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30-434: Pappu has been used frequently in popular culture (e.g., A. R. Rahman 's chartbuster " Pappu Can't Dance ", Election Commission 's "Pappu can't vote" campaign and Cadbury 's "Pappu Pass Ho Gaya" ad campaign). It has also been used in film titles such as Aur Pappu Paas Ho Gaya (2007), Pappu Can't Dance Saala (2011). "Pappu is an underdog, a lovable character who is not smart enough. In fact, all of us have met some or

60-472: A Ranjhor native, which causes the other two to decipher his identity. He mentions that he is the son of late Amar Singh Rathore, and the brothers confirm that his mother's name is Savitri. They clutch him to the ground in joy, and he discovers in an epiphany when they address him as "Mowgli", that the brothets are his long-lost cousins, Kuber "Baloo" Singh Rathore and Vinay "Bagheere" Singh Rathore, from whom he had been separated in childhood. Jai realises that Amar

90-440: A bored newcomer, who joins the group by the time the film ends." Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave it 3.5 stars, and called it "a breezy entertainer which will be loved by its target audience – the youth". Khalid Mohamed of Hindustan Times gave the film 3.5 out of 5, writing "There’s enough comfort food on the platter. Tyrewala’s dialogue as well as first-time direction are skillful, with his cinematographer Manoj Lobo using

120-468: A club where two men were misbehaving with her. He rescues her by tricking the duo, thus winning Meghna's heart. When Meghna and Jai get close to each other, Rotlu, Jiggy, Sandhya, and Shaleen are happy for Jai, but nobody notices that Aditi is missing Jai's company. Meghna informs Jai that her parents squabble but cannot live without each other. Jai visits Meghna's parents and sees that her alcoholic father Mahesh has much friction with his ex-wife Sheela. Due to

150-509: A guest to an airport, when they offer to tell Jiggy's date—air hostess Mala Mishra—the love story of two college best friends: a polite and peaceful Rajput named Jai "Ratz" Singh Rathore, and an impulsive girl named Aditi "Meow" Mahant. Aditi dreams of an overly virile husband, while Jai wants a sweet, romantic girl. Since they do not believe that they are in love, they search for a perfect life partner for each other after finishing college. Jai falls in love with Meghna Pariyar after spotting her in

180-502: A soulful, uncomplicated, pleasant music? Rahman's frothy tonic of vibrant and breezily-tempered creations in Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na should certainly catch your fancy." Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama wrote, "The soundtrack here is unlike a conventional Bollywood score and instead introduces a style, which goes with the contemporary youthful setting. It is an album, which deserves to be bought this season." The soundtrack held

210-457: Is a 2008 Indian Hindi -language coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala and produced by Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan under Aamir Khan Productions, with Ajay K. Bijli and Sanjeev K. Bijli of PVR Pictures acting as co-producers. The film stars Imran Khan (in his film debut) and Genelia D'Souza with Prateik Babbar (in his film debut), Manjari Fadnis and Ayaz Khan . Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na follows

240-480: Is cleverly-written, smartly-acted, and packed with enough fuzzy-frothy moments to make it a fun run". Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was an early success, with 80% or more in morning shows and 100% by the noon shows across India. Monday usually witnesses a drop in business for films in India, but Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na had strong showings on Monday (75%), Tuesday (70%) and Wednesday (60%+). The first week all-India gross

270-456: Is mouthwateringly perfect". Prasanna Zore of Rediff gave the film 3.5 out of 5, writing " Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na , written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala (who scripted the fun Munna Bhai series , Main Hoon Na and Maqbool among others) is a fun-filled, engaging entertainment. Rarely do you feel bored as four friends narrate the love story of the protagonists -- Jai and Aditi -- to

300-522: The Cadbury ad campaign, the Bollywood film Aur Pappu Paas Ho Gaya was released which played off the ad campaign slogan, but presented its lead character Pappu as a dimwitted young man. The 2008 film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na featured the song " Pappu Can't Dance ", again presenting the same idea of Pappu as a dimwitted man, which was one of the top songs in India that year. As a result of these uses,

