''Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai'' () is a 2010

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directed by

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. It stars

Riteish Deshmukh Riteish Vilasrao Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, comedian, television presenter, writer, director and film producer. He is the son of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. He works in Hindi and Marathi ci ...

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and Ruslaan Mumtaz in lead roles. It was

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's third Indian movie production. The film released on 9 April 2010 to mixed reviews from critics and is yet to receive a home video release.

Plot

Rejected by females since his birth, Mumbai-based Rajesh Parekh works as a clap-boy with

film-maker

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and lives a wealthy lifestyle with his parents, Ramnikbhai and Sushila. The country is agog with the popularity of Farah's latest mega-star, Desh, who has a huge female fan following. Rajesh meets and is attracted to Desh's sister, Natasha, but ends up with heartbreak when she rejects him. While watching a movie in a drive-in theater, a gorgeous

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lands in his arms and passes out. He takes her home, confides in his friend, Kaushal Milan Tiwari, and attempts to find out who she is. The mystery deepens when she communicates that she is from

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, and is on Earth to find true love. They decide to name her Tara and show her photos of two of the hottest males on Earth – Brad Pitt and Desh. Since the former is already taken, and the latter single, they decide to try and woo him.

Cast

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as Rajesh Parekh *

as Tara *

Ruslaan Mumtaz Ruslaan Mumtaz (born 2 August 1982) is an Indian film and television actor. He made his Bollywood debut in 2007 with '' MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar''. In 2013, he made his television debut with the role of Dhruv in '' Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara'' ...

as Desh *

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as Kaushal Milind Tiwari *

as Natasha *

Satish Shah Satish Shah (born 25 June 1951) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his comic roles in films like '' Jaane bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983), '' Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi'' (1984), '' Sarabhai vs Sarabhai'' (2004), '' Main Hoon Na'' (2004), ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' ...

as Mr. Parekh * Supriya Pilgaonkar as Mrs. Parekh *

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as Doctor (cameo appearance) *

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as Tia (cameo appearance) * Anvita Dutt Guptan as Journalist (uncredited appearance) *

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as Waiter Special appearances as themselves; *

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* Karan Johar *

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Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. It holds a negative aggregate rating of 4.0/10 at Review Gang.

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from

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rated it 2.5/5 and added "''Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai'' is a time-pass movie... You won’t be that disappointed with this one."

Music

The music of ''Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai'' is composed by

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to lyrics penned by

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. The soundtrack received notably mixed critical response and did well at stores. A review said, "They (the composer duo) are back to their usual stuff in ''Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai''. The soundtrack has retention value and the potential to stand out."

References

External links

* * {{Nikkhil Advani 2010s Hindi-language films 2010s science fiction comedy films 2010 films Warner Bros. films 2010 romantic comedy films Indian science fiction comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Films directed by Milap Zaveri