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{{short description|2016 Indian crime film directed by Prakash Jha}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox film
| name = Jai Gangaajal
| image = Jai Gangaajal poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Prakash Jha]]
| producer = Prakash Jha<br />Milind Dabke
| story = Prakash Jha
| screenplay = Prakash Jha
| starring = {{ubl|[[Priyanka Chopra]]|Prakash Jha|[[Manav Kaul]]}}
| cinematography = Sachin Krishn
| editing = Santosh Mandal
| music = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| studio = Prakash Jha Productions<br />Play Entertainment
| distributor = Play Entertainment
| runtime = 149 minutes
| released = {{Film date|2016|03|4|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR}}330 million<ref name="Box Office India">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3237 |title=Jai Gangaajal |work=Box Office India|access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}495.9 million<ref name="Box Office India" />
| native_name =
}}
'''''Jai Gangaajal''''' ({{translation|Hail the waters of the Ganges}}) is a 2016 Indian [[crime film|crime]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Prakash Jha]]. It is a follow-up to the 2003 crime film ''[[Gangaajal]]'', and stars [[Priyanka Chopra]] in the lead role with Jha appearing in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jai-Gangaajal-trailer-out-Priyanka-Chopra-impresses-as-a-tough-cop/articleshow/50283308.cms |title='Jai Gangaajal' trailer out: Priyanka Chopra impresses as a tough cop}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/9001 |title=Prakash Jha's Gangajal 2 renamed as Jai Gangaajal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/working-for-jai-gangaajal-made-quantico-easier-priyanka-chopra/ |title=Working for Jai Gangaajal made Quantico easier: Priyanka Chopra}}</ref> It also features [[Manav Kaul]], [[Rahul Bhat]], and Queen Harish.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/prakash-jha-signs-rahul-bhat-for-gangaajal-2/ |title=Prakash Jha signs Rahul Bhat for 'Gangaajal 2'}}</ref>

The film was released worldwide on 4 March 2016. The [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]] declared ''Jai Gangaajal'' tax-free on 9 March 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-neerja-jai-gangaajal-go-tax-free-in-madhya-pradesh-2187489 |title='Neerja, 'Jai Gangaajal' go tax-free in Madhya Pradesh |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=9 March 2016 |accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Babloo Pandey ([[Manav Kaul]]), the MLA of [[Bankipore|Bankipur district]] and his brother Dabloo Pandey ([[Ninad Kamat]]) run a jungle ''raaj'' in their town of [[Lakhisarai]]. They are grabbing land for a power plant whose financiers are backing their party politically. The home minister, Ramakant Chowdhary ([[Kiran Karmarkar]]) appoints Abha Mathur, IPS ([[Priyanka Chopra]]) as the SP expecting her to be soft towards the criminals and supportive to him, being her mentor as well as the home minister. But she goes all out against the criminal brothers. Her subordinates get encouraged by her brave acts against corruption and slowly bringing the jungle raaj to an end. Bhola Nath Singh aka B.N. Singh ([[Prakash Jha]]) is a corrupt circle Officer (DSP) who has helped the brothers for a long time by using legal loopholes and other corrupt ways to keep them out of harm's way in return for financial favours and political support.

As the brothers feel cornered, Dabloo's goons kidnaps an orphaned teenage girl Sunita ([[Vega Tamotia]]), who and her younger brother Nagesh ([[Ayush Mahesh Khedekar]]) refuse to give away the land. After the kidnapping, Dabloo rapes and kills the girl and hangs her from a tree showing this as a suicide just as her father had committed suicide too under the pressure of selling the land. Singh comes to his senses after seeing this brutal crime and tries to arrest Dabloo Pandey, which starts a riot in the town inducing Nagesh, the younger brother of the murdered girl to use his belt to throttle Dabloo's neck and killing him, seeing which the villagers gather around some more goons and the corrupt Sarpanch and kill them and hang them on the tree claiming it to be suicides. This also starts a chain reaction where corrupt people are killed in a similar manner elsewhere. Abha is frustrated and is unable to control these illegal killings. She tries her best to control the law and order. Singh is attacked by Babloo and his goons and gets injured. Babloo frantically searches for Nagesh, who has killed Dabloo and is now hidden away by Singh from Babloo. Babloo's goons locate Nagesh and take him in a gunny bag to Babloo, who wants to eliminate him by hanging. But in a final showdown, Babloo Pandey gets arrested and the reign of corruption, terror, and anarchy comes to an end.

