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Jagte Raho (जागते रहो)

Jagte Raho (जागते रहो, "Stay Awake") is a 1956 Hindi-Bengali satirical film directed by Amit Maitra and Sombhu Mitra, produced by and starring Raj Kapoor, written by K.A. Abbas, with music by Salil Chowdhury; it won the 1957 Karlovy Vary Crystal Globe Grand Prix.

Jaguar (2016 film)

Jaguar (ಜಾಗ್ವಾರ್), 2016 Kannada-Telugu bilingual action film, debut of Nikhil Gowda, directed by Mahadev, story by V Vijayendra Prasad, music by S Thaman, released 6 October 2016.

Jahangir National University

Jahangir National University (JNU: जहांगीर नेशनल यूनिवर्सिटी) is a 2024 Hindi drama by Vinay Sharma, produced by Pratimaa Datta for Mahakaal Movies, released 21 June 2024, depicting left-right student conflict at a JNU-like university; it flopped with ₹0.25 crore.

Jai (2025 film)

Jai (ಜೈ) is a 2025 Tulu-Kannada bilingual political drama directed by Roopesh Shetty, set in the fictional village of Simhabettu, released 14 November 2025, starring Suniel Shetty, and a box office flop.

Jai (actor)

Jai (ஜெய்), Jai Sampath, born 1985 in Chennai, is a Tamil film actor, son of composer Sampath and nephew of Deva. Known for Chennai 600028, Subramaniapuram, and Raja Rani; debuted as Vijay's brother in Bagavathi (2002); follows Islam since 2011.

Jai Akash

Jai Akash (జై ఆకాష్), stage name of Sathish Nageswaran, is an Indian actor of Sri Lankan Tamil origin from London, known for the Telugu hit Anandam (2001), Tamil films, directing credits, and the Tamil serial Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham.

Jai Bhim (ஜெய் பீம்) (film)

Jai Bhim (ஜெய் பீம்) is a 2021 Tamil courtroom drama directed by T. J. Gnanavel, starring and produced by Suriya, based on a real custodial-death case.

Jai Ganesh (film)

Jai Ganesh (ജയ് ഗണേഷ്) is a 2024 Malayalam mystery thriller written and directed by Ranjith Sankar, starring Unni Mukundan as a paraplegic designer who creates a comic superhero; released 11 April 2024, streamed on Manorama Max from 24 May 2024.

Jai Gangaajal (जय गंगाजल)

Jai Gangaajal (जय गंगाजल), also called Jai GangaaJal, is a 2016 Hindi crime drama by Prakash Jha, a sequel to Gangaajal, starring Priyanka Chopra as Bihar's first female SP of Bankipur; it flopped with ₹32.77 crore net.

Jai Ho (जय हो) (film)

Jai Ho (जय हो), 2014 Hindi action drama directed by Sohail Khan, starring Salman Khan as ex-army major Jai Agnihotri; a remake of Telugu film Stalin inspired by Pay It Forward, released 24 January 2014.

Jai Kanhaiyalall Ki (જય કનૈયાલાલ કી)

Jai Kanhaiyalall Ki (જય કનૈયાલાલ કી), also spelled Jai Kanhaiyalal Ki, is a 2026 Gujarati family crime drama directed by Dharmesh S. Mehta, starring Siddharth Randeria as a father who plans a heist after a bank scam, released 9 January 2026.

Jai Lava Kusa

Jai Lava Kusa (జై లవ కుశ) is a 2017 Telugu action drama directed by K. S. Ravindra (Bobby), produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under NTR Arts, starring Jr NTR in his first triple role as triplets Jai, Lava, and Kusa, with Raashi Khanna and Nivetha Thomas; it grossed Rs 103 crore worldwide in six days.

Jai Mummy Di

Jai Mummy Di (जय मम्मी दी) is a 2020 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Navjot Gulati, starring Sunny Singh, Sonnalli Seygall, Supriya Pathak, and Poonam Dhillon; a Luv Films–T-Series release that flopped with ₹2.51 crore India net.

