''Janasheen'' (transl. ''Heir'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romantic

action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

co-written, edited, produced and directed by Feroz Khan who stars along with his son,

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, and

Celina Jaitly Celina Jaitly (born 24 November 1981) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. She won the Miss India in 2001 and was the 4th runner-up at Miss Universe 2001. She made her acting debut with the 2003 thriller ''Janasheen''. E ...

. It was partly shot in

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and Thailand.

Plot

Lucky Kapoor (

) lives in Australia and has no interest in taking over his father, Virendra Kapoor's (

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) business in India. Meanwhile, Saba Karim Shah ( Feroz Khan) has a great interest in a plot of land owned by Mr. Kapoor, but Mr. Kapoor has no interest in selling. Shah thus has Mr. Kapoor killed, making it look like an accident. Jessica Periera (

), a childhood sweetheart of Lucky, has proof that Mr. Kapoor's death was not an accident—but she keeps it to herself. When Karim Shah meets with Lucky to renegotiate, he finds that Lucky is willing to sell—but he also discovers that Lucky bears a striking resemblance to his own dead son. Although Karim Shah will do anything to make Lucky heir to his own wealth and properties, Lucky remains unwilling.

Cast

* Feroz Khan as Saba Karim Shah *

as Lucky Kapoor/Hams *

as Jessica Periera *

as Virendra Kapoor *

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as Max Periera *

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as Tina *

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as Reema *

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as Jaichand *

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as Johnny Chen *

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as Martha

Soundtrack

Reception

Critical response

Smitha Parigi of

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wrote "Overall, the film is eye-candy. Skin and the landscapes of Australia are in lush abundance. Like any Feroz Khan film, watch the film only for style." Namrata Joshi of Outlook India gave the film 1 out of 5 stars stating "Watching the film is like feasting on cold and congealed leftovers of yesterday."

Awards

Winner: *

IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role The IIFA Best Villain Award is chosen via a worldwide poll and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Superlatives Rishi Kapoor and Akshaye Khanna are the only actors to win the award twice. Naseeruddin Shah and Boman Irani are the only act ...

- Feroz Khan Nominated: *

IIFA Award for Best Film The IIFA Best Movie Award is chosen via a worldwide poll and the winner is announced at the ceremony. UTV Motion Pictures won 3 awards each, followed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Yash Chopra with 2 awards each. Winners and nominees ...

- Feroz Khan *

IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor The IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor recognizes a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role. The award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Rampal, An ...

IIFA Award for Best Story The IIFA Best Story is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. List of Winners The winners are listed below: See also * IIFA Awards * Bollywood * Cinema of India The Cinema of India consists of motion pic ...

- Feroz Khan

References

External links

* *{{rotten-tomatoes, Janasheen 2003 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by Feroz Khan Fictional Afghan people Films shot in Afghanistan Films scored by Anand Raj Anand Indian action thriller films 2003 action thriller films Indian romantic action films 2000s romantic action films Films scored by Channi Singh Films scored by Sukhwinder Singh Films scored by Biddu