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{{short description|2007 film by Shaad Ali}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
| image = Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| writer = [[Habib Faisal]]
| screenplay =
| story = [[Shaad Ali]]
| based_on =
| starring = [[Abhishek Bachchan]]<br>[[Preity Zinta]]<br>[[Bobby Deol]]<br>[[Lara Dutta]]
| director = [[Shaad Ali]]
| producer = [[Aditya Chopra]]
| cinematography = [[Ayananka Bose]]
| editing = Ritesh Soni
| studio =
| distributor = [[Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd]]
| released = {{Film date|2007|06|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 132 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/jhoom-barabar-jhoom-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtode4mzg4|title=Jhoom Barabar Jhoom|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| language = Hindi
| country = [[India]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| budget = Rs. 270 million
| gross =
}}
'''''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom''''' ({{translation|Dance Baby Dance}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/jhoom-barabar-jhoom|title=Jhoom Barabar Jhoom|website=[[Yash Raj Films]]|quote=After all when you’re playing musical chairs with love, there’s nothing you can do but... JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM (Dance Baby Dance)!}}</ref> is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[musical film|musical]] [[Romantic comedy|romantic comedy film]] directed by [[Shaad Ali]] and produced by [[Aditya Chopra]] under [[Yash Raj Films]]. Based on a story by Ali and a script by [[Habib Faisal]], the film stars [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Bobby Deol]] and [[Lara Dutta]]. [[Amitabh Bachchan]] makes a special appearance.<ref name="yrffilms">{{cite web |title=''Yash Raj Films announces Stellar Line-Up of Attractions for the year 2007'' |work=Yash Raj Films] |url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=568cb754-15ca-43a8-9d7d-01da684d2896 |access-date=28 February 2007}}</ref> The film released on 15 June 2007.

== Plot ==
The film begins with a mysterious [[Romani people|Romani]] [[wikt:gypsy|gypsy]]-like musician ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) leading the crowds at [[London Waterloo railway station|Waterloo Station]] in London in a dance to the title song.

At the station, two strangers, Rakesh “Rikki” Thakkral ([[Abhishek Bachchan]]) and Alvira Khan ([[Preity Zinta]]), wait for their respective fiancés arriving on the same train. Rikki is a fun-loving [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] from [[Bathinda]] who lives in [[Southall]], while Alvira is a sexy, elite class Pakistani from [[Lahore]] who is more [[Cultural assimilation|assimilated]] into British culture. The two [[table sharing|share a table]] in a café together and to kill the time they talk about how they met their partners-to-be.

Rikki says that he met his fiancé, Anaida Raza, at [[Hôtel Ritz Paris]], the same night that [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] and [[Dodi Al-Fayed]] left the hotel to take their last journey together. Rikki explains "When two lovers die, another two are born", as he fell in love with Anaida that night. Alvira says she met her fiancé, the dashing lawyer Steve Singh, at [[Madame Tussauds]] in London when he saved her from a falling [[Superman]] wax model. The encounter changed her life and she was smitten by the lawyer who also helped her sue Madame Tussauds for substantial damages.

As Rikki and Alvira talk they begin to enjoy each other's company and their different backgrounds cease to matter. They exchange numbers and go to meet their partners.

However, it is then revealed that they had not gone to meet their respective partners. Rikki is in fact at the train station to meet his business partner, while Alvira is meeting her relatives. As they leave the station separately, they realise they are in love but believe their love is unrequited, each of the other.

The two get in touch when Alvira calls Rikki, pretending it was a wrong number. They decide to meet up at a disco where there is a dance competition but both try to maintain that they are engaged. Out of desperation, Rikki hires Laila ([[Lara Dutta]]), a prostitute, to pose as Anaida, and Alvira fools and then blackmails a co-worker Satvinder ([[Bobby Deol]]) to pretend to be Steve. The four meet at a club and take part in the dance competition while throwing insults at each other. Rikki and Laila emerge as the winners but Alvira is jealous and storms out in tears.

Satvinder goes to Rikki's flat and tells him that he has fallen in love with Laila. He also tells him that Alvira is not engaged to him. Rikki, realising what has happened, goes to see Alvira, who is at first moping in bed and later tries to convince her cousin not to marry her. Rikki calls her from a neighbour's window. Then they confront each other and confess that they love each other and start to date while Satvinder and Laila go to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]].

