Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas Tyrewala
Written byAbbas Tyrewala
Produced byMansoor Khan
Aamir Khan
StarringImran Khan
Genelia D'Souza
Prateik Babbar
Manjari Fadnis
Ayaz Khan
Paresh Rawal
Naseeruddin Shah
Ratna Pathak Shah
Karan Makhija
Alishka Varde
Nirav Mehta
Sugandha Garg
Arbaaz Khan
Sohail Khan
Renuka Kunzru
CinematographyManoj Lobo
Edited byShan Mohammed
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Distributed byPVR Pictures
Release date
  • 4 July 2008 (2008-07-04)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget15 crore[1]
Box office84 crore[1]

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (transl. Whether You Know Or Not) 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.[2]

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na follows 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.[3]

The film was theatrically released on 4 July 2008, and proved to be a major commercial success at 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.[4][5]

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).[6]

  1. ^ a b "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Box office collection".
  2. ^ "Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na Is A Bowl of Warm Soup In Movie Form". Film Companion. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ Bamzai, Kaveree (10 July 2008). "The bubblegum boys". India Today. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Jaane Tu is a big hit". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  5. ^ "Bollywood Box Office: Top Grossers in INDIA for 2008". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  6. ^ "54th Idea Filmfare Awards". Filmfare Awards. 8 March 2009. SET.