Jayeshbhai Jordaar movie review: Ranveer Singh-starrer social comedy ‘ekdum jordaar che!’

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Ranveer Singh’s comedy-drama Jayeshbhi Jordaar deftly deals with the sensitive topic of female foeticide while still managing to tickle your funny bone. In the film helmed by Divyang Thakkar, Shalini Pandey of Arjun Reddy fame plays Ranveer’s wife Mudra, the daughter-in-law of a sarpanch – played by Boman Irani – who would do anything (quite literally) to get his “kuldeepak” (heir). While the story may seem predictable, the jordaar performances by Ranveer, Shalini and other actors, especially child artist Jia Vaidya, make this one a must-watch.

With this social comedy, Ranveer Singh once again impresses with his brilliant performance. From his scenes with the little firecracker” Siddhi (played by Jia Vaidya) to his adorable moments with Mudra, the actor proves his mettle. In this “estrogen-fuelled film”, as he recently called it, Ranveer plays the son of a Gujrati sarpanch and a father of a 9-year-old daughter, who is expecting another girl child. To protect his yet-to-be-born daughter, Jayesh would do anything in his power, including eloping with his family and threatening his father with a vasectomy. While Ranveer had expected this film to “change the definition of heroism on-screen”, all it does is reiterates that the concept of macho men is a yesteryear phenomenon. Ranveer as a caring husband, who has finally decided to take a stand against society after letting his wife go through six abortions, reminds one of Akshay Kumar’s Lakshmi from Padman.

This film reminds you of the exact definition of social comedy as it makes you laugh, cry and laugh some more while wiping your tears. While some scenes fill you with rage, others highlight bizarre superstitions and make you chuckle. The comedy drama’s background score perfectly balances the two elements. While the concept of female foeticide has been explored earlier even on the small screen, this one makes for a riveting watch. The Divyang Thakkar-directorial may seem a bit slow in parts but that is probably because the audience is left eager to find out if the climax is indeed predictable. With that said, the film is not without flaws. However, the story, comic timing and powerful performances by the cast force you to ignore them.

All in all, this Ranveer Singh-starrer is a must-watch family entertainer that deserves your 2 hours this weekend. Will this film finally prove to be the “googly” Bollywood needs? That is something only time will tell. But this writer can assure that those who pay to watch this light-hearted yet hard-hitting social comedy film will step out of the cinema halls feeling that Jayesbhai Jordaar “ekdum jordaar che!”