''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' is a 2022 Indian
comedy-drama film
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
written and directed by
Divyang Thakkar
Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, writer, and director who primarily works in Gujarati cinema.
Early life
Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai. His family originates from Mundra town in the Kutch district of Gujarat state. He has st ...
, and produced by
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra (; born 21 May 1971) is an Indian filmmaker, studio executive, producer and film distributor who mainly works in Indian cinema. Currently serving as the Chairman and Managing Director of Yash Raj Films, founded by his father Yash ...
and
Maneesh Sharma
Maneesh Sharma is an Indian people, Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Delhi, where he lived in various parts of the city, including Pitam Pura, Maneesh did hi ...
under
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...
. The film stars
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in '' Forbes India''s ...
in the titular role as the son of a traditional
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
sarpanch
A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...
, who believes in
equal rights between males and females in society.
It also stars
Shalini Pandey
Shalini Pandey (born 23 September 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Bollywood, Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''Arjun Reddy'' (2017), and has since acted in the Tam ...
while
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career.
Ear ...
and
Ratna Pathak Shah
Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...
play supporting roles.
The film was officially announced in May 2019; after the
pre-production
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ended, shooting commenced in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
on 4 December 2019.
The second schedule took place in
Gujarat
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from January 2020 and the film
wrapped up
"Wrapped Up" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, ''Never Been Better'' (2014). It features American rapper Travie McCoy. The song was released on 7 October 2014 in France a ...
on 7 February 2020.
''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' was earlier announced to release in theatres on 2 October 2020 and later 27 August 2021, but the
COVID-19 pandemic in India
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led to its postponement by the makers who waited for the pandemic to subside rather than releasing it on
OTT platforms.
The film was released theatrically on 13 May 2022.
The film ended up
bombing at the box office.
Plot
Jayesh Patel (lovingly called Jayeshbhai Jordaar by his daughter) is an educated man who lives with his father Pruthvish (the village sarpanch), his mother Jashoda, his pregnant wife Mudra and his modern daughter Siddhi in the fictional village of Pravingarh. The family hopes that the child is a boy, so that he could continue his lineage and become the next Gujarati Sarpanch after Jayesh. In a regular check up with the doctor, Jayesh learns that his second child is also a girl.
In a flashback, it is revealed that Siddhi's birth was forgiven because she was the firstborn, but after that, Mudra was forced to abort 6 female children in her womb in the past 9 years, for not being able to conceive a male heir. However, Jayesh, who strongly believes in having
equal rights for both men and women decides not to inform his family as he wants the baby to be born.
He makes a plan to elope with Mudra and Siddhi to Laadopur, a fictional village in Haryana, whose entire population are males only. One day, Jashoda arranges a meeting with a doctor who could predict the gender for their child. Jayesh executes his plan in front of his parents, who believe that Mudra has kidnapped Jayesh (actually an act).
The story then follows about how Jayesh fights for the rights for his wife as well as all other ladies of his village.
Cast
*
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in '' Forbes India''s ...
as Jayesh Patel aka Jayeshbhai Jordaar
*
Shalini Pandey
Shalini Pandey (born 23 September 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Bollywood, Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''Arjun Reddy'' (2017), and has since acted in the Tam ...
as Mudra Patel, Jayesh's wife
*
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career.
Ear ...
as Pruthvish Patel, Jayesh's father
*
Ratna Pathak Shah
Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...
as Jashoda Patel, Jayesh's mother
* Jia Vaidya as Siddhi Patel, Jayesh and Mudra's daughter
*
Deeksha Joshi
Deeksha Joshi is an Indian actress from Gujarat who primarily works in the Gujarati film industry. She made her acting debut in 2017 with the film ''Shubh Aarambh'', followed by ''Karsandas Pay & Use'' (2017), ''Sharato Lagu'' (2018), '' Dhunk ...
as Preeti, Jayesh's sister
*
Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film '' ...
as Amar Tau
* Ragi Jani as Sanjay Patel, Jayesh's Uncle
Production
The film was announced on 27 May 2019, to be directed by
Divyang Thakkar
Divyang Thakkar is an Indian actor, writer, and director who primarily works in Gujarati cinema.
Early life
Divyang Thakkar was born and raised in Mumbai. His family originates from Mundra town in the Kutch district of Gujarat state. He has st ...
, produced by
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes Hindi and Punjabi films. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios ...
, and starring
Ranveer Singh
Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in '' Forbes India''s ...
as the titular Gujarati man.
Singh's first look was released on 4 December 2019 to announce that filming had started in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
.
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career.
