''Jigyaasa'', released on 10 March 2006, is an Indian

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-language movie starring

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. The movie is directed by

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. It was called the year's most controversial feature film, and was rumored to be based on the life of Indian actress, item girl and sex symbol

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. Bhatt's performance in the film was praised by critics. Small time

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actress Teja Deokar played

's part in the recent unofficial remake in

titled '' Nati'', which means 'Actress'.

Plot

Based on actual events, the film tells the story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur (

) who comes from a middle-class family, the daughter of a school teacher named Malini Mathur (

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). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to become a film actress and her mother has no objections about it. But Jigyaasa has some other plans. Jigyaasa will go to any limits to reach her goal. Within a timespan of five years, Jigyaasa reaches the top and becomes India's highest paid superstar.

Cast

as Jigyaasa Mathur *

as Malini Mathur *

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as Nand Kishore *

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as Subhash Desai *

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as Neha Sharma *

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a Ksamaal Hussain *

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as Ashok Kumar Shaayar (the gay activist) *

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as Haider Bhai * Divya Dwivedi as Monisha Singh

Music

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#Jigyaasa - Ram Shankar #Jigyaasa (Remix) - Ram Shankar #Khatiya Toot Gayee

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#Meethe Meethe Sapnon Mein - Sadhana Sargam #Saansein Meri Saansein -

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#Saansein Meri Sansein (Breathless Mix) - Rahul Vaidya

Remake

The film was unofficially remade in 2014 in

titled Nati which means Actress. However some scenes and dramatization were changed to avoid any legal hassles.

Criticism and legacy

The

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interaction and kiss between

and her co-actor in the film's scene was mentioned in an article from ''Spotboye.com'' by writer ''Chetna Kapoor'' as ''The Hottest Lesbian And Gay Kisses in Bollywood''. ''Box Office Collection'' marked Jigyaasa and

Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016,Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. The drama film ''Chandni Ba ...

's ''

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'' as better made films until date with

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used as a backdrop.

References

External links

* {{Faisal Saif 2006 films 2000s Hindi-language films Indian biographical films Hindi films remade in other languages 2000s biographical films Films directed by Faisal Saif