| Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mansoor Khan |
| Written by | Nasir Hussain Mansoor Khan |
| Produced by | Nasir Hussain |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Ayesha Jhulka Deepak Tijori Mamik Singh Pooja Bedi Kulbhushan Kharbanda |
| Cinematography | Najeeb Khan |
| Edited by | Zafar Sultan Dilip Kotalgi |
| Music by | Jatin–Lalit |
Production company | Nasir Hussain Films |
| Distributed by | Eros Worldwide |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹52 million[1] |
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (transl. The one who wins is the king) also abbreviated as JJWS is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan,[2] and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aamir Khan,[3] Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The music was by Jatin–Lalit.
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was inspired by the 1979 American film Breaking Away.[4][5] It won two Filmfare Awards, including Best Film.[6] It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as Thammudu which in turn was remade in multiple languages. The film has gained cult following along the years and has often been cited as one of the best coming-of-age movies in Indian cinema. [7][8]
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