Jal movie is a 2013 Bollywood Hindi social-drama film Directer is Girish Malik and Producer is Oneworld Films Pvt. Ltd. The film directer Girish Malik debut film as a director.
This film story set in the Rann of Kutch, India about an overconfident water diviner named Bakka, who tries to solve the drought problems in his village, but faces unforeseen circumstances when he tries to help a female bird watcher save flamingos.
Jal movie leading star cast are Purab Kohli,Tannishtha Chatterjee,Kirti Kulhari,Yashpal Sharma,Mukul Dev,Saidah Jules. Saidah Jules acted in theatre play in Mumbai as a part of her acting workshop before shooting for “Jal”.
- Directer : Girish Malik
- Producer : Oneworld Films Pvt. Ltd.
- Screenplay : Girish Malik,Rakesh Mishra
- Story : Rakesh Mishra
- Starring : Purab Kohli,Tannishtha Chatterjee,Kirti Kulhari,Yashpal Sharma,Mukul Dev,Saidah Jules
- Music : Sonu Nigam,Bickram Ghosh
- Cinematography : Sunita Radia
- Editor : Protim Khaound
- Art Directer : Dipankar Mondal, Mohd Asdulla Khan (assistant art director)
- Lyricist : Sanjeev Tiwari , Sonu Nigam
- Production company : Intermezzo Studio Alien Sense Films Pvt Ltd
- Distributor : DAR Motion Pictures
- Genres : Social-Drama
- Release date : 4 April 2014 (India)
- Running time : 126 minute
- Country : India
- Language : Hindi
Jal movie trailer :
Jal movie star cast :
- Purab Kohli as a Bakka
- Tannishtha Chatterjee as a Kajri
- Kirti Kulhari as a Kesar
- Mukul Dev as a Puniya
- Ravi Gosain as a Rakla
- Saidah Jules as a Kim
- Yashpal Sharma as a Tourist Guide
- Gary Richardson as a Richard
- Elena Kazan as a Rose
- Rahul Singh as a Kisna Prasad
- Savi Sidhu as a Mukhiya
- Kusum Ahir as a Dhankibai
- Vicky Ahuja as a Manga
- Habib Azmi as a Velabhai
- Raju Barot as a Kheemabhai
- Hansmukh Bhavsar as a Ganibhai
- Ravi Khanvilkar as a Sukhia
- Rohit Pathak as a Saab Ram
- Nayan Rana as a Ranabhai
- Siddharth Ray as a Mohanbhai
- Komal Sharma as a Lajo
- Chandrabhan Singh as a Parnami
- V.R. Singh as a Samir
Jal full movie watch online :
Jal movie Songs / Music :
The film music composer are Sonu Nigam and ace tabla player/percussionist Bickram Ghosh. This is their first composing collaboration for a Bollywood film.
The composer duo recorded the film’s title song with Shubha Mudgal. The title song used ragas like Marwa and Puriya combined with rare musical instruments like the Armenian Duduk. The entire song was created in a day.
This film background score are Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh. They used a mix of Indian and International sounds with a lot of percussion. Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh were nominated in Oscars 2014 long list among top 114 in the Best Original Score Category.
- Jal De (Title Song)…….Shubha Mudgal
- You Fill My Life……Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Suzanne
- Zaalima………………..Sonu Nigam
- Paani Si Behti Jaye………Ambarish Das
- Bakka Pani De………………Instrumental
- The Mirage and the Tornado………Instrumental
- The Sweet Dream of Water……….Instrumental
- Mesmerized By Rann………….Instrumental
- The Tragedy of Rann…………..Instrumental
- The Barren Land………………….Instrumental
- The Cry of the Soul………………..Instrumental
- Dried Up Tears……………………..Instrumental
- Nature and the Machine………..Instrumental
- Ankhiyan – Anthem………………..Instrumental
- The Water Ritual 1………………..Instrumental
- The Water Ritual 2………………..Instrumental
- The Hope of Water……………….Instrumental
- The Flow of Water………………..Instrumental
- The Sorrow Within…………………..Instrumental
- Bakka And Kesar-Tryst With Water……..Instrumental
- Chase……………………………..Instrumental
- Anger………………………………Instrumental
Jal De (Title Song) full video song :
- Singer : Shubha Mudgal
- Music & Background Score : Sonu Nigam & Bickram Ghosh
- Production Company. : One World Films Pvt. Ltd.
- Label : Saga Music
“Akhiyan Tihari” full video song :
- Singer : Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
- Music & Background Score : Sonu Nigam & Bickram Ghosh
- Production Company. : One World Films Pvt. Ltd.
- Label : Saga Music
Review of the film :
This film reviews are mostly mix to positive from critics.
Critics reviews :
- Madhureeta Mukherjee from Times of India gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 star and stated that “‘Jal movie captures the bare beauty of the golden cracked earth and its tortuous tapestry in artfully mounted frames (cinematography: Sunita Radia). It’s a picture-perfect album with stark sights and parched souls.”
- Taran Adarsh from BollywoodHungama gave 3.5 star from 5 Stars and stated “JAL makes a rock-solid impact. It’s poignant and powerful and I suggest, you take time out to watch this truly gripping fare”
- FilmFare gave the film highest rate – 4 star from 5 stars and appreciated the film “Great visuals and premise desiccated by a pedantic pace”
Online reviews :
Box office collection :
- Screens : 350
- First Day : 8.5 Lakh
- First Weekend : 30.5 Lakh
- Total Box Office : 50.55 Lakh
- India Gross : 50.55 Lakh rs.
- Jal movie Budget : 6 Cr rs.
- Jal movie Verdict : Disaster
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