"Love Story 2050 v/s JAANE TU YA JAANE NA " - The Fight Begins

Jaane Tu..Ya Jaane Na and Love Story 2050 will battle it out for the number one spot today.

Except for the length and the number of prints, both the films are at par. The length of Love Story is three hours while Jaane Tu... is two hours and 35 minutes. This will surely help Jaane Tu... in getting one or two extra shows at multiplexes.

Also, Love Story is releasing with approximately 1000 prints in India and Overseas and Jaane Tu... is releasing with approximately 450 prints in India and Overseas.

While Cinemax and Adlabs have decided to allot equal number of shows to both movies, PVR has opened advance bookings with one extra show for Jaane Tu..., due to its shorter length than Love Story .

It can also be noted that while Jaane Tu... is concentrating on its release in metros and big cities, Love Story is penetrating into smaller cities as well.

Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak play on screen parents of Imran Khan

You are always comfortable to act with people you know. No wonder why, Imran found it easy to act in Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. His best friend's (Imaad) parents Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak play his on screen parents.

For the first time in their career, Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah are coming together as husband and wife in the film, Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. Last time we saw them together was in the film, Mirch Masala in 1987 but they were not paired opposite each other.

Ratna Pathak Shah's role has been actually modeled on Nuzhat Khan, Imran's real life mother. The relationship that mother son share is more like friends like in his real life. Interestingly, Imaad and Imran have grown up together sharing birthday cakes and clothes and now they share their parents. Imaad too had recently made his debut in his father's directorial debut film, Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota.

Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah readily agreed to play Imran's parents in his debut film and extended their real life relationship to reel life especially for him.

Aamir too Busy to do a special appearance

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na... is special to Aamir Khan. It marks the debut of his nephew Imraan, na!

Anyway, Aamir had actually planned to do a special appearance in this film. He was to play a cop in the movie, but then got so busy that he just couldn’t get down to doing it.

And in his place came Murli Sharma. Accustomed to playing the bad guy in films, Murli will play a good cop in this one. But will Aamir find a way of being a part of the motion picture that’s so close to his heart? Koi jaane na!

Aamir Promotes "JAANE TU YA JAANE NA"

Aamir Khan has thought of an innovative teaser theatrical trailer to promote and launch his nephew Imran Khan. It is 2.5-minute trailer that actually takes tongue in check dig at all star launches and all the hoopla over well toned muscular bodies; including him as everyone is aware that he has the best body in town for his look in Ghajini.

It shows as a huge well-toned muscular guy with all trimmings of a theatrical launch, only to reveal the real Imran Khan who is a boy next door as his character in the film. Aamir Khan Production's third production, after Lagaan and Taare Zameen Par, Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na is the launch vehicle of Imran Khan, Aamir Khan's nephew. Nasirsahib, who is Imran Khan's grandfather, launched Aamir Khan in QSQT.

Aamir Khan has been taking very keen interest in smallest details of the promotion of the film. In fact, he is personally looking into the smallest details of the promotion even though he is completely entrenched in shooting for a crucial portion of Ghajini in Hyderabad.

"Jaane Tu… as a film has a very young idiom, the language and the tone of the film is very tongue in cheek. We wanted the teaser to reflect the same irreverence in attitude," says Abbas Tyerwala, the director of the film.

Mansoor Khan Makes A Comeback

Close to a decade after his name last flashed on the credits for a movie, Mansoor Khan is back in action.

The man who made his debut as a film maker with QAYAMAT SE QAYAMAT TAK and followed it up by JO JEETA WAHI SIKANDAR and AKELE HUM AKELE TUM last wielded the megaphone for JOSH (2000). Ever since then, Mansoor Khan has taken a sabbatical from film making even though each of his films met with either critical or commercial acclaim or both.

Now for the launch of his nephew Imraan Khan, he is making an exception and returning to film making. However, it is in the capacity of a producer rather than a director. The film is JAANE TU NA JAANE NA which is a co-production between Aamir Khan Productions and PVR Cinema and has Mansoor and Aamir working together with Bijli brothers of PVR to get the project together.

As per Aamir Khan, Mansoor Khan came on board after his personal request since he was busy with TAARE ZAMEEN PAR and wanted someone to be at the helm of affairs for handling day-to-day production activities in JAANE TU YA JAANE NA. However, when it comes directing a film, Mansoor Khan has still not penciled in a subject and currently there is an indefinite wait before the man comes behind the camera again.