Former love birds Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s latest offering “Jagga Jasoos” has been drawing attention given that it is probably the couple’s last film together – since they broke up during the film’s shoot. Also the fact that the film’s auteur had previously delivered India’s official entry for Oscar Nomination and honest-to-goodness “Barfi!” (2012) with same Ranbir himself, many have been looking up to the film despite that it was long delayed.
Finally, the film has hit the screens yesterday and it opened to mixed reviews from all corners. Although the film has had its captive moments, exotic locations, Tintin-inspired adventures, impressive production values, terrific cast with pretty good performances, but what Basu forgets to offer us was – complete story.
The film is a musical, a genre that has not really been experimented in mainstream Bollywood. Basu gets full marks here for trying something ‘different’. Ranbir and Katrina did shine in this Basu’s escapade. On the whole, the film offers a mixed feeling.
Technically, the film is sound. Ravi Varman’s cinematography gives us picturesque landscape. However, VFX could have been better. Colour in some scenes put us off. Kat turns master storyteller and it is her narration that look fresh holding her teacher act. The second-half is all about how Jagga (Ranbir) and Shruti (Katrina) find Jagga’s father who’s called Badal Bagchi. The film is one-time watchable. Watch it for Basu, Ranbir and Katrina.