''JD'' ( hi, जेडी) is a Hindi feature film written, directed by Shailendra Pandey and produced by Anju Pandey & Shailendra Pandey . This
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
film is based on the life of an Indian journalist.
The news portal "First Post" compared the story to
Tarun Tejpal
Tarun Tejpal (born 15 March 1963) is an Indian journalist, publisher, novelist and former editor-in-chief of ''Tehelka'' magazine. In November 2013, he stepped down as editor for six months after a female colleague accused him of sexual assault. ...
, editor-in-chief, involved in a ''Tehelka Magazine'' sexual assault case.
The film was released on 22 September 2017.
Film JD is available on Prime Video
, Jio Cinema and Airtel Xstream
Real life people
Several actors in the film play roles that mimic their real-life jobs, including:
*Retired Justice
PD Kode (playing a judge)
*Politician
Amar Singh (playing a politician)
*Rameshwar Gite (playing an advocate)
*Santosh Singh (playing businessman)
*Tanu Sharma (playing a TV anchor)
*Sharat Pradhan, Ratanmani Lal, Sunanda Dikshit, and Subhash Sirke (playing editors)
*Ruhani (playing an air hostess)
The film includes a song in which real Nautanki
dancers
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, musicians, and
singers
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from Kanpur perform.
Cast
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Govind Namdev
Govind Namdev (born 3 September 1954) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Namdev made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's '' Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992). He has acted in numerous movies, often as a villain. He is an alumnus o ...
as Divakar Verma
*
Aman Verma as Lawyer
*
Vedita Pratap Singh
Vedita Pratap Singh (born 9 October 1987) is an Indian model and actor. Her first film was '' Bhindi Bazaar''
Career
Singh starred in a touring production of ''Taash Ki Patti'', a play by Kadar Khan that was taken around India and also present ...
as Noor
* Lalit Bisht as Jai Dwivedi aka JD
* Rina Charaniya
*
Arvind Gaur
Arvind Gaur is an Indian theatre director known for innovative, socially and politically relevant plays in India. Gaur's plays are contemporary and thought-provoking, connecting intimate personal spheres of existence to larger social politica ...
* Surya Mohan Kulsherstha
* Shwetank Pandey
*
Jasveer Kaur
Jasveer Kaur, also known as Jaswir Kaur, is an Indian television actress and former backup dancer.
Filmography Films
Television
References
External links
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Indian television actresses
Living people
Ac ...
as special appearance in the item number "Kamariya Pe Lattu"
Soundtrack
There are six songs in the film. The lyrics were written by Kumar Vijay and Sahil Fatehpuri.
Sandip Soparrkar
Sandip Soparrkar (born 6 October 1964) is an Indian Latin and ballroom dancer, Bollywood choreographer, actor, columnist, Dance Reality Show judge, Radio Jockey and a Ted X speaker, who holds a doctorate in World Mythology Folklore from Pacifi ...
choreographed two songs.The music was composed by Ganesh Pandey and Jaan Nissar Lone, and was released by
Zee Music Company
Zee Music Co. (ZMC) is an Indian music company, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. It carries its business activities mainly from New Delhi. The company has captured a major chunk of market share in Bollywood music in a short ...
.
Accolades
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 5463608, JD
2010s Hindi-language films
Films about journalists
2017 films
Indian films based on actual events