cannot escape criticism for the shoddy, amateur manner in which it has been put together.

The movie attempts to funnel a ton of issues into the lives of three friends, trying to reflect some sort of socio-political image of India as a whole and what the youth can do about it. Not exactly the most original idea but if treated well then an impact can be achieved. If not then the only thing you'll be hitting are the right notes to orchestrate a symphony of unintentional laughter and mind numbing groans. The movie most of the time thanks to its ham-fisted approach manages the second despite some pretty nasty and serious happenings onscreen.

Everything about the movie is amateurish, right from the acting to the writing to the technical aspects. Plus why do movies like these which try and show the psyche of the youth, rarely manage to show authenticity. Stereotypes abound in droves, despite tackling some inconvenient truths, the movie chooses to paint characters and situations in simplistic colours of black and white; there are no gray areas at all.

Though my heart bleeds for the smaller guy and more so for people who put out a product spending a ton of money for it to see the light of the day, an inferior product cannot be defended. My advice to you is to avoid this movie.