[3] Yahaan was also screened at the 7th Ocean's Cinefan Film Festival where it was awarded with the Special Jury Prize.

[4] Kashmir is in turmoil because of terrorists trying to take over the land and the Indian army trying to find and eliminate them.

She goes to the chief minister, who agrees to help her but on the condition that she deny any relationship with Aman in public, as it can affect the reputation of the army.

Instead, on the advice of her mute sister, she writes a letter to the prime minister, telling him her story and seeking help for Aman.

As fate would have it, she is called by a TV channel for a live interview and to tell her story to the world.

They advise Shakeel to put an end to it all: He takes over a mosque, holding people hostage in exchange for their leader and Adaa's silence.

[8] Aakash Gandhi of Planet Bollywood praised the soundtrack and gave it a rating of 8.5 out of 10 in his music review.

However, due to heavy rains in Mumbai on 26 July 2005, both the movies performed poorly at box office.

[citation needed] Anupama Chopra of India Today praised the acting performance of Jimmy Shergill and the direction of Shoojit Sircar but criticized the slow pacing of the film and its climax which she felt was unconvincing.

[13] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised the performances of Jimmy Shergill and debutant Minissha Lamba but felt that the film suffers from a weak screenplay and slow pacing.