Jaana Pehchana

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| director = Sachin Pilgaonkar

| producer = {{ubl|Ajit Kumar Barjatya|Kamal Kumar Barjatya|Rajkumar Barjatya}}

| writer = Neelam Jha (dialogues)

| screenplay = Sachin Pilgaonkar

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| starring = {{ubl|Sachin Pilgaonkar|Ranjeeta Kaur}}

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| music = Ravindra Jain

| cinematography = Rahul Jadhav

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| studio = Rajshri Productions

| distributor = Rajshri Productions

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Jaana Pehchana (English: Well-known), is a 2011 Indian film directed by Sachin Pilgaonkar and produced by Rajshri Productions. The film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ranjeeta in leads. It is a sequel to the 1978 film Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se. The lyrics and music are by Ravindra Jain.{{cite news |author= |date=10 August 2011 |title=Sachin, Ranjeeta re-unite in the sequel of ‘Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se’ |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/sachin-ranjeeta-reunite-in-the-sequel-of-ankhiyon-ke-jharokhon-se/ |work=The Indian Express |location=Mumbai |access-date=22 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610122842/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/sachin-ranjeeta-reunite-in-the-sequel-of-ankhiyon-ke-jharokhon-se/ |archive-date=10 June 2016}}

Plot

Arun lives a wealthy, yet depressed lifestyle due to death of his love Lily.{{efn|As established in Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978)}} After 33 years, Arun is now running a cancer hospital in Lily's name. Things turn upside down when Arun meets Lily's lookalike Asha. After observing Arun's loneliness, she decides to write Arun's biography and wants to get published. Arun starts falling in love with Asha after the narration of his story. But Arun was not ready to marry Asha as he didn't wanted anyone in his life except Lily. But one night Arun wakes up from his sleep and sees Lily's soul in front of him, who then convinces Arun to marry Asha. The next day, Asha's book, which she wrote on Arun's life was published with the name "Ankhiyon ke Jharoko se". There Arun proposes Asha for marriage which she accepts happily. The film ends with Arun and Asha walking together and lived a happy life thereafter.

Cast

Sachin Pilgaonkar as Arun Prakash Mathur
Ranjeeta Kaur as Asha/Lily Fernandes
Jr. Mehmood

Critical reception

The film gained mostly negative reviews. Gaurav Malani from Times of India stated that the film has most scenes from the prequel and nothing more than in sequel.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jaana-Pehchana-Movie-Review/articleshow/9992902.cms |title=Jaana Pehchana: Movie Review |last=Malani |first=Gaurav |date=15 September 2011 |website=The Times of India |publisher=The Times Group |access-date=22 May 2023|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914073934/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Jaana-Pehchana-Movie-Review/articleshow/9992902.cms |archive-date=14 September 2018}}

Preeti Arora from Rediff, rated the film 2 out of 5, stated that film is new, but the content is old.{{cite web |url=http://rediff.com/movies/report/review-jaana-pehchana-is-outdated/20110916.htm|title=Review: Jaana Pehchana is outdated |last=Arora |first=Preeti |date=16 September 2011 |website=Rediff.com |access-date=22 May 2023|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309153648/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-jaana-pehchana-is-outdated/20110916.htm |archive-date=9 March 2022}} {{Rating|2|5}}

Mayank Shekhar of Hindustan Times gave the film 1 star out of 5, stating that film has unusual content.{{cite web |url=http://rediff.com/movies/report/review-jaana-pehchana-is-outdated/20110916.htm|title=Mayank Shekhar's review: Jaana Pehchana |last=Shekhar |first=Mayank |date=16 September 2011 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928044836/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/Mayank-Shekhar-s-review-Jaana-Pehchana/Article1-746550.aspx |archive-date=28 September 2011}} {{Rating|1|5}} Komal Nahta gave the film 1 star out of 5, writing "On the whole, Jaana Pehchana is a well-made and well-enacted film but its commercial prospects seem bleak. Since the film has opened in just one cinema in the whole of India, lack of promotion will also prove to be a deterrent because mouth publicity would have to be super-strong for the film to make its mark at the box-office."{{cite web |url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/jaana-pehchana-review/|title=Jaana Pehchana Review |last=Nahta |first=Komal |author-link=Komal Nahta |date=16 September 2011 |website=Koimoi |access-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121052106/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/jaana-pehchana-review/ |archive-date=21 January 2022}} {{Rating|1|5}}