330-441: The advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather is credited for the introducing Pappu into the advertisement world for Cadbury. Cadbury popularized Pappu through its ad campaign pappu is ballu " Pappu Pass Ho Gaya " ("Pappu Has Passed Exam"), which showed a bald, middle-aged man as Pappu, who passed his school exam after many attempts. The entire town celebrated Pappu's success by distributing Cadbury chocolates. In 2007, following

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360-411: The airport lounge and sings her the titular song which he had confessed earlier as the one he would sing for the love of his life. Aditi, delighted, hugs him and cancels her travel plans. Back in the present, the four friends welcome Jai and Aditi at the airport. Mala gets delighted to see them and introduces herself as Jiggy's girlfriend, before they leave the airport together. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

390-567: The box office. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na received positive reviews from critics, with praise towards its direction, story, screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography and cast's performances. At the 54th Filmfare Awards , Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na received 12 nominations, including Best Film , Best Supporting Actress (for Pathak Shah) and Best Supporting Actor (for Babbar), and won 4 awards, including Best Male Debut (for Imran Khan) and Best Music Director (for Rahman). The story begins as four friends Jiggy, Rotlu, Sandhya and Shaleen travel with

420-427: The close-up lens brilliantly. A. R. Rahman’s music score is remarkably bouncy, especially the 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi' and 'Pappu Can’t Dance Saala' tracks". Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express wrote, "In his sparkling debut feature, Abbas Tyrewala has his lead pair slapping backs rather than kissing cheeks, but he knows and we know that that's where Jaane Tu.. Ya Jaane Na is headed, even before its starts. The journey

450-461: The engagement and go to New York to study alone. When she meets Jai, he spots the bruise on Aditi's face. Jai arrives at Sushant's and beats him up. Later, inspector P.K. Waghmare arrests Jai and puts him behind bars. Later that night, while still in prison, he meets the two brothers who were found harassing Meghna at the club and is surprised to see them celebrating their imprisonment. They begin talking, and Jai inadvertently reveals his credentials as

480-618: The film is still among the highest grossers worldwide. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na remains one of the most popular romantic comedy in Hindi cinema. It was named among Bollywood's top 10 most romantic movies by Vogue and Filmfare . Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na is also considered among the best films made on friendship. Film Companion added Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah 's characters in its "50 Memorable Bollywood Characters" list. The song "Pappu Can't Dance Saala" has been used in

510-626: The first audio CD to veteran actor Shammi Kapoor . Rahman was awarded with the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and the Screen Award for Best Music Director for the soundtrack. The track "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" was nominated for Best Lyricist (Tyrewala) and Best Male Playback Singer (Rashid Ali) at the Filmfare Awards. The soundtrack received highly positive reviews. Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com said, "Looking for

540-425: The lives of two best friends Jai and Aditi. They refuse to have romantic feelings but realise their love for each other once they start dating different people. It marked Tyrewala's full-fledged screenwriting and directorial debut. The film's soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics written by Abbas Tyrewala. The film was theatrically released on 4 July 2008, and proved to be a major commercial success at

570-702: The meeting, he misses Aditi's surprise birthday party. Feeling deserted, Aditi gets engaged to her father's friend's son Sushant Modi. She sees in him the macho man she always wanted. At Jiggy's party, she introduces Sushant to everyone. Both Jai and Aditi are upset with their relationship. During a romantic dance, Sushant finds that Aditi is crying and kisses her, which upsets Jai. After Meghna tried to cheer him up, Jai chides her for being ignorant of her parents' issues. She breaks down and tells him about her parents' divorce due to Mahesh's extramarital affair. The next day, Jai breaks up with Meghna. After realising she loves Jai, Sushant slaps her on her face. She decides to break

600-454: The number one spot on the music charts for several consecutive weeks. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India , with around 15,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eighth highest-selling. Following all the post-production work, Aamir Khan took on digital promotion head-on with pop-up ads on various portals, for the film. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

630-435: The other Pappus at some point in our life." —Abhijit Avasthi of Ogilvy & Mather (Credited for introducing "Pappu" to advertisement world) According to The Economic Times , using the name Pappu in ad campaigns connects with consumers. They also described Pappu as the "darling salesman" for marketers. The first use of Pappu in advertisement campaign was done by Cadbury chocolates in 2006. Abhijit Avasthi of

