''James'' is a 2005 Indian

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

action film starring Mohit Ahlawat and

Nisha Kothari Priyanka Kothari, often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoha, is an actress and model. She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She has frequently appeared in Ram Gopal Varma films. Early life Priyanka Kothari was born in ...

. It was directed by

Rohit Jugraj Rohit Jugraj Chauhan is an Indian writer and director in the Punjabi cinema and Bollywood film industry. He has written screenplay for films like Players. He was assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ram Gopal Varma. Personal lif ...

Plot

James, who comes to

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seeking a successful life, ends up working as a bouncer at a club there, and fighting gangsters. He then encounters the brother of an MP who is always causing crime. James has a little fight in club which cause causes a huge conflict between the two, this also gets his brother and MP Shanthi Narayana involved. This conflict then causes death of James's friend, whom he lives with, Babloo, and because of this James is set on revenge.Ahmed, Omar. "Films: We've seen this all before – only better", ''

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'', 2005-09-23, page 39.

Cast

* Mohit Ahlawat as James *

Priyanka Kothari Priyanka Kothari, often credited as Nisha Kothari or Amoha, is an actress and model. She has appeared in Bollywood, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She has frequently appeared in Ram Gopal Varma films. Early life Priyanka Kothari was born in ...

as Nisha V. Rawat *

Mohan Agashe Mohan Agashe (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian psychiatrist and actor. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1996 in theatre. Early life Agashe was born in Bhor, Maharashtra. He studied in B. J. Medical College, Pune for his MBBS ...

as DCP Vijay Singh Rawat *

Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain ( ur, , link=no) is the name of: * Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India * Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor * Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player * ...

as Shanti Narayan *

Shereveer Vakil Shereveer Vakil is an Indian actor and gym trainer. Vakil had worked in many films such as ''James'' (2005) and ''Welcome'' (2007) and he had played a villain role in the Malayalam movie '' Big B'' (2007). Besides, Vakil has worked earlier as ...

as Radhey Narayan *

Ravi Kale Ravi Kale is an Indian actor known for his works in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi films. Filmography ;Marathi *'' Bangarwadi'' (1995) *''Sumbaran'' (2009) *'' Pipani'' (2012) *'' Vanilla,Strawberry & Chocolate'' (2018) ;Hindi *'' ...

as Inspector Talwekar *

Snehal Dabi Snehal Dabi (born 24 February 1977) is an Indian actor, writer, director, and producer born into a Gujarati family and brought up in Mumbai. He is a theater performer since his school days. He has performed in Hindi language films, Marathi, G ...

as Babloo *

Rajpal Yadav Rajpal Yadav (born 16 March 1971) is an Indian actor which works in Hindi, Punjabi Marathi, Telugu and one Gujarati and one Bengali and one avadhi, comedian and film maker known for his work in Indian Film industry. His breakthrough came in ...

as Tony *

Vinayakan Vinayakan T. K. is an Indian actor, playback singer, and composer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has also appeared in some Tamil language films. He started his career with a cameo appearance in the 1995 film ''Maant ...

as Shanti Narayan's henchman *Vineet Sharma as Shanti Narayan's henchman *

Riya Sen Riya Sen (born Riya Dev Varma; 24 January 1981) is an Indian actress and model. who predominantly appears in Hindi, Bengali, English, Telugu and Tamil films. Sen comes from a royal background; her father Bharat Dev Varma hails from the ro ...

item number In Indian cinema, an item number or item song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films (Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, and ...

Music

#Jan Hain Tujhpe Jan Hain -

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer and television personality. One of the highest-paid and most well-established playback singers of Indian cinema, she has received four National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards ...

Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian singer, music director and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the most popular and successful playback singers of Hindi Cinema and Kannada Cinema. He has been honoured by the Governme ...

#Jindagee Jine Kaa Nam Hain Jee Le - Shweta Pandit #Sinduree Aasman Hain Sharmaya Sa -

Shweta Pandit Shweta Pandit (born 7 July 1986) is an Indian singer and actress from Bollywood. She is the grand-niece of Indian classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Pandit Jasraj. She has also recorded popular songs for various Telugu and Tami ...

, Sonu Nigam #Suraj Kee Kirno Kee Lalee Me Tum Ho - Shweta Pandit, Sonu Nigam #Woh Hero Hain, Hero Hain Woh Hain Hero -

Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film '' Shastra'' (1996). During the ...

Critical reception

The ''

'' wrote, "The fight scenes and the songs are entertaining", but overall the film is "instantly forgettable". ''James'' was a major disappointment for its producers."Who are Rohit's angels?", ''

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'', 2008-03-04.

References

External links

* 2005 films 2000s Hindi-language films Films directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan Films scored by Nitin Raikwar Films scored by Amar Mohile {{2000s-Hindi-film-stub