# Jackpot (2013 film)
**Jackpot** is a 2013 Hindi-language con thriller directed by Kaizad Gustad, starring [Naseeruddin Shah](https://www.edgepedia.org/naseeruddin-shah), Sunny Leone, and [Sachiin Joshi](https://www.edgepedia.org/sachiin-j-joshi), set on a casino boat in Goa where a group of schemers try to cheat one another out of a Rs. 50 million (Rs. 5 crore) jackpot[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) • [2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/). Produced by Raina Sachiin Joshi through Viiking Media & [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment), it was released on 13 December 2013 and was a critical and commercial failure[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) • [3](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/no-luck-for-jackpot-what-the-fish-at-box-office-220990-2013-12-15).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | 13 December 2013, Hindi, certified A[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) • [4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jackpot/cast/) |
| Director / writer | Kaizad Gustad (story with Amol Parashar)[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) |
| Principal cast | Naseeruddin Shah as Boss, Sunny Leone as Maya, Sachiin Joshi as Francis, Makarand Deshpande as Tukaram, Bharat Niwas as Anthony, Elvis Mascarenhas as Kirti[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) |
| Setting | Goa, on the Jackpot casino boat, during the monsoon[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kaizad-gustad-hits-the-jackpot/) |
| Central stake | A Rs. 50 million (Rs. 5 crore) casino jackpot won by unfair means, with the prize money to be robbed by an insider so insurance could be claimed[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/) |
| Box office | Budget Rs 270 million (Rs 27 crore); total nett gross Rs 4,37,50,000, classified a disaster[6](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=1936) |
| Runtime | 92 minutes per Box Office India and Times of India; 2 h 12 min per IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Digit Binge[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) • [7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3309662/) • [8](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/jackpot-11048.html) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Boss (Naseeruddin Shah) runs a large casino on a boat in Goa. He hatches a plot with Francis (Sachiin Joshi), Maya ([Sunny Leone](https://www.edgepedia.org/sunny-leone)), Anthony (Bharat Niwas), and Kirti (Elvis Mascarenhas) to win the Rs. 50 million (Rs. ...win the Rs 50 million (Rs 5 crore) jackpot at his casino through cheating, then arrange for an insider to steal the winnings so the insurance money could be collected[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/). Anthony wins the jackpot, and Francis flees with the briefcase of cash, only to find it empty; the blame game begins, with Boss accusing Francis of pocketing the money and Francis convinced Boss has cheated him[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/).
The scheme entangles a second con. Francis brokers a deal for Boss to buy a large plot of land and persuades him to pay a Rs. 50 million (Rs. 5 crore) bribe to the chief minister for permission, but the recipient turns out to be a look-alike of the chief minister[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/). Boss plants a hidden camera in Francis's house and taps his telephone calls; Anthony and Kirti are then found dead in quick succession under mysterious circumstances, and police constable Tukaram ([Makarand Deshpande](https://www.edgepedia.org/makarand-deshpande)) investigates[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/). In the climax Boss drills a hole in the boat casino to force Francis to reveal where the money is[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/).
## Production and style
**Gustad's return.** Jackpot marked writer-director Kaizad Gustad's return to commercial cinema roughly a decade after his 2003 film Boom; he had earlier made his name with Bombay Boys (1998) and directed the English-language Bombil & Beatrice, which was never released[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kaizad-gustad-hits-the-jackpot/) • [9](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/movie-review-jackpot-fully-busted-220795-2013-12-13). Naseeruddin Shah, whom Gustad had last directed in Bombay Boys, returned for the role of Boss[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kaizad-gustad-hits-the-jackpot/). Gustad described the film as a full crime thriller shot on a floating casino boat in the backwaters of Goa, in the style of 1920s and 1930s film noir, with everyone trying to con everyone else[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kaizad-gustad-hits-the-jackpot/).
**Structure.** The story moves forward and backward in time, told in 10 segments of 10 minutes spread over 10 days, which Gustad likened to a puzzle the audience has to piece together[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/jackpot-is-a-puzzle/articleshow/27240349.cms). It was shot extensively in Mumbai, Goa, and Thailand[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sachiin-joshi-sunny-leone-jackpot/articleshow/26417277.cms).
