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''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' () also abbreviated as ''JJWS'' is a 1992 Indian
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-language
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, directed and co-written by
Mansoor Khan Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early and Personal life He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT before making his for ...
, and produced and co-written by
Nasir Hussain Mohammad Nasir Hussain Khan (16 November 1926 — 13 March 2002), better known as Nasir Hussain, was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter. With a career spanning decades, Hussain has been credited as a major trendsetter in the ...
. The film stars
Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...
,
Ayesha Jhulka Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Odia, Kannada and Telugu languages films. Career She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi ...
,
Deepak Tijori Deepak Tijori (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''Aashiqui'' (1990), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kab ...
,
Pooja Bedi Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is an Indian actress, television talk show host and newspaper columnist. She is the daughter of Indian actors Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi. She participated in the reality television shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', '' ...
,
Mamik Singh Harmeet Singh Mamik popularly known as Mamik (born 3 May 1963) is an Indian actor, who works on television and has also worked in a few Bollywood movies. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kya Kehna ...
and
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1 ...
, whilst Aamir's brother
Faisal Khan Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela'' (2000). Family background Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir ...
makes a special appearance. The music was by
Jatin–Lalit Jatin–Lalit are an Indian film music director duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his brother Lalit Pandit. They have written the widely popular scores for films such as ''Yaara Dildara'', ''Khiladi (1992 film), Khiladi'', ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikan ...
. ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' was inspired by the 1979 American film ''
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''. It won two
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, including
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. It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as '' Thammudu'' which in turn was remade in multiple languages.


Plot

Ramlal has two sons – the ideal, older son Ratan and the indisciplined younger one, Sanjay. Ratan is always hard-working while Sanjay always fails in his classes and hangs around with his friends Ghanshu and Maksood. Ratan competes for top honours at the inter-college sports event but ends up losing the penultimate cycle race at the finish line to his arch rival, Shekhar, by less than a cycle's length and placing second. Over the course of the next year, Ratan and Shekhar keep running into each other while training, usually ending with Shekhar, who is from the elite Rajput College, mocking Ratan over his modest background. Meanwhile, Sanjay is busy chasing girls in cars that he "borrows" from his childhood friend Anjali's garage. One day, he meets Devika, who is a rich girl studying at Queens college. Sanjay poses as Sanjay Thapar, a son of a wealthy millionaire and tells her that he attends an elite college in an effort to impress Devika. Devika falls for Sanjay's lies and starts falling in love with him, however when she learns the truth, she dumps him. Sanjay, who is regularly insulted by Shekhar and his friends over his apparent poverty (as compared to them), ends up fighting with them after being dumped by Devika. Ratan intervenes and saves the day, but as a result Ramlal banishes Sanjay from the house. Meanwhile, during his bike ride, Ratan is attacked and seriously injured by Shekhar, and his friends. Also Shekhar is shown to be now dating Devika. As a result of his injuries, Ratan is unable to compete in the next cycle race. This prompts a guilty Sanjay to get his act together – he begins training hard and preparing to participate in the race. He is helped by Ratan and Anjali, who has always had a crush on him and with whom he later falls in love. At the annual cycle race, Shekhar and Sanjay take the lead but end up colliding and falling off course. They start fighting each other over the incident involving Ratan, only to rejoin the race once the rest of the field has overtaken them on the course. They both manage to chase down the rest of the field, and emerge one behind the other, with Shekhar leading. At the finish line in the last lap of the race, Sanjay overtakes Shekhar to win the race for his college, marking the first time since his father that Model College will lift the sports trophy.


