Jagga Jasoos BO/Review Thread[Note pg 24] - Page 92

The real test starts from Monday and more good wom is gathering around JJ,

Originally posted by: BeEverVectorMan

The real test starts from Monday and more good wom is gathering around JJ,

hope it touches 250CR WW

Just came back from theatre. DAMN! It was jam-packed. I think JJ seems to be doing great in Calcutta.

Now coming to the movie. TBH I've never seen or experienced anything like this before ever since I started & understanding movies. Not saying this from a fan's perspective but as a cinema lover I suggest others (who's in dilemma whether to watch it or not) please do watch this movie, give it a try, obviously at the Cinema hall.

I was not just watching it, I was feeling it, it was a surreal experience. A masterpiece visual treat. I don't remember the last time I enjoyed a movie THIS much or got entertained. Such an engaging, beautiful and classy movie. People were laughing like hell throughout the movie until the film finished. Trust me, JJ doesn't have a single dull moment & you'll not feel bored even for a single moment. Basu has chosen a great subject & conveyed it marvellously. Direction was top notch and BG score was terrific. Pritam has done a fab job.

Performances -

Ranbir Kapoor is a legend of an actor. I've always said he has all the potentials to become THE all time great. With JJ he's reached to greater heights, he's definitely the ultimate benchmark for all the actors our there (of this gen). His performance was absolutely flawless. He's an absolute brilliance on-screen. His expressions, body language, emoting, crying, stammering scenes everything was exceptional. Soo soo soo effortless & natural. I just love watching him on-screen! He lives the role of Jagga, you'll feel like he's naturally has stammering problem not once it looks forced or OTT. He just keeps getting better & better with each passing movies. He's the pinnacle of talent. RK deserves more praise than anyone else, it was such a risky role (I really had doubt for this part), which could've gone so wrong & had anyone else played the role apart from RK, not only that actor would've ruined it, but also would've made a completely mockery/caricature/joke out of it. So, kudos to Ranbir for taking up such a risky character like Jagga and making it look believable & convincing and delivering a performance of a lifetime! Oh & forgot to mention how handsome and charming he looked in JJ. He IS JAGGA! <3

I was mainly worried because of Katrina, she could've brought down the movie with her performance or ruined it completely but oh boy never thought in my dreams that Basu could extract such a fine performance from her. I'm not praising her just for the sake of any ulterior motive, but her fans needn't to worry at all she was really good, played her part nicely, this is by far the BEST act of hers till date. We were ROFLing everytime she was on-screen, made an impact every time she appeared. Don't remember the last time she looked so gorgeous in a movie. RanKat chemistry was really cute. Didn't like them in Raajneeti but in JJ their chemistry was as good as was in APKGK, if not more. She was the surprise element of JJ.

Saswata Chatterjee is a brilliant actor, he was outstanding!. His scenes with the lil Jagga were heart-touching.

All the supporting cast Rajatava Dutta, Saurabh Shukla, The little Jagga everyone has done a fine job.


Ratings - 4.8/5

A must-watch masterpiece ❤️

I thought Ranbir was only here (NY) for the award show so I didn't pay too much attention... But if he is here for more than a couple of days, I may have to do some stalking!!! 😃 Please let me know if you have info on where he is staying or shooting...

Originally posted by: hazatay-rockks

i think people are loving her geeky avatar she looks adorable but there are sm who had different expectations altogether like a kamli, i remember in the hall sm guy said "isme kamli kaiku nahi hai" ??
a woman sitting beside my hubby replied ye dhoom 3 nahi hai re ghetle 🤣
PS: ghetle means fool/stupid in hyderabadi

Originally posted by: NadanParindey

I was not just watching it, I was feeling it, it was a surreal experience. A masterpiece visual treat.


Ratings - 4.8/5

A must-watch masterpiece ❤️

I watched the morning show today with my friend (who hates musicals bdw). I had already prepared her for what's coming so she kept her expectations to an all time low, just watching the movie to give me company. This will be a detailed review with spoilers in grey text.

*Edited typos.

Originally posted by: hotchic

Looks like I'm the only unfortunate one here from both fandoms, who has yet not watched it on big screen.

Originally posted by: pallavi25

My review for Jagga Jasoos:

JJ is truly a cinematic experience, its an explosion of the senses, of sights, sounds, experiences, emotions, memories, at the same time stimulating our brain with whodunit mysteries and a sinister international arms smuggling ring ruthlessly eliminating its enemies.

Its also appealing to our conscience, questioning our apathy at the senseless violence inflicted on innocents with the aid of illegal weapons and the collusion of powers that be with those nefarious enemies of mankind.

Anurag Basu and Ranbir have hit it out of the park with this 3 year long labor of love, this amalgamation of comic book adventures and detective novels.

Basu pays homage to Hitchcock (the clock tower murder mystery as in Vertigo), to Tintin comics, and also to Satyajit Ray in the imaginary country of Shundi (from Ray's Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne)

The 2nd half is almost entirely inspired by Pure Luck where Jagga is in Danny Glover's detective role and Kat is the Bad Lucky Martin Short who is helping Danny find the carbon copy bad lucky heiress, here replaced by Jagga's dad.

I wonder if any critic has noticed the inspiration from Pure Luck?

