JD (Hindi: जेडी) is an Indian Hindi-language legal drama film written, directed by Shailendra Pandey and produced by Anju Pandey & Shailendra Pandey.[1] The film is based on the life of an Indian journalist.[2][3] The news portal "First Post" compared the story to Tarun Tejpal, editor-in-chief, involved in a Tehelka Magazine sexual assault case.[2] The film was released on 22 September 2017.[4][5][6] Film JD is available on Prime Video,[7] Jio Cinema[8] and Airtel Xstream.[9]

JD
JD
जेडी
Directed byShailendra Pandey
Screenplay byKumar Vijay, Shailendra Pandey
Story byShailendra Pandey
Produced byShailendra Pandey, Anju Pandey
StarringLalit Bisht
Vedita Pratap Singh
Govind Namdev
Aman Verma
CinematographyKapil Gautam, Rajesh Mishra, Manish Pandit
Edited byR. Ghadi
Music byJaan Nissar Lone, Ganesh Pandey; score: Monty Sharma
Production
company
Shailendra Pandey Films
Distributed byShailendra Pandey Films
Release date
  • 22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)
Running time
127.45 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Real life people

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Several actors in the film play roles that mimic their real-life jobs, including:

  • Retired Justice PD Kode (playing a judge)[10][11]
  • Politician Amar Singh (playing a politician)[12][13][14][15]
  • Rameshwar Gite (playing an advocate)[16]
  • Santosh Singh (playing businessman)[17][18]
  • Tanu Sharma (playing a TV anchor)
  • Sharat Pradhan, Ratanmani Lal, Sunanda Dikshit, and Subhash Sirke (playing editors)
  • Ruhani (playing an air hostess)[19]

The film includes a song in which real Nautanki dancers, musicians, and singers from Kanpur perform.[20]

Cast

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Soundtrack

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There are six songs in the film. The lyrics were written by Kumar Vijay and Sahil Fatehpuri. Sandip Soparrkar choreographed two songs.The music was composed by Ganesh Pandey and Jaan Nissar Lone, and was released by Zee Music Company.

JD
Soundtrack album by
Ganesh Pandey
Jaan Nissar Lone
Released7 Sep 2017
Recorded2017
GenreSoundtrack
Length25:56
LabelZee Music Company
ProducerShailendra Pandey
Anju Pandey
Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Naya Safar Aur Nai Kahani"Kumar VijayGanesh PandeyRaja Hasan3:06
2."Sawan Ban Aay Gayo Badra"Kumar VijayGanesh PandeyAltamash Faridi, Desh Gaurav, Pratiksha Vashishth3:56
3."Whiskey Soda"Sahil FatehpuriJaan Nisar LoneRani Hazarika, Seher Pandit4:21
4."Kamariya Pe Lattu"Kumar VijayGanesh PandeyMamta Sharma,4:18
5."Mit Gaya Aashiyan"Kumar VijayGanesh PandeyAvid Jamal5:16
6."Utar Bichhoo Jhanjhro"TraditionalFolkPoonam, Munni4:59
Total length:25:56

Accolades

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Award Ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.(s)
10th Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Lyricist of The Year Kumar Vijay - "Sawan Ban Aay Gayo Badra" Nominated [28]

References

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  1. ^ "Shailendra Pandey Films – Production House". spfilms.co.in. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Tarun Tejpal not the inspiration: Director of film about journalist accused of sexual assault - Firstpost". 16 June 2016.
  3. ^ Reporter, B4M. "पत्रकार से निर्देशक बने शैलेंद्र पांडेय की पत्रकारिता पर आधारित फिल्म JD पांच अगस्त को रिलीज होगी, देखें कुछ दृश्य".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "फोटो जर्नलिस्ट से फिल्मकार बने शैलेंद्र पांडे दिखाएंगे मीडिया की ब्रेकिंग न्यूज". samachar4media.com.
  5. ^ "JD का पोस्टर हुआ रिलीज, ईमानदार नेता की भूमिका में होंगे अमर सिंह, मुंबई धमाकों के जज रहे पीडी कोडे करेंगे फिल्म डेब्यू". Jansatta. 12 July 2017.
  6. ^ Joshi, Kartik (12 July 2017). "Vedita Pratap Singh and Lalit Bist staring [sic] Film JD set for release on 22nd September".
  7. ^ "Prime Video: JD".
  8. ^ "JD (2017) Movie: Watch Full Movie Online on JioCinema".
  9. ^ "Watch JD Movie Online - Stream Full HD Movies on Airtel Xstream".
  10. ^ "Retired judge now in a Bollywood potboiler". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Judgment day". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Politician Amar Singh in new role". Live India. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Politician Amar Singh all geared up for his acting debut". 9 October 2015.
  14. ^ "फिल्म 'जेडी' में नज़र आएंगे अमर सिंह - Mayapuri". 6 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Absolute India". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Retired Justice P.D Kode recently shot for movie J.D – Scoop News Jammu Kashmir". scoopnews.in. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Politician Amar Singh makes acting debut in 'JD'". Deccan Chronicle. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Lights, camera, action: Politician Amar Singh shoots for upcoming film 'JD'". Firstpost. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Politician Amar Singh to act in a film". mid-day. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Director Shailendra Pandey hires real Nautanki players for his upcoming movie JD – Get Movie Info Portal – Latest Bollywood News, Movie trailers, Gossips Hollywood, Bollywood Actress, Actors, Bollywood". Get Movie Info Portal – Latest Bollywood News, Movie trailers, Gossips Hollywood, Bollywood Actress, Actors, Bollywood. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Actress Vedita Pratap Singh to play a journalist in 'JD'". mid-day. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Govind Namdev, Jesse Randhawa, Lalit Bisht feature in film on life of journalists 'JD'". The American Bazaar. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Jesse Randhawa, Shailendra Pandey, Lalit Bisht and Govind Namdev at JD Film Muhurat - Magz Mumbai".
  24. ^ "Amar Singh dubs his dialogues for Bollywood film "JD" cinemanews :: pressnote.in".
  25. ^ "PIX: JD gets an item number". Rediff. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  26. ^ "B-Town calling".
  27. ^ "Photogallery - Malayalam Samayam".
  28. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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