**Music.** The soundtrack drew on multiple composers, including Sharib Sabri and [Toshi Sabri](https://www.edgepedia.org/toshi-sabri), Mika Singh, Remo Fernandes, Rishi Rich, Juno Reactor, and Itek Bhutani[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jackpot/cast/). The song "Kabhi jo baadal barse", composed by Sharib-Toshi, was singled out by the trade reviewer Komal Nahta as a lovely song[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/).
## Reception
**Pre-release interest.** The trailer crossed 8.5 million online hits in under 10 days before release, which the production cited as outpacing contemporaries such as Boss, Grand Masti, and Shaadi Ke Side Effects[12](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sunny-leone-sizzles-naseeruddin-amazes-as-jackpot-trailer-crosses-8-5-million-hits/story-0jMfc18OL3sR7hehgRN3xL.html).
**Critical response.** Reviews were negative. The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5, crediting it with moving along quickly but finding little else to praise[13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/jackpot/movie-review/27297202.cms). Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated it 0.5 out of 5, writing that it should have been simple, fast, grimy fun but was instead "stretched-out lameness"[14](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-jackpot-is-stretchedout-lameness-2/). Komal Nahta in Film Information called the story and screenplay confusing, praised Artur Zurawski's cinematography and the first-half chase sequence, and predicted the film would bomb at the box office[2](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/). India Today's review described the film as slipping into irritating boredom and noted that Gustad's unconventional narrative style did not rescue a familiar plot[9](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/movie-review-jackpot-fully-busted-220795-2013-12-13).
**Box office.** The film opened very poorly, with a first day of Rs 9,600,000 on about 1,200 screens against a budget of Rs 270 million (Rs 27 crore)[6](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=1936). It collected Rs 29,200,000 in its first weekend and Rs 41,900,000 in its first week, for a total nett gross of Rs 43,750,000 in India; Box Office India classified it as a disaster[6](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=1936).
## Notes on the runtime
Sources disagree on the film's length. Box Office India and the Times of India list 92 minutes (1 h 32 min)[1](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936) • [13](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/jackpot/movie-review/27297202.cms), while IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Digit Binge list 2 hours 12 minutes[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3309662/) • [15](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackpot_2013) • [8](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/jackpot-11048.html). Both figures appear in current reference listings and have not been reconciled.
## References
1. [Jackpot cast and crew, Box Office India](https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=1936)
2. [JACKPOT review, 14 December 2013, Film Information (Komal Nahta)](https://filminformation.com/reviews/jackpot-review/)
3. [No luck for 'Jackpot', 'What The Fish' at box office, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/no-luck-for-jackpot-what-the-fish-at-box-office-220990-2013-12-15)
4. [Jackpot cast and crew, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jackpot/cast/)
5. [Kaizad Gustad hits the Jackpot, Bollywood Hungama (Subhash K. Jha, 25 June 2013)](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kaizad-gustad-hits-the-jackpot/)
6. [Jackpot box office, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie-story.php?movieid=1936)
7. [Jackpot (2013), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3309662/)
8. [Jackpot Movie (2013), Digit Binge](https://www.digit.in/digit-binge/movies/jackpot-11048.html)
9. [Movie Review: Jackpot fully busted, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/reviews/story/movie-review-jackpot-fully-busted-220795-2013-12-13)
10. [Jackpot is a puzzle to be pieced together, Times of India (13 December 2013)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/jackpot-is-a-puzzle/articleshow/27240349.cms)
11. [Sachiin Joshi, Sunny Leone in an interesting game, Times of India (27 November 2013)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sachiin-joshi-sunny-leone-jackpot/articleshow/26417277.cms)
12. [Sunny Leone sizzles, Naseeruddin amazes as Jackpot trailer crosses 8.5 million hits, Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sunny-leone-sizzles-naseeruddin-amazes-as-jackpot-trailer-crosses-8-5-million-hits/story-0jMfc18OL3sR7hehgRN3xL.html)
13. [Jackpot Movie Review {2/5}, Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/jackpot/movie-review/27297202.cms)
14. [Movie review: 'Jackpot' is stretched-out lameness, The Indian Express (Shubhra Gupta)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/movie-review-jackpot-is-stretchedout-lameness-2/)
15. [Jackpot (2013), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackpot_2013)
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