Jaanisaar
| Jaanisaar | |
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| Directed by | Muzaffar Ali |
| Produced by | Meera Ali |
| Written by |
Javed Siddiqui Shama Zaidi Muzaffar Ali |
| Starring |
Imran Abbas Pernia Qureshi |
| Cinematography | Gianni Giannelli |
| Edited by | Sankalp Meshram |
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Release date
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7 August 2015 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
| Jaanisaar | |
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| Soundtrack album by Muzaffar Ali & Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan | |
| Released | 24 July 2015 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Zee Music Company |
Jaanisaar is a 2015 Indian film, directed by Muzaffar Ali, and written by Javed Siddiqui, Shama Zaidi and Muzaffar Ali. Jaanisaar is a love saga of a revolutionary courtesan of Avadh, India, and a prince brought up in England, set 20 years after the first war of Indian Rebellion of 1857. The film stars Pakistani actor Imran Abbas and fashion entrepreneur Pernia Qureshi, who will make her debut with the film. The film was released on 7 August 2015.
A period drama set in 1877, the film depicts the story of a revolutionary killer.
Jaanisaar marks the comeback of director Muzaffar Ali, who is known for his cult film Umrao Jaan (1981). The film was initially titled Raqs: The Dance Within, but was later changed to Jaanisaar. Muzaffar Ali said in an interview− "People would often ask me what 'Raqs' means, so I thought of calling the film something that was more familiar, like 'Jaanisaar'. There were also some problems with registering the name. 'Raqs' is already registered with a body, I wasn't aware of. So, we had to rename the film." The film is produced by Ali's wife, Meera, and Arno Krimmer is the executive producer. Regarding the story-line, Ali commented− "I feel our own people need to learn certain parts of our history to become more responsible citizen. History is written into two ways -- written by conqueror and the other one is the human history. I felt this story has to be told. The country needs to know this story."
The film has been entirely shot in Uttar Pradesh, mostly in Lucknow Quaiserbagh Baradari. Some scenes were filmed at the director's hometown, Kotwara. Ali remarked− "Jaanisaar is set in 20 years after Umrao Jaan, that is 1877. I always like to delve into the past to look at the future. I shot the film in our house." Birju Maharaj and Kumudini Lakhia have choreographed the dance sequences.
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