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660-760: The term "pappu" became more associated with a dim but loveable character. The name was used in an ad campaign for Maruti Suzuki which says " Maruti Genuine Parts lagaoge to pappu nahi kahelaoge " ("If you use Maruti Genuine Parts, then you won't be called Pappu"). Pappu has been featured in a traffic awareness campaign for Kerala Police . They created "Pappu the Zebra" as their road safety awareness mascot. Some schools in Kerala also set up "Pappu zones" in school where students made aware about various road safety rules. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na#Soundtrack Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na ( transl. Whether You Know Or Not )

690-469: Was ₹ 200.1 million (US$ 2.4 million) with an average of ₹ 656,524 per print. For the second week, the number of shows were increased and it started the week grossing almost 100% at several screens. The film grossed ₹ 175 million (US$ 2.1 million) in its second week, taking its total to ₹ 375 million (US$ 4.5 million). Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na grossed approximately ₹ 840 million (US$ 10 million) in full run. When adjusted for inflation,

720-403: Was cast as Jai's girlfriend in her third Hindi film, while Ayaz Khan was cast as Aditi's fiancé. Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah were cast as Jai's parents. While, Murali Sharma , Paresh Rawal , Sohail Khan and Arbaaz Khan were cast in other prominent roles. Shakun Batra was cast as Pappu, in his acting debut. The principal photography for the film commenced in 2007 and

750-410: Was cast as the lead, Jai, marking his acting debut. Genelia D'Souza was cast as the other lead, Aditi. It marks Genelia's comeback to Hindi films after a long hiatus. Smita Patil and Raj Babbar 's son Prateik Babbar was cast as Aditi's brother, Amit marking his acting debut too. Nirav Mehta, Alishka Varde, Karan Makhija and Sugandha Garg were cast as Jai and Aditi's friends. Manjari Fadnis

780-433: Was first announced by producer Jhamu Sugandh, who later offered the script to Aamir Khan , after facing financial difficulties. Khan's production then announced the film in 2007. The film marks Abbas Tyrewala 's directorial debut. He also worked as the writer and lyricist for the film. The title of the film is taken from a song of the same name from the 1973 Hindi film Aa Gale Lag Jaa . Aamir Khan's nephew Imran Khan

810-458: Was never the non-violent type Savitri had painted him as and that she was lying to him all along. Meanwhile, Aditi makes her way to the airport to depart for New York. Baloo and Bagheere, who are sons of Amar's cousin, now an MLA, use their influence to bail Jai out, after which Jai rides to the airport on a borrowed horse to stop Aditi from leaving. Savitri spots him and decides to return home, dejected that Amar's dream came true. Jai finds Aditi at

840-697: Was primarily shot in Mumbai . The college scenes were shot at St. Xavier's College . Some major portions were filmed at Castella de Aguada , Bandra–Worli Sea Link and South Bombay . The film's song "Nazrein Milana Nazrein Churana" was entirely shot in Mahabaleshwar . The music of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na , composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Abbas Tyrewala , was released in India on 20 May 2008 with producer Aamir Khan presenting

870-553: Was released on 4 July 2008. The premiere of the film was held at the PVR Cinemas in Goregaon , Mumbai with the director, cast and crew in attendence as well as a large number of Bollywood stars including Anil Kapoor , Sonam Kapoor , Minissha Lamba , Raveena Tandon , Ashutosh Gowariker , Jackie Shroff , Subhash Ghai , Shekhar Kapur , Sridevi , Boney Kapoor , Yash Chopra , Pamela Chopra and Amitabh Bachchan . The film

900-407: Was released with 473 prints worldwide, which includes 282 analogue prints, 81 digital screens and 110 prints overseas. In its second week, the number of shows at multiplexes were increased while 100 more centres were opened. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na received widespread critical acclaim upon release. Raja Sen of Rediff.com gave it a 4 out of 5, praising it for "a rock-solid ensemble cast that

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