Ear ...
and
Ratna Pathak
Ratna Pathak Shah (born 18 March 1957) is an Indian actress and director known for her work in Hindi theatre, television, and films. Her extensive work in theatre includes a series of plays in both English and Hindi. She rose to prominence when ...
were cast as Singh's parents while South actress
Shalini Pandey
Shalini Pandey (born 23 September 1993) is an Indian actress who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil and Bollywood, Hindi films. She made her acting debut in the Telugu film ''Arjun Reddy'' (2017), and has since acted in the Tam ...
was paired opposite him.
The
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
filming portion commenced in January 2020 and filming
wrapped up
"Wrapped Up" is a song by English singer-songwriter Olly Murs, released as the lead single from his fourth studio album, ''Never Been Better'' (2014). It features American rapper Travie McCoy. The song was released on 7 October 2014 in France a ...
on 7 February 2020.
Release
It was initially scheduled to hit theatrical screens on 2 October 2020 coinciding with
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an event celebrated in India to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated annually on 2 October, and is one of the three national holidays of India. The UN General Assembly announced on 15 June 2007 that it adop ...
, and then on 27 August 2021 and 25 February 2022, but the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
led its postponement.
The film was released theatrically on 13 May 2022.
Reception
Box office
''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' earned 3.25 crore at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected 4 crore. On the third day, the film collected 4.75 crore, taking total domestic weekend collection to 12 crore.
, the film grossed crore in India and crore overseas, for a worldwide gross collection of crore.
Critical Response
'' Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' received mixed reviews from critics. Nairita Mukherjee of ''
India Today
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ranveer is a class apart. The more we see him over the years, the more we realise how exponentially he's grown". Umesh Punwani of ''
Koimoi
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Origin
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'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Jayeshbai Jordaar doesn't address an 'outdated subject', it picks up an issue tackled before adding its own charm, humour, 'pappi-worthy' emotions & 'oh so amazing' performances by Ranveer, Jia". ''
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides ...
'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Despite featuring some 'jordaar' moments and performances , Jayeshbhai Jordaar suffers from inconsistent writing".
Sukanya Verma
Sukanya Verma is an Indian journalist and film critic. She has been the principal movie reviewer with web portal ''Rediff.com''. She has written a number of columns as a freelance writer for ''The Hindu''. She is a member of the Film Critics Gui ...
of ''
Rediff
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, it had more than 300 e ...
'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Essentially a message movie, Jayeshbhai Jordaar masks its horror in humour to play out like an on-the-run road trip". Devesh Sharma of ''
Filmfare
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'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Watch Jayeshbhai Jordaar for the film"s mesaage and to see Ranveer Singh excelling in a never-seen-before avatar".
Renuka Vyavahare of ''
The Times of India
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'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Ranveer Singh is a firecracker when it comes to performances and screen presence but the script douses his fire.
Saibal Chatterjee
Saibal Chatterjee is an Indian film critic, an author of a book on Gulzar, co-editor of a book on films; and a documentary scriptwriter. He was a columnist at BBC News, Business Standard, Hindustan Times and Financial Express. And a staff writer of ...
of ''
NDTV
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'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Played with consistent aplomb by an irrepressible Ranveer Singh isn't a stud strutting around the village calling constant attention to himself". Reviewer from ''
News 18
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'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Jayesbhai Jordaar is not only unsatisfying but also poignant. Despite its rousing moments, the film leaves you feeling unfulfilled". Nandini Ramnath of ''
Scroll.in
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'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Everybody would have been better off if Jayeshbhai Jordaar had gotten off its pulpit and smuggled its social messaging through absurdist humour".
Anna M. M. Vetticad
Anna Mercy Mathews Vetticad, commonly known as Anna M. M. Vetticad, is an Indian film critic and journalist. She has been in the field of journalism since 1994. Vetticad has also hosted her own interview show, ''Star Trek'', on Headlines Today ...
of ''
Firstpost
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The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav ...
'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Jayeshbhai Jordaar's good intentions are lost to a poor comprehension of gender politics, lack of focus, a saviour complex and above all, ineffective storytelling".
Shubhra Gupta
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of ''
The Indian Express
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'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The intentions of this Ranveer Singh-Shalini Pandey film may have been noble, but it comes off as a babble of characters flailing about in a plot which makes you grit your teeth".
Soundtrack
The film music is composed by
Vishal–Shekhar
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. Written by
Kumaar
Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', '' Dil ki aadat'', ''Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...
,
Jaideep Sahni
Jaideep Sahni (born 1968) is an Indian screenwriter, songwriter and creative producer, who wrote the screenplays for films like ''Chak De! India'', ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'', ''Company'', ''Bunty Aur Babli'', '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' a ...
,
Vishal Dadlani
Vishal Dadlani (born 28 June 1973) is an Indian singer, songwriter and music composer. He is one half of the duo Vishal–Shekhar, Front Man and vocalist of one of India's leading rock bands called Pentagram.
As a singer he has sung various h ...
and
Vayu
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.
References
External links
*
Jayeshbhai Jordaarat
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides ...
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