Jannat (film)

Jannat (transl. Heaven) is a 2008 Indian crime romance film directed by Kunal Deshmukh, and produced by Mukesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi opposite Sonal Chauhan in lead roles. It released on 16 May 2008. The film was received very well by all, specially by the critics & young audience, due to the soundtrack being at the top charts. The film collected in 5 weeks, ₹350 million (US$4.9 million)a considerable amount for its small budget and release. Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL India rated it 3.5 out of 5 and said, “When we have something in a movie that appeals to everyone, that’s when we call it a masala entertainer – probably. Keeping this in mind, Jannat, with a decent measure of romance, thrill, comedy, tragedy and of course cricket is definitely a masala flick.” The film was eventually declared as a super hit, earning ₹400 million (US$5.6 million) worldwide.