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Jism (Thriller Movie ,2002)  Starring
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Synopsis
Jism is the story of a woman who uses her beauty and body to seduce a young man and later manipulate him into killing her aged
husband.
Kabir Lal (John Abraham) is a restless fellow. A reckless and alcoholic lawyer, Kabir has a streak for self-destruction.
His world is turned topsy-turvy after a chance encounter with Sonia Khanna (Bipasha Basu). Sonia is a young, sensuous and dangerously
ambitious wife of a middle-aged industrialist Rohit Khanna (Gulshan Grover).
Sonia reforms Kabir, plays with his emotions and titillates him. Kabir, in his turn, is madly drawn towards her. The sexual chemistry
between the two intensifies until the duo decide that they cannot live separately and thereby decide to ‘bump off’ Sonia’s millionaire
husband.
The plan is successfully executed. But things get murky when they were supposed to be clearer. Reason? Sonia begins to display her
darker shades and it doesn’t take long for Kabir to realize that he has been used as a pawn in her hands.
Review
Jism: The Dark Side of Desire is a daring attempt by actress-turned-producer Pooja Bhatt and her father Mahesh Bhatt (who has
written the film’s script) to defy the Bollywood stereotypes and give something new to movie buffs tired of watching the same clichéd
stories on celluloid.
The film, loosely based on 1944 Hollywood classic ‘Double Indemnity’, marks the directorial debut of Amit Saxena.
One highlight of the movie is its gripping plot that moves in a singular direction without straying off into unnecessary sub-plot and
‘eye-catching’ sequences forced to lend an extra zing to the story.
Another strong point of the movie is the way in which Bipasha’s character is developed. Throughout the movie she is shown as an
ambitious but vulnerable girl who is married to a man she doesn’t love. But her volte-face in the second half when her true face and
character is revealed is likely to stun the viewers.
Kudos to Bipasha for playing a role that any other Bollywood actress might have thought twice before accepting. John Abraham, on the
other hand, just about manages to play his character with ease.
Jism is a thriller with a realistic narrative that is void of typical kitschy songs and sub-plots. But the movie is less likely
to appeal to masses than select audience who dig Bipasha’s oomph and a novel storyline to boot.