Jai Simha (జై సింహ)

Jai Simha (జై సింహ) is a 2018 Telugu action drama directed by K. S. Ravikumar, Balakrishna's 102nd film, released 12 January 2018 with Nayanthara, Hariprriya, and Natasha Doshi; middling reviews.

Jailer (2023 Tamil film)

Jailer is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action comedy thriller directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, starring Rajinikanth as a retired prison warden taking revenge on an idol-smuggling mafia.

Jailer 2

Jailer 2 (2026 Tamil action comedy), Nelson Dilipkumar sequel to Jailer, Sun Pictures, Rajinikanth as Muthuvel Pandian, Anirudh music, released 15 October 2026, UA 16+, 165 min, 300 crore worldwide in 3 days.

Jailhouse Rock (film)

Jailhouse Rock (1957) is an MGM musical drama, Elvis Presley's third film, directed by Richard Thorpe, with Leiber and Stoller songs and the iconic title dance number; co-star Judy Tyler died just before release.

Jaime Bergman

Jaime Bergman (Jaime Ann Bergman, born 1975, Salt Lake City) is an American model and actress, January 1999 Playboy Playmate, 1999 St. Pauli Girl, and B.J. Cummings on FX's Son of the Beach; married to David Boreanaz since 2001.

Jait Re Jait (जैत रे जैत)

Jait Re Jait (जैत रे जैत) is a 1977 Marathi film directed by Jabbar Patel, starring Mohan Agashe and Smita Patil, based on G. N. Dandekar's novel.

Jake Gyllenhaal on screen and stage

Jake Gyllenhaal (born 1980) is an American actor, from City Slickers and Brokeback Mountain to Nightcrawler, with Broadway credits including Constellations, Sea Wall/A Life, and Othello.

Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson (Jake Mark Johnson), American actor from Evanston, Illinois; played Nick Miller on New Girl, voiced Peter B. Parker in the Spider-Verse films, directed Self Reliance, stars in The Dink.

Jake Lloyd

Jake Lloyd (born 1989), also Jake Broadbent, is an American former child actor who played young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) after roles in Jingle All the Way; he retired early, was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2008, and reported completing mental health treatment in 2026.

Jake Schreier

Jake Schreier, American director (born Oakland, CA; NYU Tisch; Waverly Films), directed Robot & Frank (2012), Paper Towns (2015), Beef, Thunderbolts (2025), and the MCU X-Men reboot.

Jalal Agha

Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian Hindi-film actor and director, son of comedian Agha; child actor in Mughal-e-Azam, famous as the banjo player in Sholay's "Mehbooba Mehbooba", and director of Goonj (1989).

Jalebi (जलेबी) (film)

Jalebi (जलेबी) is a 2018 Hindi romantic drama directed by Pushpdeep Bhardwaj, a remake of the Bengali film Praktan, starring Rhea Chakraborty, Varun Mitra, and Digangana Suryavanshi; released 12 October 2018 by Vishesh Films.

Jallikattu (2019 film)

Jallikattu is a 2019 Malayalam-language film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, adapted from S. Hareesh's short story Maoist, in which an escaped buffalo sends a Kerala village's men into a frenzied hunt; it was India's entry to the 93rd Oscars.

Jalsa (2008 film)

Jalsa (జల్సా) is a 2008 Telugu action comedy directed by Trivikram Srinivas, starring Pawan Kalyan as ex-Naxalite Sanjay Sahu with Ileana D'Cruz. It was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2008 and the first South Indian film with an official video game.

Jalsa (जलसा) (2022 film)

Jalsa (जलसा) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language drama thriller directed by Suresh Triveni, starring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah, released directly on Amazon Prime Video on 18 March 2022.

Jama (film)

Jama (ஜமா) is a 2024 Tamil drama about Therukoothu street artists, the debut film written, directed by, and starring Pari Elavazhagan, with music by Ilaiyaraaja, released 2 August 2024 and streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Jamaica Inn (1939 film)

Jamaica Inn (1939) is Alfred Hitchcock's last British film, an adventure adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel about Cornish wreckers, produced by Charles Laughton and Erich Pommer's Mayflower Pictures, a box-office hit despite poor reviews.