Jajantaram Mamantaram is a 2003 Indian
fantasy
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action comedy film
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Film
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directed by Soumitra Ranade and produced by Arunima Roy. The film is based on
Jonathan Swift
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's 1726 novel ''
Gulliver's Travels''. It is the film through which Jaaved Jaffrey came to be known in the
Bollywood
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industry.
Cast
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Javed Jaffrey
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as Aditya Pandit
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Gulshan Grover
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Early ...
as Chattan Singh
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Manav Kaul
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as Jeran
* Joy Fernandes as Jhamunda
* Nishith Dadhich as Bantul
* Dilip Joglekar as Bhoopati
* Kavita Murkar as chotu`s mother
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Dipannita Sharma
Dipannita Sharma (born 2 November 1979) is an Indian actress and model.
Career
Sharma came into the limelight after making it to the final five of the Miss India 1998 contest. She also won 'Miss Photogenic' title in the same contest. She has wa ...
as Jalpari
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Madhura Velankar as Rajkumari Amolhi
Plot
Aditya is carried to a magical island where he helps the tiny locals defeat the giant Jhamunda.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by
Three Brothers and Violin.
*Mil gaye yaro ab hum - Udit narayan
*Gumsum Gumsum – Nihay, Madhumitha, Tanmay
*Rambam - Usha Uthup
*Chaal hain - Gulshan Grover
References
External links
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2003 films
2003 action comedy films
2000s Hindi-language films
Indian action comedy films
Indian children's comedy films
Indian fantasy comedy films
Films based on Gulliver's Travels
Films shot in Maharashtra
2003 comedy films
2000s children's comedy films
2000s fantasy comedy films
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