Jail (2009 film)

Jail
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madhur Bhandarkar
Screenplay by	Madhur Bhandarkar Anuraadha Tewari Manoj Tyagi
Story by	Madhur Bhandarkar Anuraadha Tewari Manoj Tyagi
Starring	Neil Nitin Mukesh Mugdha Godse Manoj Bajpayee Arya Babbar
Music by	Sharib Sabri Toshi Sabri Shamir Tandon
Cinematography	Kalpesh Bhandarkar
Edited by	Devendra Murdeshwar
Distributed by	Percept Picture Company Bhandarkar Entertainment
Release date	6 November 2009 (2009-11-06)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Jail is a 2009 Indian prison-drama film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar and starring Neil Nitin Mukesh, Arya Babbar, Mugdha Godse and Manoj Bajpayee.

Jail tells the story of Parag Dixit (Neil Nitin Mukesh) who is having a peaceful life with his girlfriend Mansi, played by Mugdha Godse. But his life takes a turn and he ends up in jail due to a false drugs case in which he is implicated although his friend is responsible for the fiasco. Shortly after getting promoted as Regional Manager of Max Finance, Parag Dixit gets arrested in Bandra for Firing at Police, and Possession of Narcotics. His associate, Keshav, is grievously injured, and is hospitalized in a coma-like condition. Parag's widowed mother, Alka, and Air Hostess girlfriend, Manasi Pandit, retain Advocate Harish Bhatiya to represent him at a preliminary bail hearing, but the Judge denies bail. Housed in an overcrowded barrack, with barely room to move, Parag meets with a variety of people - both convicted and awaiting trial - including Abdul Ghani, Kabir Malik, Galib Suratwala, Nawab, Bababhai, etc. Parag again appears in Court after a charge-sheet is filed, but again, due to the seriousness of the offenses, fear of tampering with evidence and witnesses, he is denied bail. Several months later, Keshav died while parag was still under trial- and Parag, embittered by abuse, loss of faith in an overburdened system - with overwhelming evidence against him - faces trial as the only accused. The film is a take on the cruel realities faced by prisoners in Indian jails by focusing on Parag's life in the jail. It was rumored that Neil will appear complete nude in a torturing scene. Manoj Bajpayee plays another inmate in the jail.

Neil was in various controversies regarding the nudity scene in the film. Apparently this scene had to be blurred to appease the censor board.

The music of the film is composed by Sharib-Toshi and Shamir Tandon and the lyrics are penned by Ajay Garg, A. M. Turaz and Sandeep Nath. The music was released on 3 October 2009.