Jal (2014)

Hindi 2 hrs 8 mins Drama
Critics Score
42%
Total Reviews: 17
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Review Summary: JAL makes a rock-solid impact. It's poignant and powerful and I suggest...

Average Critic Rating: (2.26)
Cast: Purab Kohli , Tannishtha Chatterjee , Kirti Kulhari , Saidah Jules , Mukul Dev , Yashpal Sharma , Ravi Gosain , Rahul Singh , Gary Richardson , Habib Aazmi , Vicky Ahuja , Chandrabhan Singh , Savi Siddhu , Raju Barot , Ravi Khanwilkar , Siddharth Ray , Hansmukh Bhavsar , Rohit Pathak , Komal Sharma , Kusum Ahir , Nayan Rana , Elena Kazan
Director: Girish Malik
Release Date: 04 Apr 2014

Plot: Jal is a 2013 Hindi film which is set in the Rann of Kutch, India about an overconfident water diviner named Bakka, who tries to solve the drought problems in his village, but faces unforeseen circumstances when he tries to help a female ornithologist save flamingos. The film was premiered Read more

Jal - Top Reviews

Story: A housewife experiences paranormal activities in her new house. Are those occurrences a figment of her imagination or do they happen for real? Review: Ayesha (Swara Bhaskar) and Uday (Bhanu Uday) relocate to Jabalpur from Mumbai after Uday takes u
Full review on Times of India
Renuka Vyavahare, Times of India
Great visuals and premise desiccated by a pedantic pace
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Rachit Gupta, FilmFare
Plot is overcooked spilling over with too many threads
Full review on Indian Express
Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express
You could skip it!
Full review on Koi Moi
Mohar Basu, Koi Moi
JAL makes a rock-solid impact. It's poignant and powerful and I suggest...
Full review on Bollywood Hungama
Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama
In the rustic desertland of India emerges the story of Bakka and his village folk who're so caught up in their war for water that it dilutes all other emotions. Most of all - love!
Full review on Times of India
Madhureeta Mukherjee, Times of India

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After impressing us with his act in ‘Rock On’, Purab Kohli is back with his next film which is the Girish Malik directed ‘Jal’. The movie released in theatres today and so let’s see what it has in store for the thirsty viewers… Story:
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Neha Prashar Gupta, Bollywood 3
Plot: कहानी: न डरा सकी न रुला आयशा (स्वरा भास्कर) और उदय सक्सेना (भानु उदय) खुशहाल युगल है। दोनों मुंबई में रहते हैं। उदय एक प्राइवेट कंपनी में मैकेनिकल इंजीनियर है और वह अपनी वाइफ और एक चार साल के बेटे सनी के साथ खुशहाल जिंदगी बिता रहा है। एक दिन, जब
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Unknown, Bhaskar
The film has a very simple story about human emotions which really touch your heart. The film may seem a little slow at times but it has everything that an entertainer should- a love story, drama, suspense and emotions. ‘Jal’ sends out a message in a very
Full review on Bollywood Mixer
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It's a never-before experience. Tapestried and tempestuous, the tides of Girish Malik's narrative rise and swell like the frequent sandstorms in the desertscape that Sunita Radia's camera captures so evocatively in this saga of raging ragas.
Full review on MSN India
IANS Team, MSN India
Loved the way he evolved as an actor
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Tanaya Ramyani, BookMyShow
This is a well-intentioned film, with horror as its genre. But sadly, there is no link of sanity in its story-line for it to merit any sense of creativity. view more MACHHLI JAL KI RANI HAI videos Bhoot-preth and a baba who comes from family who i
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Martin D'Souza, Glam Sham
With ample stress on beautifying the film than weaving a good plot around it Jal ends up being an ambitious experiment that goes wrong.
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Mansha Rastogi, Now Running
Machhli Jal Ki Raani Hai at best is amateurish. Save your time, and money!
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MSN India
A pertinent issue, a simple story and excellent treatment makes Girish Malik's directorial debut Jal a gem of a film. There is no attempt to sound intellectual, yet the film touches your heart.
Full review on Bollywood.Com
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Jal takes its own time in unravelling and loses the plot pretty soon, says Paloma Sharma.Girish Malik's directorial debut surely has a good heart but it forgets that subtle difference between a PowerPoint presentation and a film, as it documents survival
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