The film ends with the mysterious gypsy musician showing how Rikki and Alvira invented the stories about their non-existent lovers by taking inspiration from Alvira's newspaper and Rikki's comic book.

== Cast ==
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as Rakesh "Rikki" Thakral
* [[Preity Zinta]] as Alvira Khan
* [[Bobby Deol]] as Satvinder "Steve" Singh
* [[Lara Dutta]] as Anaida Raza / Laila
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as man singing at the train station (Special Appearance)
* [[Piyush Mishra]] as Hafeez Huffy Bhai
* [[Ameet Chana]] as Shahriyar
* [[Meera Syal]] as Satvinder's mother
* [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]] as Shopkeeper
* [[Sagar Arya]] as Neil
* [[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudhir]]

== Production ==
Pre-production of the film began in 2005, during the making of ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]''. Abhishek Bachchan was the first actor to be cast in the film.<ref name="Working title">{{cite web |title=''The original title'' |work=indiafm.com |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/05/29/2712/index.html |access-date=10 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702171254/http://indiafm.com/features/2007/05/29/2712/index.html |archive-date=2 July 2007}}</ref> The working title was ''Sangam Mein''.<ref name="Working title"/> [[Vidya Balan]] and [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] were first approached for the roles of Anaida Raza and Steve Singh.<ref name="Vidya Balan">{{cite web |title=''Vidya Balan refuses JBJ'' |work=indiafm.com |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/02/19/2270/index.html |access-date=10 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614160109/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/02/19/2270/index.html |archive-date=14 June 2007}}</ref><ref name="john abraham">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=John Abraham refuses Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |url=http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/05/15/9406/index.html |access-date=15 May 2007}}</ref> When they refused, Dutta and Deol were roped in. Amitabh Bachchan has been credited with a special appearance in the film.

Shooting began in the second half of 2006 in London and included a shooting schedule in [[Paris|Paris, France]].<ref name="shooting">{{cite web |work=hindustantimes.com |title=Filming in London and Paris |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1772522,001100030003.htm |access-date=8 October 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930060541/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1772522,001100030003.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Many images from the set show shooting being conducted at [[London Waterloo railway station|Waterloo station]], London. Some shooting took place in [[Agra]], near the [[Taj Mahal]]. The choreography has been done by [[Vaibhavi Merchant]].<ref name="Images">{{cite web |work=indeaparis.com |title=Images from the set of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |url=http://www.indeaparis.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=topn&cat=-15 |access-date=30 December 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902032637/http://www.indeaparis.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=topn&cat=-15 |archive-date=2 September 2007}}</ref> Filming has taken place in numerous locations along [[Green Lanes (London)|Green Lanes]], [[Harringay]] in North London.

Abhishek Bachchan and Bobby Deol worked together for the first time in this film. Their fathers Amitabh Bachchan and [[Dharmendra]] had worked together in the [[Bollywood]] classic ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975). The film features a scene in which they travel in a scooter like their fathers had done in ''Sholay'', only this time Bobby Deol is driving and Abhishek Bachchan is on the passenger seat.<ref name="jaiveeru">{{cite web |work=hindustantimes.com |title=Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1722315,001100030003.htm |access-date=27 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023641/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1722315,001100030003.htm |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> The film reunites Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta who starred in ''[[Soldier (1998 Indian film)|Soldier]]'' (1998)<ref name="together">{{cite web |work=thehimalayantimes.com |title=Bobby Deol and Preity Zinta together in Shaad Ali's next |url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/GuffShuff.asp?filename=6a5Za7pa.9amal&folder=aGDafTaSah4afaf&Name=GuffShuff&dtSiteDate=20060601 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430051040/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/GuffShuff.asp?filename=6a5Za7pa.9amal&folder=aGDafTaSah4afaf&Name=GuffShuff&dtSiteDate=20060601 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 April 2008 |access-date=27 June 2006}}</ref> as well as [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Lara Dutta]] who co-starred in ''[[Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost]]'' (2003).

Some filming took place in [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge stadium]], home to [[Chelsea F.C.]]<ref name="Stamford Bridge">{{cite web |work=thisislondon.co.uk |title=Shooting in London |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23396197-details/Bollywood+comes+to+London/article.do |access-date=15 May 2007|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516094645/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23396197-details/Bollywood+comes+to+London/article.do |archive-date=16 May 2007}}</ref> It was announced in September 2006 that the Chelsea football team would be part of the film,<ref name="Chelsea">{{cite web |work=chelseafc.com |title=Bollywood goes to Chelsea F.C. |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/article.asp?hlid=418179&m=9&y=2006&nav=news&sub=latest+news |access-date=27 September 2006}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> but this scene did not appear in the completed film.