== Cast ==
* [[Priyanka Chopra]] as [[Superintendent of Police]], Abha Mathur of the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS)
* [[Prakash Jha]] as [[Deputy Superintendent of Police]], Bhola Nath Singh IPS
* [[Kiran Karmarkar]] as Ramakant Chowdhary, Home Minister
* [[Manav Kaul]] as MLA Babloo Pandey, the main antagonist
* [[Ninad Kamat]] as Dabloo Pandey, Babloo's brother
* [[Murali Sharma]] as Munna Mardani, Babloo Pandey's henchman
* [[Rahul Bhat]] as Pawan Raghav
* [[Vega Tamotia]] as Sunita
* [[Ayush Mahesh Khedekar]] as Nagesh, Sunita's brother
* [[Jagat Singh Solanki]] as Amreek Tiwari
* [[Indraneel Bhattacharya]] as IG Mithilesh Kumar IPS
* Pranay Narayan as Ratnakar
* [[Tanmay Ranjan]] as Sujeet

== Production ==
Jai Gangaajal was shot in Bhopal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-Bihar-versus-Punjab-war-that-took-place-due-to-Priyanka-Chopra/articleshow/50217815.cms? |title=The Bihar versus Punjab war that took place due to Priyanka Chopra |work=The Times of India}}</ref> Priyanka Chopra started shooting for the film in June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-to-begin-shooting-for-gangaajal-2-in-bhopal/ |title=Priyanka Chopra to begin shooting for 'Gangaajal 2' in Bhopal |date=16 June 2015 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref> The shooting took place in places like Jama Masjid Chowk bazaar in old Bhopal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-shoots-for-prakash-jhas-gangaajal-2-in-bhopal/ |title=Priyanka Chopra shoots for Prakash Jha's 'Gangaajal 2' in Bhopal}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jai Gangaajal
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 24 February 2016
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| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 40:05
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| language= [[Hindi]]
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| misc= {{Extra chronology
| artist= [[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| type = soundtrack
| prev_title= [[Wedding Pullav]]
| prev_year= 2015
| title= Jai Gangaajal
| year= 2016
| next_title= [[Janaan]]
| next_year= 2016
}}
}}

Music for this film is given by [[Salim–Sulaiman]],<ref>{{Citation |title=Jai Gangaajal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Salim-Sulaiman on Apple Music |date=24 February 2016 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jai-gangaajal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1119988172 |language=en-US |accessdate=18 March 2018}}</ref> while the lyrics have been penned by [[Manoj Muntashir]]. [[Prakash Jha]] has written additional lyrics for the song "Najar Tori Raja".

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length ={{Duration|m=40|s=05}}
|-
| title1 = Maya Thagni
| extra1 = [[Pravesh Mallick]]
| length1 = 3:38
|-
| title2 = Tetua
| extra2 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
| length2 = 3:42
|-
| title3 = Joganiya
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]]
| length3 = 3:12
|-
| title4 = Dheere Dheere
| extra4 = Pravesh Mallick
| length4 = 3:23
|-
| title5 = Ghanghor Ghana Ghan
| extra5 = [[Keerthi Sagathia]]
| length5 = 3:16
|-
| title6 = Najar Tori Raja
| extra6 = [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]
| length6 = 4:29
|-
| title7 = Binu Baadar
| extra7 = [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| length7 = 3:45
|-
| title8 = Sanke Hai San San
| extra8 = [[Bappi Lahiri]]
| length8 = 3:29
|-
| title9 = Maai
| extra9 = Sugandha Date
| length9 = 4:38
|-
| title10 = Sab Dhan Maati (Radio Mix)
| extra10 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| length10 = 3:47
|-
| title11 = Sab Dhan Maati
| extra11 = [[Amruta Fadnavis]]
| length11 = 3:46
}}

