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{{short description|2010 film by Ashutosh Gowariker}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
| image = Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ashutosh Gowarikar]]
| producer = [[Ajay Bijli]] Sanjeev Bijli [[Sunita A. Gowariker]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Ashutosh Gowariker Raoul V Randolf '''Dialogues:''' [[Vijay Maurya]]
| based_on = {{Based on|[[Do and Die|''Do And Die: The Chittagong Uprising 1930-34'']]|[[Manini Chatterjee]]}}
| starring = [[Abhishek Bachchan]] [[Deepika Padukone]] [[Sikandar Kher]] [[Vishakha Singh]]
| music = [[Sohail Sen]]
| cinematography = Kiran Deohans Seetha Sandhiri
| editing = Dilip Deo
| studio =
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2010|12|3|df=y}}
| runtime = 174 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INRConvert|450|m}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/young-rebels/451001/ |title=Young rebels | Business Standard News |publisher=Business-standard.com |date=2011-10-01 |access-date=2014-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PVR tells Gowarikar to restrict KHJJS duration to 2 1/2 hrs?|url=http://fenilandbollywood.com/2010/09/18/pvr-tells-gowarikar-to-restrict-khjjs-duration-to-2-12-hrs|access-date=7 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425182231/http://fenilandbollywood.com/2010/09/18/pvr-tells-gowarikar-to-restrict-khjjs-duration-to-2-12-hrs/|archive-date=25 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| gross = {{INRConvert|49.1|m}}<ref>{{cite web|title=All India 2010|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA==|publisher=Boxofficeindia.Com|access-date=14 April 2011|author=Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421002333/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=366&catName=MjAxMA==|archive-date=21 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
}}

'''''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey''''' ({{trans|''We Play with Passion''}}) is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Historical drama|historical]] [[action-adventure film]] directed by [[Ashutosh Gowariker]] and released on 3 December 2010. Starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]], [[Deepika Padukone]] and [[Sikandar Kher]], it was based on Manini Chatterjee's ''[[Do and Die]]'', an account of the 1930 [[Chittagong armoury raid]].

Although the film was set in [[Chittagong]] (in present-day [[Bangladesh]]), it was primarily shot in [[Goa]]; portions were filmed in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey to be released on December 3.
|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_ashutosh-gowariker-s-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-to-be-released-on-December-3-1374400|work=Daily News & Analysis|date=22 April 2010|access-date=11 October 2011}}</ref> Its first promo was posted on 12 October 2010 on the film's Facebook page.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/KHJJS?v=wall&story_fbid=115598288499928&ref=mf Here is the first Theatrical Trailer of Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey.] ''KHJJS Official Facebook page.'' Retrieved 12-10-2010</ref> The film depicts the Chittagong Uprising from its beginning to its aftermath, an 18 April 1930 attempt to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces in Chittagong (then part of the [[British Raj]]'s [[Bengal Presidency]]) by [[Revolutionary movement for Indian independence|armed Indian independence fighters]] led by [[Surya Sen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2018/01/13/surya-sen-84th-execution/|title=Homage paid to Surya Sen on his 84th execution day |work=Dhaka Tribune |language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/01/16/indias-former-president-pranab-mukherjee-starts-chittagong-visit|title=India's former president Pranab Mukherjee starts Chittagong visit|work=bdnews24.com|access-date=2018-01-30}}</ref>
Asin was first offered Deepika's role in the film but due to several commitments she opted out.

==Plot==
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| alt1 = Outdoor stone platform inside a wall, with a memorial tablet
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| alt2 = Close-up of the inscribed tablet
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Sixteen young people are playing football in an open field when an army convoy arrives, ordering them to leave the field because they are setting up a base. When the young people object, the soldiers threaten them and then leave in anticipation of a meeting with ''Master Da'' (Surya Sen).

Surya Sen is a village schoolteacher and an activist for Indian independence. He has connections with other revolutionaries, who see him as their leader: [[Ganesh Ghosh]] (Samrat Mukerji), [[Lokenath Bal]], [[Ambika Chakrabarty|Ambika Chakraborty]], Nirmal Sen ([[Sikander Kher]]) and [[Ananta Singh]] (Maninder Singh). After his release from prison, Nirmal Sen ([[Sikandar Kher]]) meets ''Master Da'' and asks him what to do next. ''Master Da'' tells him and Nirmal meets [[Pritilata Waddedar]] ([[Vishakha Singh]]), who expresses the eagerness of her and her friend [[Kalpana Datta]] ([[Deepika Padukone]]) to join the Indian Republican Army. Pritilata and Kalpana meet ''Master Da'', who has demonstrated their skills by asking them to collect information. Disguised as cleaners, they draw sketches of the cantonment.

