Jism - Just the beginning of my John filmfest!

Warning - this review may contain too many screen caps for you. Many images of the hot, sexy, to-die-for John Abraham are on this post. Please view with caution in case you may faint.



Many people say Jism is Bipasha's film, but I disagree. It's John's film all the way. The teary, love-struck, alcoholic, restless amateur lawyer that John played is one of my favorites of his. Although I did say I enjoyed Saaya more than Jism, John's emotional breakdown in Jism won my heart.



Jism is said to be a remake of the Hollywood movie, Double Indemnity. Both plots are very similar, but overall, the way both films execute them and are made towards different audiences. If that's the case then Hollywood has re-made Double Indemnity as Body Heat too. I don't mind remakes as long as they are done well to suit whatever audience. Very ironic considering that Jism has been dubbed in English as Body, which is actually the literal meaning. At my local movie rental, I was able to find both Jism and Body.



The life of Kabir Lal (John Abraham) takes a complete turn when he meets the beautiful, seductive, sexy Sonia (Bipasha Basu). Even though she is married, Kabir knows she is unhappy with her marriage and pursues her. Falling in love with Sonia even more, he never realized that he desperately wants to be with her. Suddenly without realizing the consequences, he starts to be careless and not caring about his actions. He slowly starts to self-destruct.



Why is Sonia so lonely and sad? She is a young, hot, sexy woman married to an older, rich guy.

Bipasha Basu has been given seniority over John in the film. Her name appears in the credits first before anyone else.



Jism definitely shaped up Bipasha's image as the le femme fatale. Her character definitely portrayed more power than the girl-next-door. Sadly, her voice is dubbed in the film. Like most Bhatt films at the starting point of their lives, their voices are dubbed. Watching the film again, I dislike the voice used for her cause I prefer her husky voice. Plus all that unnecessary breathing from her character Sonia was overwhelming at times.



Although he is a lawyer, Kabir is careless alcholic who doesn't care much about his life. Until the day he sees Sonia, he obsessly starts to fall in love with her. Not even caring if she's married. But he doesn't care since he knows she is not happy with her marriage. He constantly pursues her not realizing he is letting himself go.



Jism is John's debut film. Even though Aetbaar, also with his beau Bipasha, was suppose to be his debut film, it got delayed.



If you think John didn't have much clothes in Dostana, then you haven't seen Jism yet. To me, Jism is one of John's films portraying his acting. When I first saw this film, I didn't drool for John, I was so invested in his character that I fell for him. I just wanted to go to him and hug him. Tell him that what's going on. His facial expressions, the look on his eyes, his crying melt my heart. His earlier films, to me, showed more of his acting skills than his recent films. In my opinion, ever since Dhoom, since it's a commercial hit and a big banner production, John is choosing his films differently.



Rohit Khanna is the older, rich husband of Sonia. He constantly is too busy away from his wife on business.



Although mostly seen in supporting roles or as a villian, Gulshan Grover is a good actor!



Siddharth, a police officer, is one of Kabir's best friends. He only wants the best for Kabir, but he hates to see Kabir self-destructing his life.



Vishal, a lawyer, is Kabir's other best friend. The three of them hang out. He wants Kabir to admit what is going on with Kabir's life.



How great is it for me to see Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey in Jism! When I first saw this film back when it released in 2003, I had no idea who they were. Of course, I know who they are now! They are both underrated actors! Love them!



Soundtrack is one of my favorites. As I mentioned before and I'll mention it again, the Bhatt's have amazing music on their films soundtracks!!!! Not all the songs on soundtrack was in film. The beautiful, probably the best song out of the album, "Mere Khwabon Ka" was left out of the film.

Song #1 - "Awarapan Banjarpan"
Kabir loves to drink and doesn't care about anything. He roams around and suddenly sees the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.













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Song #2 - "Chalo Tumko Lekar Chale"
Kabir is obsess with Sonia and sees her everywhere.



















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Song #3 - "Jadu Hai Nasha"
Kabir and Sonia are in love









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Song #4 - "Shikayat Hai"
Reality check for Kabir. He actually sees Sonia with her husband, Rohit.













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Jism was filmed in the beautiful Pondichery. When I saw the scene below, I didn't know it was the city. One of my friends told me that it is a city south of India. I read it on Wiki and it is spelled differently but is interesting.



Movie starts off with the badly, wounded Kabir. He, then, takes a look at his life.





Loving the scenes with Kabir and his two friends Siddharth and Vishal.







Although this film is known to be a remake, Double Indemnity and Body Heat, the following is actually from a different movie, 9 1/2 Weeks. This ice scene is frame-by-frame except it is not as graphic as the Hollywood version.









I loooove my number one reel/real jodi, JoBi (John-Bips)

As I mentioned in the Saaya review, I love his crying emotional scenes. It breaks my heart to see him cry. Puts me to tears every time!

In case you didn't know, I'm just a Hmong Chick who loves John Abraham. Of course, his six-pack abs got me melted as well.







I know. I know. This may be too many screen caps to handle but I actually cut it down a lot!