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Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Music: Vishal and Shekhar
Cast: Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Rinke Khanna, Shayan Munshi, Riya Sen
Produced by Rangita Pritish Nandy and directed by Sujoy Ghosh, the film is about the "beat" of our life, that is the love strings that hold all of us. Life is not full of thorns when you know how to walk on the long path. This is the conclusion we all arrive at when we watch Jhankaar Beats.
Jhankaar Beats is the story of three couples, each in a different stage of their personal relationship and public lives.
Deep (Sanjay Suri) is happily married to Shanti (Juhi Chawla) and has a small daughter Muskaan. Shanti is expecting yet again and is in her seventh month of pregnancy. To lend Shanti a helping hand, her mother is coming to stay with her, which is an internal battle to Deep.
 Deep's best friend, Rishi (Rahul Bose), is not having much luck in his marriage - he has just broken up with his wife Nicky (Rinke Khanna). Rishi's self-created personal image does not allow him to appear upset or disturbed over any issue. As a result Rishi is trapped in his own web and has no option but to go through his divorce.
Right now, Rishi is preparing himself to attend the first legal meeting with Nicky.
Deep and Rishi are advertising executives by the day and musicians by the night. For the past two years, they have been losing a music contest called 'Jhankaar Beats'. With time, winning has become an ego issue and this year both of them are determined to win.
This contest is only two months away and right now both of them need to practice hard for the contest and find a guitarist for their band.
Deep and Rishi have also been assigned a project for winning a prestigious product launch campaign. Their jobs are at stake if they lose the account.
 In their lives comes a management trainee from New York, Neel (Shayan Munshi), the son of Deep and Rishi's boss. He is assigned to work on the same project as Deep and Rishi. Neel is also a guitarist who is in love with Preeti (Riya Sen), but doesn't have the courage to tell her so. Right now, Neel is desperate for a plan to win Preeti's heart.
This is a story of how in the next two months Deep has to cope with his mother-in-law, Rishi has to sort out his divorce problems and Neel has to propose Preeti. All of them together have to win the campaign and the Jhankaar Beats contest but more importantly, the three men have to decide whether winning is everything in life.
Jhankaar Beats co-stars Shashikala, Vijayendra Ghatge, Archana Puransingh, Parmeet Sethi, Dinyar Contractor and Raja Vaid.
All the actors have shined in their respective roles, especially Juhi Chawla, who has given her heart and soul to her role, that of a pregnant woman. Sanjay Suri has done a brillant job while Rahul Bose is his usual chirpy self. Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen have a good screen presence.
Cinematography by Mazhar Kamran is impressive. Shaan graces Suno Na with his soft touchy voice. KK shines in Tu Aashiqui Hai, which is one of the better songs in the movie.
Jhankaar Beats is a musical comedy, which explores the precious moment of life when everyone has to decide on their next move and their priorities. It is a movie that everyone can watch and see their own lives reflect on the silver screen!
-- Divya Gowda
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