Jaane Hoga Kya
A 2006 Indian sci-fi film about cloning and revenge.
Jaane Hoga Kya (meaning "Wonder What'll Happen") is a 2006 Hindi-language science fiction film from India. Directed by Glen Barretto and Ankush Mohla, the movie features Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev, Paresh Rawal, Tinnu Anand, and Preeti Jhangiani. Production kicked off in 2003, and the film hit Indian theaters on 25 August 2006. It did not do well commercially.
The story follows Siddharth (Shivdasani), a scientist researching human cloning. Two years prior, his friend and colleague Sanjay died during a botched experiment. Siddharth remains committed to the project, but his boss Dr. Krishnan (Rawal) and police officer Rathore (Dev) warn him against it at a presentation. Siddharth’s girlfriend, Aditi Chopra (Basu), stands by him, and her father (Anand) agrees to fund the work. Around this time, an anonymous caller—later revealed to be Rathore—offers help, but Siddharth declines.
With Mr. Chopra’s money, Siddharth takes leave and sets up a secret lab in an abandoned factory. His home gets searched, and bikers chase him, forcing him to hide in the lab. Police begin tailing Aditi to track him down. His early cloning attempts on rats fail repeatedly, causing him great distress. Eventually, he succeeds in cloning a rat, though the creature turns aggressive. When he tries to tell Aditi near a lake, police close in, and he jumps off a cliff. His body is never found.
Siddharth survives and starts cloning himself. His clone—darker-skinned and more violent—emerges, but Siddharth thinks the attempt failed. The clone attacks a woman at a nightclub and pins the crime on Siddharth. Arrested, Siddharth cannot prove the clone exists, and the police dismiss his story. The clone then seduces Aditi (Jhangiani), Dr. Krishnan’s daughter, to access the cloning research. Posing as Siddharth, he kills Dr. Krishnan and steals documents. Aditi later reveals she is pregnant with the clone’s child. The clone visits Siddharth in prison and declares he will take over his life.
Siddharth tries to lead police to his lab, but the equipment is gone. Aditi, secretly working with the clone and monitoring the lab via CCTV, convinces Siddharth to plead insanity for Dr. Krishnan’s murder. He is institutionalized. Officer Rathore grows suspicious, uncovers the truth, and begins helping Siddharth. In a final forest confrontation, Aditi admits she blamed Siddharth for her bro
- Release year
- 2006
- Language
- Hindi
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Directors
- Glen Barretto, Ankush Mohla
- Lead actors
- Aftab Shivdasani, Bipasha Basu
- Box office
- Commercial failure
Lore & Background
The film follows Siddharth, a scientist working on human cloning at a research facility. Two years earlier, his friend and colleague Sanjay died during a failed experiment. Despite the tragedy, Siddharth continues to believe in the project’s potential. His boss, Dr Krishnan, and police officer Rathore discourage him, but his girlfriend Aditi’s father agrees to fund the project. Siddharth sets up a secret lab in an abandoned factory and eventually clones a rat, though it shows aggressive tendencies. When police pursue him, he leaps off a cliff and is presumed dead, but survives and works on cloning himself. His clone—darker-skinned and more violent—emerges and frames Siddharth for crimes, including assault and murder. The clone seduces his boss's daughter, kills Dr Krishnan, and declares he intends to take over Siddharth's life. Aditi, secretly working with the clone, helps frame Siddharth but later aids Officer Rathore in a final confrontation.
Reader's Guide
Jaane Hoga Kya is notable as a rare Indian science fiction film from the mid-2000s that directly tackles human cloning and its ethical dilemmas. The film's plot, involving a scientist who creates a violent duplicate of himself, explores themes of identity, revenge, and the unintended consequences of scientific ambition. Despite its ambitious premise, the film was a commercial failure and received a poor critical reception. Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave it 1 star out of 5, noting that while the directors were technically proficient and the cinematography first-rate, the content did not match the visuals. The film's legacy lies in its attempt to bring a Hollywood-style cloning thriller to Bollywood, featuring a dual role by Aftab Shivdasani and a soundtrack that was considered forgettable. It remains a curiosity for fans of Indian genre cinema, illustrating the challenges of blending science fiction with mainstream Bollywood conventions.
Did You Know?
- The film began production in 2003 and was released on 1 September 2006.
- Aftab Shivdasani played a dual role as Siddharth and his evil clone, Mannu Dada.
- The film was a commercial failure.
- Taran Adarsh of IndiaFM gave the film 1 star out of 5, praising the cinematography but criticizing the content.
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