Cast

*
Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...
as Sanjaylal Sharma Sanju aka Sanjay Thapar *
Ayesha Jhulka Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Odia, Kannada and Telugu languages films. Career She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi ...
as Anjali *
Deepak Tijori Deepak Tijori (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''Aashiqui'' (1990), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kab ...
as Shekhar Malhotra *
Mamik Singh Harmeet Singh Mamik popularly known as Mamik (born 3 May 1963) is an Indian actor, who works on television and has also worked in a few Bollywood movies. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kya Kehna ...
as Ratanlal Sharma a.k.a. Ratan *
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as Kalpana *
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as Shekhar Malhotra's friend * Bobby Khanna as Shekhar Malhotra's friend *
Pooja Bedi Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is an Indian actress, television talk show host and newspaper columnist. She is the daughter of Indian actors Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi. She participated in the reality television shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', '' ...
as Devika *
Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1 ...
as Ramlal Sharma *
Aditya Lakhia Aditya Lakhia is an Indian character actor. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer. He began his acting career in 1988 playing small roles and worked as an assistant director in ''Akele Hum Akele Tum''. The character of Kachra in the movie ...
as Maksood a.k.a. Ghode *
Deven Bhojani Deven Bhojani is an Indian actor and director. He is a theatre artist, who is best known for his Gujarati plays. He made his television debut with the famous show '' Malgudi Days'' in 1987. He mainly gained popularity for his comic roles and fo ...
as Ghanshyam a.k.a. Ghanshu *
Asrani Govardhan Asrani (born 1 January 1940), popularly known simply as Asrani, is an Indian actor and director whose Bollywood career has spanned five decades. He has acted in over 350 Hindi films. Asrani has played the lead roles, character roles, ...
as Mr. Dubey (Model school teacher) *
Faisal Khan Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela'' (2000). Family background Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir ...
in a special appearance (College student) *
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as Young Sanjaylal * Sharokh Bharucha as Young Ratanlal *
Anjan Srivastav Aanjjan Srivastav (born 2 June 1948) is an Indian film, television and stage actor, associated with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai of which he remained Vice-President for several years. Outside theatre, he is best known as ...
as Race commentator *
Ajit Vachani Ajit Vachhani (10 August, 1951 – 25 August, 2003) was an India, Indian film and television actor. He had worked in many Hindi films as a character actor, including ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'' (1987) (as "Teja"), ''Maine Pyar Kiya'' ...
as Rajput's Principal *
Deb Mukherjee Deb Mukherjee is an Indian actor. His daughter Sunita (from his first marriage) is married to director Ashutosh Gowariker, while his son (from his second marriage) is director Ayan Mukherjee. He is part of the famous Mukherjee family whose inv ...
as Rajput's Coach *
Ravindra Kapoor Ravindra Kapoor was an Indian character actor in Hindi and Punjabi language films. He was the brother of Nandkishore Kapoor and veteran actor Kamal Kapoor. Career Some of his popular films are “ Caravan” in 1971 where he played veteran ...
as Shakoor Miyaan *
Jatin Pandit Jatin is a given name of Indian origin, meaning "The Auspicious One", after Mahadev, (English: Lord of the Lords), well known for "The Destroyer & Benefactor". * Jatin (1879–1915), Bengali Indian revolutionary philosopher against British rule * ...
as Xavier's college student and performer at the college dance event *
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as Xavier's college student and guitarist at college dance event *
Amol Gupte Amole Gupte (born c. 1962) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, and director, known for his work on the 2007 Bollywood film ''Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth)'' as creative director and screenwriter. He conceived the film along with his wif ...
as cycle race commentator *
Girija Shettar Girija Shettar (born 20 July 1969) is a British actress, known for her works in South Indian films. In 1989, Shettar starred in Maniratnam's Telugu film '' Geethanjali'' and Malayalam film ''Vandanam'', directed by Priyadarshan, in which she ...
as lead in the song "Jawa ho yaaron song" - Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar * Ahmed Khan as Girdhari aka Anjali's Father * Shehnaz Kudia as Rukhsana aka Devika's friend and classmate


Production

The film was directed by
Mansoor Khan Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early and Personal life He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT before making his for ...
, and written and produced by
Nasir Hussain Mohammad Nasir Hussain Khan (16 November 1926 — 13 March 2002), better known as Nasir Hussain, was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter. With a career spanning decades, Hussain has been credited as a major trendsetter in the ...
.
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had auditioned and
Milind Soman Milind Soman (born 4 November 1965) is an Indian actor, supermodel, film producer, and fitness enthusiast. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3''. Early and personal life Soman was born on 4 November 1965 in Glasgow, ...
was signed for Shekhar Malhotra's role, before
Deepak Tijori Deepak Tijori (born 28 August 1961) is an Indian film director and actor who works in Bollywood and Gujarati films and is well known for his supporting roles in ''Aashiqui'' (1990), '' Khiladi'' (1992), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kab ...
played the role.
Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema. Acting career 1985–87: Television movies and serials He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...
was selected to play the role of Ratan, but the role went to
Mamik Singh Harmeet Singh Mamik popularly known as Mamik (born 3 May 1963) is an Indian actor, who works on television and has also worked in a few Bollywood movies. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' (1992), ''Kya Kehna ...
, as confirmed by '' DNA''. The plot has similarities to the 1979
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''
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''. However, Mansoor Khan stated that he only became aware of ''Breaking Away'' after the likeness was brought to his attention, some time after the release of ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander''. Both films have several similarities, including friendship, class barriers, bicycle racing, and parental relationship, but otherwise have different narratives, characters, motivations, treatment and racing rules.


