Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008)

Interesting facts

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala and produced by Mansoor Khan and Aamir Khan under Aamir Khan Productions, with Ajay K. Bijli and Sanjeev K. Bijli of PVR Pictures acting as co-producers. The film stars Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza with Prateik Babbar, Manjari Fadnis and Ayaz Khan.

Production

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was first announced by producer Jhamu Sugandh, who later offered the script to Aamir Khan, after facing financial difficulties. Khan's production then announced the film in 2007. The film marks Abbas Tyrewala's directorial debut. He also worked as the writer and lyricist for the film. The title of the film is taken from a song of the same name from the 1973 Hindi film Aa Gale Lag Jaa.

Aamir Khan's nephew Imran Khan was cast as the lead, Jai, marking his acting debut. Genelia D'Souza was cast as the other lead, Aditi. It marks Genelia's comeback to Hindi films after a long hiatus.

Smita Patil and Raj Babbar's son Prateik Babbar was cast as Aditi's brother, Amit marking his acting debut too. Nirav Mehta, Alishka Varde, Karan Makhija and Sugandha Garg were cast as Jai and Aditi's friends. Manjari Fadnis was cast as Jai's girlfriend in her third Hindi film, while Ayaz Khan was cast as Aditi's fiancé. Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah were cast as Jai's parents.

The principal photography for the film commenced in 2007 and was primarily shot in Mumbai. The college scenes were shot at St. Xavier's College. Some major portions were filmed at Castella de Aguada, Bandra–Worli Sea Link and South Bombay. The film's song "Nazrein Milana Nazrein Churana" was entirely shot in Mahabaleshwar.

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