It's criminal to release such un-entertaining and badly packaged films during recession
Manoj Bajpayee is a brilliant actor. It's not that he's incapable of carrying through a solo hero film (eg Shool) but not when it looks like Jugaad. The film like its title, looks like it was made by some sort of 'jugaad' – a tattered film held together with a stitch her and there.
Based on a real life story, Jugaad could have made for a good piece of cinema. But with unreal song and dance sequences and vulgar item numbers, the thought or story is spoiled beyond repair.
What's the story?
On similar lines of the successful Dibakar Bannerjee debut film, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Jugaad is a story of a Delhi advertising agency owner Sandiip Kapoor played by Manoj Bajpayee (notice the fashionable double 'i' in the character's name) who gets affected by the Delhi land ceiling act that happened some two years back. His office gets sealed by mistake. And the story unfolds with him, his friends, co-workers and wife trying to cope with the circumstances.
Why Jugaad?
After losing his workplace, Sandiip is in deep trouble. This is when Bakshi Jugaadu (Sanjay Mishra) comes into the picture. He does some 'jugaad' and gets a new office for him. The audience, if they were not really aware of what jugaad meant, will by this time have a fair understanding of the same.
Jugaad VS 'Karm and Kismat' (Work and Luck)
Sandiip's good friend and VP of the ad agency, Murali (Vijay Raaz) gets influenced by the idea of 'jugaad'. He realises that to get certain things done in a city like Delhi, Jugaad is possibly the best way. But Sandiip does not think so. He still believes that hard work and a bit of luck can achieve much more.
Vijay Raaz and Sanjay Mishra provide some entertainment
Vijay Raaz is exceptionally good in the first half of the film. And so is Sanjay Mishra as Jugaadu. Their banter is probably the only moments where you will feel like waking up and watching. That is only if you survive the initial five minutes of the film and stick to your seat with superglue. The first two minutes will try to throw you out of the theatre with dialogues like 'Zara Jhuko darling, Jhukogi nahi toh upar kaise uthogi?' and 'Jitna Jhukogi Utna Hi Upar Uthogi'. Well…that's our man Anand Kumar's (the director) idea of humour!
NEXT: Alcohol and coffee in same song?
Accepting THE Bhiku Mhatre of Bollywood as a polished south Delhi resident and CEO of an ad agency whose English pronunciation would've made our English teachers wince, will be kind of tough. But Manoj Bajpayee is a good actor and somewhere down the line you'll forgive him, thinking that maybe he went to a vernacular school and has worked his way up and so on and so forth.
What is definitely not forgivable and beyond any explanation is the plush duplex apartment he owns and does not even think of selling when in need of money. He does sell his red Audi. Also inexcusable is drinking whiskey and coffee one after the other in the same song. Plus, when the VP Vijay Raaz is drinking vodka in a small shady
joint, how dare the CEO Bajpayee walk (since car is sold) to a high-end pub to down some alcohol!
Well, half the time (if you are awake and watching) you'll be left wondering about such illogical moments scattered in the film. Like what does his wife do? And where she gets the money to buy a laptop when her husband seemingly has no money left? You can blame it on cinematic freedom, but then wasn't it supposed to be based on a real life incident?
Talking about the wife Hrishitaa Bhatt, she does little more than bring tea or the much needed whiskey for her husband in the film. She could have been done without in the film. Considering there isn't even a hot number or anything featuring her.
Govind Namdeo as Commissioner Gupta and his twin brother fails to add anything worthwhile to the film. He squawks when he is supposed to laugh and does nothing exceptional.
A cinematic experience you can do without
The film has abrupt moments. A song just starts from the middle of nowhere. Half the time you will be thinking 'what did I miss?' The editing is better not talked about. The songs are forgettable. Even the one item number 'Tabaahi' does nothing except probably predict the future of the film. The dialogues…well we've already given you bright examples of the same earlier.
VERDICT: It's Valentine's weekend, don't take a chance with your loved one…go for a nice dinner date or stay at home.
RATING: 0.5/5 (For having the guts to release this film alongside SRK's Billu on Valentine weekend)
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