Jackpot (2013 film)
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Amol Parashar
Anil Thadani
| Jackpot | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kaizad Gustad |
| Written by | Kaizad Gustad Amol Parashar |
| Produced by | Raina Sachiin Joshi Anil Thadani |
| Starring | Naseeruddin Shah Sunny Leone Bharath Sachiin J Joshi |
| Cinematography | Artur Zurawski |
| Music by | Shaarib–Toshi |
Production companies | Viiking Media & Entertainment AA Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹50 million (US$590,000) |
Jackpot is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film directed by Kaizad Gustad starring Sunny Leone, Naseeruddin Shah, Sachiin J Joshi, and Bharath in the lead roles.[1][2][3] This is the Bollywood debut of Tamil actor Bharath. The film was released on 13 December 2013 to highly negative reviews.[4][5][6] It had total earnings of ₹50 million (US$590,000), according to Box Office India.
A group of swindlers in Goa devise a plan to con the rich at a card game in a casino and risk everything just to get caught in a web of their own making.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah as Boss
- He is a veteran raver whose clothes are as colorful as his principles and punchlines. Slow in speech but quick to draw a six-shooter, he owns the Jackpot casino.
- Sunny Leone as Maya
- Sachiin J Joshi as Francis
- He packs in the muscle and has a can of beer always close at hand. He is also street-smart enough to impress Maya, the oomphy voice of reason in the movie.
- Bharath as Anthony D’Souza
- Makrand Deshpande
- Manish Wadhwa
- Sumit Kumar
- Daniel Weber (cameo)
Filming
Soundtrack
The soundtrack has 9 tracks. Sharib & Toshi, Mika, Remo Fernandes, Gods Robots (Shridevi Keshavan & Janaka Atugoda), Rishi Rich, Juno Reactor, Rahul Bhatt, Jaaved Jaaferi and Itek Bhutani composed one song each. The song "Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse" became popular.
Track listing
Song Title – Performed by – Music by – Lyrics by
- Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse – Arijit Singh – Sharib & Toshi – Turaz & Azeem Shirazi
- Full Jhol – Mika Singh, Akasa Singh – Mika Singh – Raj Hans
- Bol Bugger Bol – Remo Fernandes – Remo Fernandes – Abhijeet Deshpande
- Jackpot Jeetna – Sunidhi Chauhan – Gods Robots – Kaizad Gustad
- Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse (Remix) – Arijit Singh feat. Rishi Rich – Sharib & Toshi – Turaz & Azeem Shirazi
- Jackpot – Hamsika Iyer – Juno Reactor – Kaizad Gustad
- Eggjactly – Jaaved Jaaferi – Rahul Bhatt – Jaaved Jaaferi
- Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse (Female) – Shreya Ghoshal – Sharib & Toshi – Turaz & Azeem Shirazi
- Now You See, Now You Don't – Ramya Iyer – Itek Bhutani – Kaizad Gustad & Ramya Iyer
- Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse (Remix) – Arijit Singh feat. Maxi Priest – Sharib & Toshi – Turaz & Azeem Shirazi
Marketing
Censor Board axed the rap song 'Eggjactly' from the film as it was a bit vulgar, though the video of the song was released online.[8] The premiere of Jackpot was held at PVR Cinemas in Juhu, Mumbai, on 12 December 2013 to which Shahrukh Khan, Urvashi Sharma and other celebrities came.[9][10][11] Sunny Leone promoted the film in various cities like Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Bangalore (Inorbit Mall).[12] Sunny Leone and Sachin also promoted the film on the shows Bigg Boss 7 and Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali.[13][14][15]