== Release ==
''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom''<nowiki/>'s teaser trailer was released along with ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'', which released on 27 April 2007.<ref name="First trailer">{{cite web|title=First trailer for JBJ is released|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/30870.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503030414/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/30870.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 May 2007|access-date=2 May 2007|work=indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
| type = Album
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 15 May 2007 (Digital Release)<br />15 June 2007 (Film Release)
| recorded = 8 March 2007
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Yash Raj Music
| producer = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
| prev_title = [[Don (soundtrack)|Don - The Chase Begins Again]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Marigold (2007 film)|Marigold]]
| next_year = 2007
}}

===Development===
This is the third directorial venture of Shaad Ali, and second with [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], after the crime comedy ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'' (2005). The album has a [[dhol]]-oriented sound. [[Santoor]], [[sarangi]] and flute were used for the melody "Bol Na Halke Halke" and [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]] has sung in a lower key. "Ticket to Hollywood" has a [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] feel to it, while "Kiss of Love" is a zingy and rambunctious. "JBJ" is the [[Techno music|techno song]] during the climax scenes of the movie, which is picturised on [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Preity Zinta]], [[Bobby Deol]] and [[Lara Dutta]]. "Jhoom Jam" is the only instrumental in the album, which as title suggests, is the 'jam of the instrumental version of all track of the album''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Karthik |url=http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2007/05/15/jhoom-barabar-jhoom-hindi-shankar-ehsaan-loy/ |title=Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy) by Milliblog! |publisher=Itwofs.com |date=15 May 2007 |access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lifekidhun.com/ShankarEhsaanLoy/viewtopic.php?t=99&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30 |title=// View topic – JHOOM BARABAR JHOOM |publisher=Lifekidhun.com |access-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326090147/http://www.lifekidhun.com/ShankarEhsaanLoy/viewtopic.php?t=99&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30 |archive-date=26 March 2012}}</ref>''

===Release history===
The soundtrack of the film was released on 15 May 2007 by Yash Raj Music in various formats including [[music cassette]], [[MP3|MP3 files]], [[Compact Disc|audio CD]], and the [[DVD-Audio]] , CD.

===Track list===
All lyrics were written by [[Gulzar]].
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:centr;"
! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration !! Picturised on
|-
|"Jhoom"
| [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| 5:21
| [[Amitabh Bachchan]]
|-
| "Kiss of Love"
| [[Vishal Dadlani]] & [[Vasundhara Das]]
| 5:05
| [[Bobby Deol]] & [[Preity Zinta]]
|-
| "Ticket to Hollywood"
| [[Neeraj Shridhar]] & [[Alisha Chinai]]
| 4:38
| [[Abhishek Bachchan]] & [[Lara Dutta]]
|-
| "JBJ"
| [[Zubeen Garg]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]] & [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| 4:22
| Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta & Lara Dutta
|-
| "Bol Na Halke Halke"
| [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]] & [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| 4:54
| Abhishek Bachchan & Preity Zinta
|-
| "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom"
| [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|KK]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]] & Mahalakshmi Iyer
| 7:04
| Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Lara Dutta & Amitabh Bachchan
|-
|"Jhoom Jam"
| Instrumental
| 3:50
|Credits scenes/bloopers
|}

===Reception===

{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=bh />
| rev2 = ''Planet Bollywood''
| rev2Score = {{rating|8.5|10}}<ref name=pb />
| rev3 = ''Business of Cinema''
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name=boc />
| rev1score =
}}
The soundtrack garnered highly positive reviews from critics.

