276:. Constantly haunted by the fantasy of a woman called Jaya from Paris, he meets Zehra, a poet and a dancer on the banks of the River Ganges. Zehra brings back the memory of Jaya and Nishant loses himself in her. Love takes over and he wants Zehra to be a part of his journey. While they are enjoying their journey, Nishant receives a telegram. And Zehra soon discovers how Nishant's fantasy could lead to a series of surprises....
259:
in New Delhi in
January 1996, and it was later released in other cities in 1997. Its releases in India and Europe got it critical and commercial success. This was also the debut for its lead actress Smriti Mishra.
254:
Showcased at several film festivals across the world, it was first screened at the
Montreal International Film Festival in the official competition category. Its first screening in India was at the 27th
224:
369:
456:
521:
496:
491:
347:
526:
516:
481:
256:
486:
511:
297:
190:
37:
428:
390:
501:
451:
333:
220:
377:
8:
506:
476:
405:
231:
Delhi 2021, the film has been shot on locations across
Northern India, including Gomukh,
393:
373:
228:
461:
446:
422:
351:
330:"The River Goddess: Stunning Smriti Mishra's debut film 'Jaya Ganga' opens in India"
329:
355:
268:
Nishant, a young Indian writer from Paris undertakes a journey along the river
470:
288:
216:
212:
197:
108:
80:
303:
440:
273:
236:
189:) is a feature film made by writer, filmmaker and screenplay writer
232:
248:
240:
269:
244:
173:
462:Jaya Ganga, Stockholm International Film Festival
468:
205:Jaya Ganga, In Search Of the River Goddess
57:Jaya Ganga, In Search Of the River Goddess
469:
257:International Film Festival of India
203:Based on Vijay Singh's first novel
13:
209:Jaya Ganga, le Gange et son double
14:
538:
434:
272:, right from its source in the
176:with English / French subtitles
399:
384:
362:
348:"Jaya Ganga premieres on STAR"
340:
322:
1:
457:Article in The New York Times
310:
196:The film stars Asil Rais and
522:1996 directorial debut films
497:Films based on Indian novels
492:Films based on French novels
7:
527:Indian romantic drama films
517:Films shot in Uttar Pradesh
482:French romantic drama films
10:
543:
487:1990s Hindi-language films
370:"Movie review: Jaya Ganga"
134:25 November 1998
512:Films shot in Uttarakhand
169:
159:
149:
114:
104:
96:
88:
74:
64:
51:
43:
33:
28:
23:
427:Jaya Ganga, film music,
279:
263:
421:Jaya Ganga, the book,
380:on 18 September 2012.
239:, Haridwar, Chunar,
187:Jaya, fille du Gange
29:Jaya, Fille du Gange
358:on 11 October 2009.
285:Asil Rais - Nishant
215:Delhi/London 1985.
502:Films set in India
423:exoticindiaart.com
394:Harvard University
294:Paula Klein - Jaya
229:Rajkamal Prakashan
219:Delhi 2005, 2021.
336:. 8 January 1997.
180:
179:
123:January 1997
534:
409:
403:
397:
388:
382:
381:
376:. Archived from
366:
360:
359:
354:. Archived from
344:
338:
337:
326:
141:
139:
130:
128:
70:Silhouette Films
21:
20:
18:1997 Indian film
542:
541:
537:
536:
535:
533:
532:
531:
467:
466:
437:
413:
412:
404:
400:
389:
385:
368:
367:
363:
346:
345:
341:
328:
327:
323:
313:
282:
266:
164:
152:
145:
137:
135:
126:
124:
117:
83:
79:
69:
59:
19:
12:
11:
5:
540:
530:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
465:
464:
459:
454:
449:
436:
435:External links
433:
432:
431:
425:
418:
417:
411:
410:
398:
391:Festival films
383:
361:
339:
320:
319:
318:
317:
312:
309:
308:
307:
301:
295:
292:
286:
281:
278:
265:
262:
243:, and also in
225:Ginkgo éditeur
217:Rupa & Co.
178:
177:
171:
167:
166:
161:
157:
156:
153:
150:
147:
146:
144:
143:
132:
120:
118:
115:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
90:
89:Cinematography
86:
85:
76:
72:
71:
66:
62:
61:
60:by Vijay Singh
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
35:
31:
30:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
539:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
474:
472:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
444:
443:
439:
438:
430:
426:
424:
420:
419:
415:
414:
407:
402:
395:
392:
387:
379:
375:
371:
365:
357:
353:
349:
343:
335:
331:
325:
321:
315:
314:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
290:
289:Smriti Mishra
287:
284:
283:
277:
275:
271:
261:
258:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
201:
199:
198:Smriti Mishra
194:
192:
188:
184:
175:
172:
168:
162:
158:
154:
148:
142: (France)
133:
122:
121:
119:
116:Release dates
113:
110:
109:Vanraj Bhatia
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
82:
81:Smriti Mishra
77:
73:
67:
63:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
39:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
441:
416:Bibliography
401:
386:
378:the original
364:
356:the original
342:
324:
304:Anupam Shyam
267:
253:
227:Paris 2005,
223:Paris 1985;
208:
204:
202:
195:
186:
182:
181:
151:Running time
131: (India)
56:
15:
408:Cinema.com.
298:Vijay Singh
191:Vijay Singh
100:Renu Saluja
92:Piyush Shah
84:Paula Klein
68:Vijay Singh
65:Produced by
47:Vijay Singh
38:Vijay Singh
34:Directed by
507:1996 films
477:1997 films
471:Categories
442:Jaya Ganga
429:emusic.com
406:Jaya Ganga
311:References
251:, France.
200:as leads.
183:Jaya Ganga
138:1998-11-25
44:Written by
24:Jaya Ganga
306:- Bulldog
274:Himalayas
237:Rishikesh
185:(French:
160:Countries
97:Edited by
78:Asil Rais
55:his novel
374:Time Out
300:- Sanjay
233:Gangotri
207:(French:
170:Language
105:Music by
75:Starring
52:Based on
334:Outlook
291:- Zehra
249:Limours
241:Benares
213:Penguin
155:85 min.
136: (
127:1997-01
125: (
352:Screen
270:Ganges
221:Ramsay
165:France
316:Notes
245:Paris
174:Hindi
163:India
447:IMDb
280:Cast
264:Plot
247:and
452:BBC
445:at
473::
372:.
350:.
332:.
235:,
211:)
193:.
396:.
140:)
129:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.