''Master Da'' divides the group into four, and asks them to separate. While he is staying with his sister in [[Patiya Upazila|Patiya]], police commanded by Major Cameron surround him; the major is shot dead by Nirmal Sen. The wounded Nirmal Sen tells ''Master Da'' to escape, sacrificing his own life.

Eight young rebels, led by Pritilata, later attack the European Club. After killing the officials there, the rebels flee and Pritilata commits suicide by ingesting cyanide. ''Master Da'' escapes and retreats to another house with Kalpana and the other rebels. The Chittagong [[Superintendent (police)|superintendent of police]] (SP) cracks down on the rebels and begins a [[Manhunt (law enforcement)|manhunt]] for ''Master Da''. Although he escapes, other members are arrested, killed, or shoot themselves to death to avoid police torture.

Several months later, during an army football match, the young rebel Haripada assassinates the SP who led the crackdown. ''Master Da'' is arrested, tried, and sentenced to death by hanging; Surya Sen happily accepts the verdict. Before the sentence is carried out, however, his British executioners break his teeth, limbs, and joints with a hammer. Unconscious, he is dragged to the scaffold and hanged.

==Cast==
* [[Abhishek Bachchan]] as [[Surya Sen]] / Masterda
* [[Deepika Padukone]] as [[Kalpana Datta]]
* [[Sikander Kher]] as Nirmal Sen
* [[Vishakha Singh]] as [[Pritilata Waddedar]]
* [[Maninder Singh (actor)|Maninder Singh]] as [[Ananta Singh]]
* Shreyas Pandit as [[Ambika Chakrabarty|Ambika Chakraborty]]
* [[Samrat Mukerji]] as [[Ganesh Ghosh]]
* Feroz Wahid Khan as [[Lokenath Bal|Loknath Bal]]
* [[Vikramjeet Virk]] as Asanullah Khan
* Jan Bostock as Captain Taitte.
* [[Monty Munford]] as Major J.R. Johnson
* [[Amin Gazi]] as Haripada Bhattacharjee
* [[Ram Sethi]] as Rehman Chacha
* Nitin Prabhat as [[Harigopal Bal]] (Tegra)
* Shubham Patekar as Naresh Roy
* Parth Mandal as Fakir Sen
* Smith Seth as [[Jiban Ghoshal]] (Makhan)
* [[Palash Muchhal]] as [[Subodh Roy]] (Jhunku)
* [[Mohsin Khan (actor)|Mohsin Khan]] as Himangshu Sen
* [[Suhasini Mulay]] as Tegra and Lokenath Bal's mother (Guest Appearance)
* [[Ram Sethi]] as Amjad Chacha (Guest Appearance)
* [[Rajesh Vivek]] as Seraj-Ul-Haq (Guest Appearance)
* [[Daya Shankar Pandey]] as Radio Announcer Voice (Guest Appearance)
* Rohan Painter as Ananda Gupta
* Abbas Khandwawala as Bidhubhusan Bhattacharya
* Narendra Bindra as [[Rajat Sen]]

=={{anchor|Reception|Critical response|Box office}}Critical reception==

''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' opened to generally-positive reviews. Critics appreciated the film, although some said that (at almost three hours) it was excessively long.<ref name="sahni1">{{cite news| url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/12/03/review-round-up-%E2%80%98khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey%E2%80%99-is-well-played/ | work=The Wall Street Journal | first=Diksha | last=Sahni | title=Review Round-up: 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey' Is Well Played | date=3 December 2010}}</ref> According to Nikhat Kazmi of ''[[The Times of India]]'', the filmmaker was able to "combine high-octane drama with a high degree of restraint ... The film unfolds like a relentless thriller with loads of action involving the band of revolutionaries as they go about their bloody business."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Khelein-Hum-Jee-Jaan-Sey/movie-review/7029093.cms | work=The Times of India | first1=Nikhat | last1=Kazmi | title=Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey | date=2 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Khelein-Hum-Jee-Jaan-Sey--gets-rave-reviews/Article1-633853.aspx |title=Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey gets rave reviews |work=Hindustan Times |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119060025/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Khelein-Hum-Jee-Jaan-Sey--gets-rave-reviews/Article1-633853.aspx |archive-date=19 January 2011 }}</ref>