Joginder Tuteja of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' said, ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' is an album that has chartbuster written on it in bold letters. There are some albums that take time to register with music lovers. There are some that require the strong word of mouth to carry them forward. There are some which are destined to be popular in the very first listening. ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' of course belongs to the last category.<ref name="bh">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Music review of JBJ |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12947/index.html |access-date=15 May 2007}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff]]'' described the album as high on melody, entertainment and attitude.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/16sld6.htm |title=rediff.com: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom's music rocks |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref> Gianysh Toolsee of ''Planet Bollywood'' in his review, stated, "S-E-L successfully manage to hit the bull's eye with their proper use of zingy sounds, effective arrangements, lively tunes, rhythmic variations and groovy beats."<ref name=pb>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=061107064712 |title=Jhoom Barabar Jhoom – music review by Gianysh Toolsee |publisher=Planet Bollywood |date=15 May 2007 |access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref> "S-E-L, the most prolific composers of last year maintains their golden streak of success with ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom''", said the ''GlamSham'' review. Sanjay Ram of ''Businessofcinema.com'' stated that the album is positively a must-buy.<ref name=boc>{{cite web |author=Sanjay Ram |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=3501 |title=Music Review: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |publisher=Businessofcinema.com |access-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020003211/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=3501 |archive-date=20 October 2010}}</ref>

The album featured in the list of "Top 10 Soundtracks of 2007" by ''Bollywood Hungama''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/31/3417/index.html |title=Top-10 soundtracks of 2007 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=31 December 2007 |access-date=30 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205065908/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/12/31/3417/index.html |archive-date=5 December 2008}}</ref> and ''Rediff''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2007/dec/18sld9.htm |title=rediff.com: 2007's Top 10 Music Albums |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref>

===Chart performance===
The music for the film entered the charts at #6<ref name="week 1">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Chart performance for JBJ |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/05/19/2658/index.html |access-date=15 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521101218/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/05/19/2658/index.html |archive-date=21 May 2007}}</ref> and in its second week climbed to #5.<ref name="week 2">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Chart performance for JBJ – Week 2 |url=http://www.indiafm.com/music/ |access-date=15 May 2007}}</ref> By the first week of July, the album topped the music charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.<ref name="week 3">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Chart performance for JBJ – First week of July |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/07/09/2840/index.html |access-date=23 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712120525/http://indiafm.com/features/2007/07/09/2840/index.html |archive-date=12 July 2007}}</ref> Despite the poor response to the film, the music received high acclaim.<ref name="acclaim for music">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=JBJ listed as one of the top in mid-year report |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/07/09/2841/index.html |access-date=23 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070712093554/http://indiafm.com/features/2007/07/09/2841/index.html |archive-date=12 July 2007}}</ref> On the week beginning 23 July, the album was placed at #3.<ref name="week 4">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=JBJ still in top three |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/07/23/2875/index.html |access-date=23 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930221055/http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/07/23/2875/index.html |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref> On the week beginning 17 September, the soundtrack dropped to #10.<ref name="final week">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=JBJ drops to ten |url=http://www.indiafm.com/features/2007/09/17/3045/index.html |access-date=17 September 2007}}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to the Indian trade website ''[[Box Office India]]'', with around {{formatnum:1700000}} units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's fourth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-date=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==

=== Box office ===
The film opened to a 65–80%response, which was below expectations for a Yash Raj film.<ref name="First B.0. Update">{{cite web |work=boxofficeindia.com |title=Day One of JBJ at the B.O. |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com |access-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> As per IBOS, the film has opened to a good response and has taken the biggest opening of the year at the box office.<ref name="Update at IBOS">{{cite web
|title=ibosnetwork.com |work=Day One makes well |url=http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/curyearopenings.asp |access-date=16 June 2007}}</ref>

The film did achieve the 90%+ response at some places, such as [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]].<ref name="First B.0.I">{{cite web |work=boxofficeindia.com |title=Some places are doing well |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/jhoombj.htm |access-date=16 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070619055845/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/jhoombj.htm  |archive-date=19 June 2007}}</ref> The film had opened well in big cities such as [[Mumbai]] with a 75% turnout and [[Delhi]] which had a 70% turnout. In the south, it opened to a poor response due to the release of the Tamil film ''[[Sivaji (film)|Sivaji]]''. However, all the big theatres reached to a 90%+ response with many being 100%.<ref name="First B.0.I"/>

