Jungle (2000 film)
Jungle is a 2000 Indian survival thriller film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma starring Suniel Shetty, Fardeen Khan and Urmila Matondkar in the lead roles. The ensemble cast film has received positive reviews upon release and was declared a Hit.[1] The film won the Bollywood Movie Award for Best Direction.[2]
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| Directed by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Produced by | Ram Gopal Varma |
| Written by | Jaideep Sahni |
| Starring | Sunil Shetty Fardeen Khan Urmila Matondkar Rajpal Yadav Sushant Singh Makrand Deshpande |
| Music by | Sandeep Chowta |
| Cinematography | Vijay Arora |
| Edited by | Chandan Arora |
Release date |
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Running time | 153 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹5 crore (equivalent to ₹17 crore or US$2.3 million in 2019) |
| Box office | ₹23.3 crore (equivalent to ₹77 crore or US$11 million in 2019) |
Plot
Anu Malhotra and Siddharth Mishra (Sidhu) are in love with each other and would like to get married. Anu is ready to inform her parents about her future life-partner, but everything is put on hold, as the family decides to go out on a group safari-like expedition. Siddharth decides to go incognito also. The group gets to view wildlife from fairly close distances. Tragedy strikes when the group (except Sidhu) is kidnapped by the Bandit Durga Narayan Choudhary and his gang. The bandits commit atrocities on the kidnapped people and finally behead one of the women in order to terrorize the government and extract ransom as well as release of one of their men who is in police custody. Once their demands are met, the bandits release remaining hostages, except Anu, whom the chief Durga Narayan Choudhary has started liking. This is unacceptable by his girlfriend Sweety Bopara, the only female bandit of the gang. When Sidhu does not find Anu among the released hostages, he sends the illegal arms supplier Dorai to request Durga Narayan Choudhary for Anu's release. He secretly follows Dorai and finally reaches Anu. In the ensuing commotion, he is able to run away with her, with the bandits in their pursuit. They keep searching their way out of the dense forest. Meanwhile, the goons started to reduce in numbers as they get shot one by one during repeated police encounters. Finally, Durga is the only one left. Still mad about Anu, he searches for her. He is about to take Anu away once more but is intercepted by Commander Shivraj, whom he eventually murders, but finally Sidhu beats up Durga and he is arrested. He re-unites with Anu and the movie ends on a happy note.
Cast
- Sunil Shetty as Commander Shivraj
- Fardeen Khan as Siddharth 'Sidhu' Mishra
- Urmila Matondkar as Anu Malhotra
- Sushant Singh as Durga Narayan Chaudhary
- Rajpal Yadav as Sippa
- Kashmira Shah as Bali
- Himanshu Malik as Pawan
- Vijay Raaz as Deshu
- Makrand Deshpande as Doraiswamy 'Madrasi'
- Avtar Gill as Minister
- Manmeer Singh as Durga's henchman
- Raju Kher as Mr. Malhotra
- Swati Chitnis as Mrs. Malhotra
- Anil Yadav as Bhura
- Sanjay Kumar as Phuda
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Khabri
- Ram Awana as Zinda
Soundtrack
Music is composed by Sandeep Chowta with lyrics provided by Sameer
| # | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jaan Kahan Hai Tu" | Kumar Sanu, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 2 | "Aiyo Aiyo Rama" | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sowmya Raoh, Makrand Deshpande |
| 3 | "Do Pyar Karne Wale" | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 4 | "Patli Kamar" | Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi, Sandeep Chowta, Jolly Mukherjee |
| 5 | "Pehli Baar" | Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan |
| 6 | "Sorry Baba" | Sonu Nigam, Sadhana Sargam |
Awards
- Bollywood Movie Award – Best Director - Ram Gopal Varma
- Best Actor in a Villainous Role - Sushant Singh
- Sansui Awards
- Sansui Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role - Rajpal Yadav
- IIFA Awards
- Best Actor in a Negative Role - Sushant Singh