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Jism (2003 film)

Jism
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Amit Saxena
Written by	Niranjan Iyengar (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Mahesh Bhatt
Story by	Mahesh Bhatt
Based on	Body Heat byLawrence Kasdan
Produced by	Pooja Bhatt Sujit Kumar Singh
Starring	Bipasha Basu John Abraham Gulshan Grover
Cinematography	Fuwad Khan
Edited by	Amit Saxena
Music by	M. M. Kreem
Production company	Vishesh Films
Distributed by	T-Series
Release date	17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹132.5 million

Jism (transl. Body) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed and edited by Amit Saxena, written by Mahesh Bhatt, produced by Pooja Bhatt and Sujit Kumar Singh under the banner Fish Eye Network [P] Ltd and Shreya Creations, which starred Bipasha Basu in the lead alongside John Abraham making his debut in Bollywood films. The music for the film was scored by M. M. Kreem.

The film was inspired by Body Heat (1981) by Lawrence Kasdan.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Kabir, an unhappy, rather poor, alcoholic lawyer, lives a playboy lifestyle in Pondicherry. Kabir's best friends, Siddharth, a policeman, and Vishal, his colleague, try to keep him away from trouble. He meets Sonia Khanna, the beautiful wife of a travelling millionaire, Rohit Khanna.

They have a stormy affair and Kabir finds himself falling madly in love with Sonia. He suggests that she gets a divorce, but she says that her husband is capable of killing them both. Sonia finally convinces Kabir to murder her husband and make it look like an accident. She also suggests that they should alter Rohit's will so that she inherits all his property. Kabir tries to reason with her, but she goes ahead and alters the will naming him as executor. Rohit's sister, Priyanka, tries to warn him that Sonia is only interested in money and has already killed Rohit's first wife. Siddharth, who is in charge of the case, suspects Kabir and is caught between friendship and duty. Kabir tries to get Sonia to leave the city with him. It is only when she sends someone to kill him that he realises that all she wants is the money.

Kabir confronts Sonia and she denies that she ever loved him. When he threatens to turn himself in and confess his crime to the police, she shoots him. He's wounded in the abdomen but manages to stand up. Sonia rushes to him as he stands and tells him that she has always loved him. They share a passionate kiss, and then the gun goes off in Sonia's hands. It is revealed that Kabir had shot Sonia in the stomach as he lay her down on the sofa.

He then flees and calls Siddharth and tells him and Vishal to meet him at the beach. They meet Kabir who apologizes to them and says that he just wants to see the sunrise one last time. As they watch the sunrise, Kabir has a vision of Sonia walking towards him. Kabir smiles to himself and then dies of his injury.

Cast[edit]

• Bipasha Basu as Sonia Khanna
• John Abraham as Advocate Kabir Lal
• Gulshan Grover as Rohit Khanna
• Ranvir Shorey as Vishal Pathak
• Anahita Uberoi as Priyanka Kapoor
• Ayesha Kapur as Anushka Khanna
• Harsh Vashisht as Frankie, a bomb-maker
• Vinay Pathak as DCP Siddharth
• Bobby Bedi
• Subhalekha Sudhakar
• Sheeba Chaddha as Sheeba

Music[edit]

The soundtrack of Jism soundtrack was released on 1 December 2002.^[2] The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani under the pseudonym M. M. Kreem, with lyrics by Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, around 1.5 million units of this soundtrack were sold.^[3]

Reception[edit]

Box office[edit]

Jism grossed ₹132.5 million (US$1.6 million) which Box Office India called a "hit".^[4] The pattern of victory steadily emerged with Bipasha's fame since then and Jism was declared Sleeper Hit.

Critical response[edit]

Taran AdarshofBollywood Hungama gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing "On the whole, JISM exhibits Bipasha Basu's talent and anatomy to its fullest. Coupled with a hot title and eroticism in plenty, the curiosity-value for the film increases manifold. But the subject and its treatment being city-centric, the film will appeal more to the big city audience. The reasonable price at which it is sold at should prove to be advantageous."^[5] Deepa Gumaste of Rediff.com wrote "Director Saxena makes a bold debut with Jism and definitely deserves credit for daring to be different. Jism is a first of its kind theme for Bollywood and, therefore, worth a look."^[6] India Today stated "Pooja Bhatt's film is not original, but it's good fun."^[7]

In 2011, Channel 4 ranked the film No. 92 for its Top 100 sexiest movie scenes poll.^[8]

Awards[edit]

Sequel[edit]

A sequel titled Jism 2, starring Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh, directed by Pooja Bhatt was released worldwide on 3 August 2012.^[9]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• JismatIMDb