The film's international box office performance was considered to be average. In its first week, the film made £264,347 and debuted at #6 in the UK charts. In the US, the film debuted at #16 on the film chart making $455,257 in its first week. In Australia, the film made $91,485 debuting at #10.<ref name="Overseas report 1">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Overseas collection for JBJ |url=http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/index.html |access-date=16 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624184323/http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/index.html |archive-date=24 June 2007}}</ref> The film had made Rs. 190–200 million in its first week and debuted at #1<ref name="Update 2 at IBOS">{{cite web |title=ibosnetwork.com |work=JBJ debuts at number one |url=http://ibosnetwork.com/default.aspx |access-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> but the collections began to fall from the second week.<ref name="Domestic report">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Domestic collection for JBJ |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/ |access-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> The film had done better in the UK than in the US. As of 27 June, the film was positioned at #9 on the UK charts<ref name="Overseas report 2">{{cite web |work=launchingfilms.com |title=Chart performance in the UK |url=http://www.launchingfilms.com/releaseschedule/topfifteenfilms.html |access-date=16 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614135123/http://www.launchingfilms.com/releaseschedule/topfifteenfilms.html  |archive-date=14 June 2007}}</ref> and at #21 on the U.S chart.<ref name="Overseas report 3">{{cite web |work=movies.yahoo.com |title=Chart performance in the US |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/mv/boxoffice/ |access-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> The film was a moderate box-office success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiafm.com/trade/top5/index.html |title=ibosnetwork.com/default.aspx |access-date=16 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208021918/http://www.indiafm.com/trade/top5/index.html |archive-date=8 February 2012}}</ref> but the collections began to fall.<ref name="Domestic report"/> In the UK, the film had performed well. ''Box Office India'' declared the film as "Average".

=== Reviews ===
''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' received mixed reviews upon release, with praise for its music, visuals and cinematography, and criticism for its screenplay and the performances of the cast.<ref name="5th review">{{cite web|title=Jhoom Barabar Jhoom|url=http://www.ndtvmovies.com/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=236&moviename=Jhoom+Barabar+Jhoom|access-date=16 June 2007|work=ndtvmovies.com}}</ref>

''Indicine.com'' rated the film at 4 out 5, saying the movie is a fun ride and is well worth the ticket money. It is the kind of movie that can wash away your blues.<ref name="First review">{{cite web |work=indicine.com |title=Review of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/jhoom-barabar-jhoom-movie-review/ |access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref> Taran Adarsh of ''indiafm.com'' gave the film a 1.5 out of 5 rating, saying the film is all gloss, no substance.<ref name="Review of actors">{{cite web |work=indiafm.com |title=Abhishek and Preity rule JBJ |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12947/index.html |access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref> The performances of the lead actors received mixed reviews with Taran Adarsh saying that the film belongs to Abhishek first, and Preity next.<ref name="Review of actors" /> ''Hindustantimes.com'' gave the film 2 stars,<ref name="Second review">{{cite web |work=hindustantimes.com |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=22780110-7de4-4db5-9e3a-8471ab0cce2d&&Headline=REVIEW%3a+EMJhoom+Barabar+Jhoom%2fEM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617095545/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=22780110-7de4-4db5-9e3a-8471ab0cce2d&&Headline=REVIEW%3A+EMJhoom+Barabar+Jhoom%2FEM |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2007 |title=Quite a grief encounter |access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref> as did ''Glamsham.com'',<ref name="Third review">{{cite web |work=glamsham.com |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/jhoom_barabar_jhoom.asp |title=Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Movie Review |access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref> with the latter praising the performances of the cast. Sanjay Ram of ''businessofcinema.com'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said "though ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' offers the colour, it is all but a short-story stretched."<ref name="4th review">{{cite web |work=businessofcinema.com |url=http://www.businessofcinema.com/?file=story&id=3920 |title=Film Review: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref> ''Moviewallah.com'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars but praised the performances to a certain extent.<ref name="6th review">{{cite web |work=moviewalah.com |url=http://www.moviewalah.com/review/2007/06/16/movie-review-jhoom-barabar-jhoom |title=Movie Review: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom |access-date=16 June 2007}}</ref> ''BollywoodArchive.com'' gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars says it's a good light-hearted entertainer with good music from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.<ref name="7th review">{{cite web |work=bollywoodarchive.com |url=http://www.bollywoodarchive.com/reviews/movie/jhoom-barabar-jhoom.html |title=Bollywood Archive Review |access-date=16 June 2007|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620215109/http://www.bollywoodarchive.com/reviews/movie/jhoom-barabar-jhoom.html |archive-date=20 June 2007}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of films set in London]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.yashrajfilms.com/microsites/jbj/microflash.html}}
* {{IMDb title|0833476|Jhoom Barabar Jhoom}}

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[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic musical films]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films shot in London]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:Films set in Paris]]
[[Category:Yash Raj Films films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shaad Ali]]

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 14:26, 20 August 2023