Jagga Jasoos (2017)

Join Jagga, a gifted teenage detective, who along with a female companion, is on a quest to find his missing father.

Director:

Anurag Basu

Writers:

Anurag Basu (story and screenplay), Amitabh Bhattacharya (dialogue)

Stars:

Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Saswata Chatterjee

9 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ranbir Kapoor	...	Jagga
Katrina Kaif	...	Shruti Sengupta
Saswata Chatterjee	...	Tutti Futti or Biplab Bagchi
Chitrak Bandyopadhyay	...	Debu
Sayani Gupta	...	Little Girl
Saravajeet Tiwari	...	Junior Jagga
Nawazuddin Siddiqui	...	Bashir Alexander
Mir Sarwar
Jimmeey Sirole	...	Altaf
Saurabh Shukla	...	Investigator / Lawyer
Yulian Caesar	...	Russian Dancer (as Yulian Shchukin)
Bijou Thaangjam
Denzil Smith
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Akshay Bhagat	...	Hostel Cook
Samrat Chakraborty	...	Samrat

Storyline

Join Jagga, a gifted teenage detective, who along with a female companion, is on a quest to find his missing father.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Musical | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

14 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Detective Jagga

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$490,232, 14 July 2017, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$490,232, 14 July 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlanta Production, Pictureshuru Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

161 min

Color:

Color Color (Red Chillies Color)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's title translates to Detective Jagga.

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Connections

References Pure Luck (1991)

User Reviews

Ambitious and admirable, flawed and inconsistent

Let me put this out there - this movie is inconsistent, to the point that you can easily spot technical inconsistencies in the editing, narrative, etc. Let me also put this out there - I have never seen a Bollywood film as ambitious as this one. Bollywood usually gives us a certain kind of cinema - romance, drama, tragedy and exaggerated action are the common ingredients. And so, I expected the same from Jagga Jasoos, with added music of course. And what did I get? Adventure. Pure adventure. The plot could be written in one line - a clever boy with a stutter seeks to find his missing father. That is all there is. But the treatment is incredible! This is a genius - who goes by the name of Anurag Basu - letting his imagination run wild. He loses the plot, often loses his grip, and eventually serves a half-baked dish. But then again, a half- baked dish by Basu is better than a lot of the other movies Bollywood has to offer. Jagga Jasoos is poetry without a message; it has little meaning to offer, but it flows beautifully. Let me also put this out there - if you subscribe to Salman Khan school of Bollywood (no judgements here, just a disclaimer), avoid the movie. You will never find a movie so diametrically opposite to the likes of Kick and Jai Ho. That said, the movie has several issues that are overshadowed by two brilliant performers. The first is Saswata Chatterjee. It is a pity that little is known about him (this is only the second time I have seen him in a film). Every second that he spends on screen tugs the viewer's heart. And the second - no prizes for guessing - is Ranbir Kapoor. I am yet to see a star who can take as many risks and act as well. I look forward to watching him excel in a movie with a better-developed script. Give Jagga Jasoos a shot if you can. It might try your patience, but there is always something to marvel at when it plays out in front of you. Hopefully, if the producers feel secure enough, we will get a movie without as many faults as this one. A Jagga Jasoos 2.