Jab We Met

Jab We Met (transl.When We Met) is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Dhilin Mehta under his banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor with Tarun Arora, Saumya Tandon and Dara Singh in supporting roles.

Jab We Met
Theatrical release poster
Directed byImtiaz Ali
Written byImtiaz Ali
Produced byDhilin Mehta
StarringShahid Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
CinematographyNatarajan Subramaniam
Edited byAarti Bajaj
Music bySongs:
Pritam Chakraborty
Guest Composition:
Sandesh Shandilya
Background Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Production
company
Distributed byIndian Films
Release date
  • 25 October 2007 (2007-10-25)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget15 crore
Box office50.9 crore

Primarily based in Mumbai, Bhatinda and Shimla, the film tells the story of Aditya Kashyap, a heartbroken businessman who boards a train, where he meets a talkative Punjabi girl Geet Dhillon. While they miss their train, Geet and Aditya begin a journey together to her home and what follows is a love that changes them. The songs are composed by Pritam, with lyrics by Irshad Kamil.

Jab We Met was released in the United Kingdom a day before its worldwide release on 25 October 2007. The film received widespread critical acclaim since its release, and was among the top-grossing Hindi films of the year and grossed over 50.9 crore. The film was later remade in Tamil as Kanden Kadhalai with a subsequent Telugu dubbed version titled Priya Priyathama.

The film received several accolades. At the 55th National Film Awards, the film won Best Female Playback Singer for Shreya Ghoshal and Best Choreography for Saroj Khan, both for the song "Yeh Ishq Haaye". At the 53rd Filmfare Awards, Jab We Met received seven nominations and won two awards: Best Actress for Kareena Kapoor and Best Dialogue for Imtiaz Ali. Since its release in 2007, Jab We Met has achieved cult status.

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