The 1st 20 mins is crucial to the movie, its not just songs, its the backstory which forms the crux of the movie. It starts with the Purulia Arms Drop in 1995 when the illegal weapons are dropped by mistake at a film location instead of where the militants were waiting with their reflector signals.

And as always Bagchi's bad luck that he stumbled on an international arms suppliers ring...and he got embroiled in the whole sinister game as a result.

Kat is the sutradhar, the story teller in true Brechtian tradition but then shes also part and parcel of the story, shes a main character, a journalist who is stumbling onto leads and leading Jagga to solve the arms smuggling case.

She switches gears to tell the story of Jagga's childhood, an orphan abandoned at a hospital, sleeping under the stairs Potter style but not ill-treated, he was loved and cared for by hospital workers...and how Jagga stumbled upon an injured Bagchi, helped him recover and hence formed a lifelong circle of love and trust. Bagchi adopted him and also taught him how to sing his words to overcome his pronounced stammer.

Little Jagga's sadness when his father leaves him was heartbreaking, the older Jagga's melancholy and longing for his absentee father is so well portrayed in that song and when hes waiting for his birthday vdo on top of that weird tower.

The 1st case of Ms Mala's murder was to introduce us to Jagga's amazing deduction skills but the 2nd case where he meets Shruti is tied to the arms smuggling trade which is central focus of the movie.

The story is not linear, it shifts back and forth, swings from past to present and in between so some people may have problems understanding a few scenes but focus is always strongly on the central story of arms trade and Jagga's father's disappearance.

Saurabh Shukla's character was so nasty in the movie that I was glad when he died when the rocket they had fired themselves struck their car and exploded.

Bengalis will get an extra thrill out of this movie because of several words and references to famous books, movies, and above all, Netaji and INA's use of the hidden cave between Burma and India, which is now being used to smuggle weapons.

The imaginary country name Shundi is taken from Satyajit Ray's movie Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne based on a children's story written by his grandfather Upendrakishore Roychowdhury

Bengali words are dropped here and there throughout the movie, like Gondogol..

The funniest Bong-ism was Agapastala...which is actually a Bengali word meaning top to bottom or head to toe.

So while they are searching for Bagchi from top to bottom in the African country, they are looking in 99 hotels named Agapastala...what a hilarious play on words there 😆

Now for the director, artists and technicians:

Basu: His vision, his story, direction, the whole creation is worth the wait. He has made something extraordinary, something nobody has tried before, a comic book adventure cum musical and accomplished it successfully. Hats off to the dreamer! 👏

Ranbir: What can I say that others have not already said, hes just BRILLIANT, OUTSTANDING, Hes so Natural, just blends into the character, he becomes Jagga, not for a moment did he seem out of place in that boys hostel, or as a young detective. Jagga's melancholy sadness abt his missing father, his madcap adventurous escapades, his taking risks to save others lives, his crush on Shruti, his quick wit and antennae for danger...everything is portrayed so naturally, without a misstep.👏

Kat: The surprise package, she always delivers her best when paired with Ranbir as also seen in APKGK and Rajneeti but Ive never seen her so adorably funny and goofy as in this movie.

Shes clumsy and prone to bad luck syndrome like Bagchi, but just like him her Guardian Angel works overtime and she gets saved in the nick of time, usually by Jagga.

Everytime she was falling or crashing into something, whole audience was laughing out loud. she was a smart and dignified journalist, yet goofy and clumsy as hell...she pulled off the dichotomy very well

Saswata Chatterjee as Tutifuti Badal Bagchi was very endearing as the dad, yet also quick witted and extremely smart to investigate the international arms smuggling operations without getting bumped off. Being accident prone bad lucky didnt stop him from using his wits to get out of tricky, lethal situations..

Music: Pritam excels in background score as well as most of the songs which are apt for the situations. Galti se Mistake was even more foot tapping dance inducing on the big screen. Ullu ka Pattha was a visual and auditory delight alongwith some fabulous dancing moves by RK and Kat. Ranbir is such an underrated dancer.

The Nimbu Mirchi song was like a slap on callous attitudes towards death and violence, it prods our apathy to senseless tragedies and questions our false sense of well being.

Khana Khakey song was wacky as well as philosophical, celebrating the birthday of Shruti's dead boyfriend called for something like that

Lyrics: Can someone already give all awards available to Amitabh Bhattacharya? How does he do it? For every song in every movie he gives the perfect words to fit the situation. Such wit, such whimsical and emotional intelligence in his lyrics.👏

Cinematography: Outstanding, some of the scenes were like paintings, that lush green field where RK and Kat were wearing baskets, or the vast stretch of desert topography with tall giraffes grazing along, the distant shots of a train in the desert and that old timer plane, and even the indoor shots where the action was taking place, the lighting to set the mood for each scene...ALL TOP NOTCH! 👏

My only complaint is the last 20 mins action sequences were too fast paced and frenetic, scene changes were abrupt and some in between scenes seem to have been edited out so it looked weird at times.

Overall a very satisfying movie experience, I was waiting for this movie and Im delighted that its even better than my high expectations from a Basu and Ranbir collaboration.

They have indeed outdone themselves, made something unique and novel and I really hope they come up with a sequel because I want to know what will happen next.

My rating: 4 out of 5