Filming

Though it is clearly mentioned in the introductory voice over that the movie is based in
Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
(in fact, the first word spoken in the movie is "Dehradun"), it is mentioned twice in the movie (both times by the commentator during the cycle race) that it takes place in Kodaikanal. The movie has been shot predominantly in various locations in the south of India, primarily
Kodaikanal Kodaikanal () is a hill station which is located in Dindigul district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name in the Tamil language means "The Gift of the Forest". Kodaikanal is referred to as the "Princess of Hill stations" and has a long ...
. Soman had completed 75% of his scenes before being replaced by Tijori.


Music

The music for the film was composed by
Jatin–Lalit Jatin–Lalit are an Indian film music director duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his brother Lalit Pandit. They have written the widely popular scores for films such as ''Yaara Dildara'', ''Khiladi (1992 film), Khiladi'', ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikan ...
and the lyrics were penned by
Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...
. The soundtrack, the second collaboration between Jatin and Lalit, helped to launch their careers. It was nominated for Best Music at the 1993
Filmfare Awards The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
. "Pehla Nasha" was the fourth film song in Indian cinema (the first one being "Jogi O Jogi" from ''
Lakhon Mein Ek ''Lakhon Me Ek'' () is a 1971 Indian comedy-drama film directed by S.S. Balan. The film stars Mehmood (actor), Mehmood and Radha Saluja. This film is about brotherhood relationship between characters played by Pran (actor), Pran and Mehmood. It ...
'' (1971), followed by "Baare Baare" from ''
Naagarahaavu ''Naagarahaavu'' () is a 1972 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal, based on T. R. Subba Rao's three novels ''Nagarahavu'', ''Ondu Gandu Eradu Hennu'' and ''Sarpa Mathsara'', and starring Vishnuvardhan, Aarathi , K. S. As ...
'' (1972) and "Sundari Neeyum" from ''
Michael Madana Kama Rajan ''Michael Madana Kama Rajan'' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and written by Kamal Haasan, with Crazy Mohan penning the dialogues. The film stars Haasan in four roles alongside Urvasi, Rupini an ...
'' (1990)) to be shot in complete slow motion. The technique was later used in many films and music videos. Pehla Nasha was the most popular track of the album and has become a cult song. Other popular tracks were "Humse Hai Sara Jahan", "Rooth Ke Humse" and "Arre Yaaron Mere Pyaaron". The song "Arre Yaaron Mere Pyaaron" was sung by Udit Narayan along with Vijeta Pandit. ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' was the third best-selling
Bollywood soundtrack Hindi film songs, more formally known as Hindi Geet or filmi songs and informally known as Bollywood music, are songs featured in Hindi films. Derived from the song-and-dance routines common in Indian films, Bollywood songs, along with da ...
album of 1992, having sold 2.5million units in India.


Release and reception


Box office

In India, ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' net and grossed , equivalent to adjusted for inflation. The film opened to good responses, and was declared a hit at the box office. ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander'' was also broadcast on
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.


Critical reception

In a review dated 29 May 1992, ''
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'' praised Najeeb Khan's photography, the sets and the performances of Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, and Pooja Bedi, but criticised Jatin–Lalit's music.


Awards

; 38th Filmfare Awards: Won *
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* Best Editing – Zafar Sultan & Dilip Katalgi Nominated *
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...
Mansoor Khan Mansoor Hussain Khan is an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Hindi cinema. Early and Personal life He is the son of film-maker Nasir Hussain. Khan attended IIT Bombay, Cornell University, and MIT before making his for ...
* Best Actor
Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...
* Best Supporting Actress
Pooja Bedi Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is an Indian actress, television talk show host and newspaper columnist. She is the daughter of Indian actors Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi. She participated in the reality television shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', '' ...
* Best Music Director
Jatin–Lalit Jatin–Lalit are an Indian film music director duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his brother Lalit Pandit. They have written the widely popular scores for films such as ''Yaara Dildara'', ''Khiladi (1992 film), Khiladi'', ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikan ...
* Best Lyricist
Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...
for "Woh Sikandar Hi Doston" * Best Male Playback Singer
Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: *Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer *Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent *Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch *Udit Patel (born 1984 ...
for "Pehla Nasha"


References


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