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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jigyaasa<br />
| image = Poster_1.jpg<br />
| writer = Faisal Saif <br> Mehmood Ali<br />
| director = [[Faisal Saif]]<br />
| producer = Raju Chand<br />
| released = {{Film date|2006|03|10|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| music = [[Ram Shankar]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Jigyaasa''''', released on 10 March 2006, is an [[India]]n [[Hindi]]-language movie starring [[Hrishitaa Bhatt]] and directed by [[Faisal Saif]].<ref>http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/reviews/2006/jigyaasa-100306.html</ref> It was called the year's most controversial feature film, and was rumored to be based on the life of Indian actress, item girl and sex symbol [[Mallika Sherawat]].<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1249244.cms</ref> Bhatt's performance in the film was praised by critics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-am-choosy-about-my-roles-hrishitaa-bhatt/|title=I am choosy about my roles: Hrishitaa Bhatt|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|date=29 June 2015|accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref><br />
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Small time [[Marathi language|Marathi]] actress [[Teja Deokar]] played [[Hrishitaa Bhatt]]'s part in the recent unofficial remake in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] titled ''[[Nati (film)|Nati]]'', which means 'Actress'.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Based on actual events, the film tells the story of an innocent girl named Jigyaasa Mathur ([[Hrishitaa Bhatt]]) who comes from a middle-class family, the daughter of a school teacher named Malini Mathur ([[Varsha Usgaonkar]]). Malini is a woman with principles and emotions. Jigyaasa wants to become a film actress and her mother has no objections about it. But Jigyaasa has some other plans. Jigyaasa will go to any limits to reach her goal. Within a timespan of five years, Jigyaasa reaches the top and becomes India's highest paid superstar.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Hrishitaa Bhatt]] as Jigyaasa Mathur<br />
* [[Varsha Usgaonkar]] as Malini Mathur<br />
* [[Kader Khan]] as Nand Kishore<br />
* [[Milind Gunaji]] as Subhash Desai<br />
* [[Vikas Kalantri]] as Avinash Chopra<br />
* [[Jaya Bhattacharya]] as Neha Sharma<br />
* [[Mukesh Tiwari]] a Ksamaal Hussain<br />
* [[Rakesh Bedi]] as Ashok Kumar Shaayar (the gay activist)<br />
* [[Anupam Shyam]] as Haider Bhai<br />
* Divya Dwivedi as Monisha Singh<br />
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==Music==<br />
#Baaton Hi Baaton Mein - [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]<br />
#Jigyaasa - Ram Shankar<br />
#Jigyaasa (Remix) - Ram Shankar<br />
#Khatiya Toot Gayee [[Sonu Kakkar]]<br />
#Meethe Meethe Sapnon Mein - Sadhana Sargam<br />
#Saansein Meri Saansein - [[Rahul Vaidya]]<br />
#Saansein Meri Sansein (Breathless Mix) - Rahul Vaidya<br />
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==Remake==<br />
The film was unofficially remade in 2014 in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] titled [[Nati (film)|Nati]] which means Actress. However some scenes and dramatization were changed to avoid any legal hassles.<br />
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==Criticism and Legacy==<br />
The [[Lesbian]] interaction and kiss between [[Hrishitaa Bhatt]] and her co-actor in the film's scene was mentioned in an article from ''Spotboye.com'' by writer ''Chetna Kapoor'' as ''The Hottest Lesbian And Gay Kisses in Bollywood''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spotboye.com/bollywood/listed/the-hottest-gay-and-lesbian-kisses-in-bollywood/583597b75233244a79a9063e|title=The Hottest Lesbian And Gay Kisses in Bollywood|newspaper=Spotboye.com|date=23 November 2016|accessdate=23 November 2016}}</ref> ''Box Office Collection'' marked Jigyaasa and [[Madhur Bhandarkar]]'s ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]'' as better made films till date with [[Bollywood]] used as a backdrop.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://boxofficecollection.in/movie-review/sabki-bajegi-band-review-long-forgotten-jigyaasa-heroine-were-way-better-than-it-10267|title=Sabki Bajegi Band Review: Long forgotten Jigyaasa & Heroine were way better than it|newspaper=Box Office Collection|date=2 May 2015|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|819777}}<br />
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{{Faisal Saif}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian biographical films]]<br />
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[[Category:Hindi films remade in other languages]]<br />
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