JugJugg Jeeyo is a story set in the heart of Patiala and much like the city, it’s full of love and laughter, colour and drama. It’s about family and its values, unresolved yearnings, and unexpected reconciliations.
Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Neetu Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Prajakta Koli, and Manish Paul are the main cast of the movie and the movie is directed by Raj Mehta and produced Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, and Hiroo Johar.
Where this film soars is in the comedy, which really does land in places – spearheaded by Anil Kapoor who is just such a legendary actor with a pretty phenomenal list of credits. Unfortunately, the script could do with editing (as well as the jarring camera work, especially in the “hit” songs), and for example using the “effeminate” (supposedly queer) character to ridicule them for their sexuality is such a tired trope, which I felt was a let down to the otherwise-perfectly fine film. The drama, in parts, was suitably forced but overall the film was a fun entertaining watch – and the second half for me was much better.
It’s a light-hearted watch – one for the family, with silly jokes and a basic humour – whose short run time is in this case advantageous, and which means you can go home and not have to spend a full three hours away!
3/5 Stars
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