Jai Ho was released on 24 January 2014, during the Republic Day weekend, and received mixed reviews from critics.

[5][6] Jai Agnihotri, a short-tempered INA Major, gets suspended after he ignores orders from his superiors by rescuing a group of children from terrorists.

One day, Jai is unable to help Suman, a physically disabled girl, take an examination, while her brother is stuck in a traffic jam.

On one occasion for one of his daily good deeds, Jai loses his temper and beats a rich man as he had injured a child beggar.

Meanwhile, CM Ashok Pradhan learns about Jai's help-three-people concept after his own life is saved by a schoolgirl.

In late 2012, Sohail Khan announced he planned to remake the Telugu film Stalin starring Chiranjeevi Konidela and Trisha Krishna.

[7][8] Khan originally titled the remake Mental, but by the time the film was released, it had been re-titled Jai Ho.

Sajid, Irfan Kamal, Danish Sabri, Sameer Anjaan, Kausar Munir, Shabbir Ahmed, Armaan Malik, and Devi Sri Prasad wrote the lyrics for all the songs in the album.

[16]India Today gave Jai Ho a 3 out of 5 and commented that it was a rip off of Ek Tha Tiger with mindless action.

[18] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, Khan, Bollywood's real-life answer to Derek Zoolander, does his thing like only he can.

Sitting in a single-screen theatre, the air was filled with shrill, thrilled whistles as soon as the censor certificate hit the screen.

"[19] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave 2 stars out of 5, commenting "To be honest, very little stays with you when you leave the cinema, aside from the unpleasant aftertaste that comes from being shamelessly manipulated.

"[20] Taran Adarsh gave it 4.5 stars out of 5 and called it a "noble, well-intentioned message narrated in an entertaining format".

[27] DNA Films reported that Khan had requested that ticket prices be kept at the minimum so that people could afford to see the movie because of its message.

[28] The website Boxofficeindia.com said that Jai Ho opened well at single screens like Jodhpur, Lucknow, Indore, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and CI, with an occupancy of 80–100%, 25–30% better than Dhoom 3 and Chennai Express, and moderately well (50%) at multiplexes of Delhi, Punjab, Bangalore and Kolkata.

Box Office India estimated it grossed slightly less at $3.45 million and called it "decent business".