An [[NDTV]] reviewer rated the film 2.5 out of 5: "[[Ashutosh Gowariker]] is Bollywood's most earnest historian and ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' is a noble attempt at restoring glory to long-forgotten heroes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=572 |title=Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey - NDTVMovies.com |publisher=Movies.ndtv.com |access-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917005449/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=572 |archive-date=17 September 2012 }}</ref> Taran Adarsh of [[Bollywood Hungama]] rated the film four out of five, calling the bygone era's recreation "demanding, laborious and strenuous. It's a challenge to present the era convincingly. Besides extensive detailing to lend authenticity, the director carries the responsibility of making the characters come alive to the present-day generation. Gowariker has successfully done that in the past and does it successfully yet again in ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey''. The expectations from ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' are minimal, but you can't overlook the fact that it's a genuinely honest effort that needs to be encouraged and appreciated."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14199/index.html |title=Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) | Movie Review, Trailers, Music Videos, Songs, Wallpapers |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

[[Sify]], which also gave it a two-and-a half-rating, recommended the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/review.php?cid=2425&id=14959281 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002200459/http://www.sify.com/movies/bollywood/review.php?cid=2425&id=14959281 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2012 |title=Movie Review:Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey review: A restless watch |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[CNN IBN]] gave it two stars: "It's a noble effort that gives you a glimpse of forgotten history".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-fails-to-move/136442-47-77.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709145406/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-fails-to-move/136442-47-77.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |title=Masand: 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey' lacks life - Reviews - Bollywood reviews - ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=10 December 2010 |access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref>

A [[Reuters]] reviewer wrote, "Gowariker's biggest strength is that he chooses a story worth telling. For that reason alone, and to get a glimpse into a much-ignored part of our history, this film is worth a watch."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2010/12/03/khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-a-story-worth-telling/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209054132/http://blogs.reuters.com/indiamasala/2010/12/03/khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-a-story-worth-telling/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 December 2010 | work=Reuters | title=Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey: A story worth telling | date=3 December 2010}}</ref> For the newspaper ''[[Daily News and Analysis]]'', Aniruddha Guha wrote that the film's plot made it watchable: "The strong points of the film are the novel storyline – that of kids fighting for independence – and the performances of most actors, especially the children. Also, Gowariker manages to recreate the era well (with art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai), and draws you in the plot slowly and steadily".<ref name="sahni1"/>

==Soundtrack==
{{Main|Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (soundtrack)}}
The film's songs and [[film score|score]] were composed by [[Sohail Sen]], who had worked on Ashutosh's previous film ''[[What's Your Raashee?]]''. The lyrics were written by [[Javed Akhtar]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/KHJJS?v=wall&story_fbid=284372093317&ref=mf Everyone has been asking about the music director, so thought...] ''KHJJS Official Facebook page.'' Retrieved 29-10-2010</ref> The music was launched on 27 October 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title= Abhishek, Deepika launch soundtrack of Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey|url= http://sify.com/movies/abhishek-deepika-launch-soundtrack-of-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-news-bollywood-kk2p4hejaae.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101029144034/http://sify.com/movies/abhishek-deepika-launch-soundtrack-of-khelein-hum-jee-jaan-sey-news-bollywood-kk2p4hejaae.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 29 October 2010|work=Sify Movies|access-date=28 October 2010}}</ref> Its track listing was posted on the film's Facebook page the day it was released.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/KHJJS?v=wall#!/photo.php?fbid=452848256389&set=a.280825141389.145144.174514316389 Here is the final confirmation of the Track List that you have all been waiting for!!] ''KHJJS Official Facebook page.'' Retrieved 06-10-2010</ref> Malayalam playback singer Ranjini Jose made her [[Bollywood]] debut on "Naiyn Tere".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://sify.com/movies/ranjini-jose-to-rock-bollywood-news-malayalam-klmlrzdefcc.html
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=={{anchor|Awards and nominations}}Nominations==

*[[Zee Cine Awards|2011 Zee Cine Awards]]
**[[Zee Cine Award for Best Story|Best Story]]: Ashutosh Gowariker<ref>{{cite web|title=Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html |publisher=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=7 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105041016/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/01/6977/index.html |archive-date= 5 January 2011 }}</ref>
*[[Stardust Awards|2011 Stardust Awards]]
**[[Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female|Breakthrough Performance - Female]]: Vishakha Singh
**[[Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male|Breakthrough Performance - Male]]: Sikander Kher
**Standout Performance by a Music Director: Sohail Sen
**New Musical Sensation - Male: Sohail Sen ("Yeh Des Hai Mera"){{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kheleinhumjeejaansey.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1637691|Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey}}

{{Ashutosh Gowariker}}

[[Category:2010 films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sohail Sen]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in the Indian independence movement]]
[[Category:Films shot in Goa]]
[[Category:Films set in 1930]]
[[Category:Indian historical adventure films]]
[[Category:Indian historical action films]]
[[Category:Films based on non-fiction books]]
[[Category:History of Chittagong]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ashutosh Gowariker]]

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