== Critical reception ==
Jai Gangaajal got mixed reviews from the critics. [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave 3 stars out of 5, mentioning the screenplay engaging, cinematography decent, editing praiseworthy, dialogues excellent. As for the performances, Priyanka Chopra delivers a superlative performance, be it her perfect and impeccable timing or her intimidating screen persona and presence but Prakash Jha pushes himself a bit too hard to get the nuances and the finer points of his character.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Gangaajal Critic Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/754332 |website=bollywoodhungama |accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, mentioning it as a predictable police drama filled with the usual stereotypes but added that Priyanka Chopra and Prakash Jha's performances engaging.<ref>{{cite web |title='Jai Gangaajal' review: Priyanka Chopra and Prakash Jha's performances keep you engaged |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/jai-gangaajal-review-priyanka-chopra-and-prakash-jhas-performances-keep-you-engaged-1211830.html |website=ibnlive |accessdate=5 March 2016}}</ref> Srijana Mitra Das from ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film 3.5 stars. She praised the dialogues, editing and story, writing, "It weaves together crucial contemporary threads – land mafias, corrupt netas, broker-cops, broken farmers-with Jha's enduring concern about vigilante justice." She applauded Priyanka Chopra's performance, writing, "Priyanka Chopra shines as 'Madam Sir' Abha Mathur, whose lightning slaps and lathi charges have you applauding. This is a polished, restrained Priyanka, who barely smiles but conveys the ethics and empathy of the law." She commended Rahul Bhat's cameo and the dynamics between BN and Dablu but was disappointed with Manav Kaul's performance in particular.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Gangaajal Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Jai-Gangaajal/movie-review/51256513.cms |website=timesofindia |accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> Rohit Vats of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' gave 2.5 stars, writing, "Jai Gangaajal is just another attempt at making a blockbuster, but it lacks the depth of Gangaajal and Apharan. Still, there's enough for the audience to keep whistling and clapping." According to him, Prakash Jha is restrained in dialogue delivery and really effective in emotional scenes. He wrote that the storyline doesn't offer anything that haven't seen before but it has tear-inducing moments with explosive dialogues.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Gangaajal review: Priyanka Chopra shines in this predictable drama |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/jai-gangaajal-review-priyanka-saves-bankipur-but-not-the-audience/story-T9h50gKrO0KDIvCctV38ZK.html |website=hindustantimes |accessdate=5 March 2016}}</ref> Writing for [[NDTV]], Saibal Chatterjee gave 2.5 stars, saying, "Despite the topical themes it tackles and all the supercharged action that unfolds on the screen, Jai Gangaajal never really kicks into top gear."<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Gangaajal Movie Review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/jai-gangaajal-movie-review-1243 |website=ndtv |accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> Shubhra Gupta from ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave only 1.5 stars, writing "Priyanka Chopra's too-sophisticated unmade-up-make-up is very distracting, even in her few convincing moments. And the film goes on for far too long, even when we know how of it all will end." However, she was all praise for Prakash Jha's full-fledged role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jai Gangaajal movie review: Priyanka Chopra's too-sophisticated unmade-up-make-up is very distracting |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/jai-gangaajal-movie-review-priyanka-chopra-jai-gangaajal-review-stars/ |website=indianexpress |accessdate=6 March 2016}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipients and nominees
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[9th Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year
| "Sab Dhan Maati (Male)"
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2016/nominations/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb movie}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|jai-gangaajal}}

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[[Category:Films set in Bihar]]
[[Category:Films directed by Prakash Jha]]
[[Category:Films scored by Salim–Sulaiman]]
[[Category:Films shot in Madhya Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Indian crime action films]]
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