James is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action film starring Mohit Ahlawat and Nisha Kothari. It was directed by Rohit Jugraj.[1][2]

James
Directed byRohit Jugraj
Written byRohit Jugraj
Kona Venkat
Manish Gupta
Produced byRam Gopal Varma
R. R. Venkat
StarringMohit Ahlawat
Nisha Kothari
Zakir Hussain
Mohan Agashe
Snehal Dabi
Rajpal Yadav
Raima Sen
Rajendra Gupta
Ishat Ali
Ravi Kale
CinematographyAmal Neerad
Edited byNipun Gupta
Amit Parmar
Music byBapi-Tutul
Amar Mohile
Nitin Raikwar
Prasanna Shekhar
Production
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RGV Film Company
Distributed byR. R. Movie Makers
Release date
  • 16 September 2005 (2005-09-16)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

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James, who comes to Mumbai seeking a successful life, ends up working as a bouncer at a club there and fighting gangsters. He then encounters the brother of an MP, who is always committing crimes. James has a fight in the club, which causes a huge conflict between the two; this also gets his brother and MP Shanthi Narayana involved. This conflict then causes the death of James's friend, Babloo, with whom he lives, and because of this, James is set on revenge.[3][4]

Cast

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Music

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  1. Jan Hain Tujhpe Jan Hain - Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam
  2. Jindagee Jine Kaa Nam Hain Jee Le - Shweta Pandit
  3. Sinduree Aasman Hain Sharmaya Sa - Shweta Pandit, Sonu Nigam
  4. Suraj Kee Kirno Kee Lalee Me Tum Ho - Shweta Pandit, Sonu Nigam
  5. Woh Hero Hain, Hero Hain Woh Hain Hero - Sunidhi Chauhan

Critical reception

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The Birmingham Evening Mail wrote, "The fight scenes and the songs are entertaining", but overall the film is "instantly forgettable".[4] James was a major disappointment for its producers.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "New action hero", The Hindu, 2005-09-15.
  2. ^ Kumar, Anju. "Dreams need an introduction too", The Hindu, 2005-11-18.
  3. ^ "Just a burst", The Statesman, 2005-09-24.
  4. ^ a b Ahmed, Omar. "Films: We've seen this all before – only better", Birmingham Evening Mail, 2005-09-23, page 39.
  5. ^ "The baddies are funny", The Statesman, 2006-09-23.
  6. ^ Salam, Ziya Us. "Girl, guy, love, marriage and a lot in between...", The Hindu, 2006-09-17.
  7. ^ Salam, Ziya Us. "It's raining stars and more stars in Bollywood", The Hindu, 2008-02-08.
  8. ^ "Who are Rohit's angels?", The Times of India, 2008-03-04.
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