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Starring: Manoj Bajpai,
Hrishita Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Govind Namdeo, Nitin Arora,
Mushtaq Khan, Abhay Puniani, Sanjay Mishra, Akshat
Kumar, Rajesh Khera, Anupam Shyam
Director - R. Anand Kumar
Jugaad, a film based on a
real life incident is a hilarious take on the infamous
sealing drive by the Municipal Corporation (MCD) that
rocked New Delhi in 2007-08. The film is set entirely in
Delhi and is shot at actual locations to lend
authenticity to the proceedings. The victim – CEO of an
ad agency owner has no way out of the impasse and thus
tries to overcome it by resorting to temporary
settlement is what we call ‘jugaad’.
Manoj Bajpai once again, proves that he is a
versatile actor, here in a comic role. Other funny
characters Vijay Raaz and Sanjay Mishra add more fun.
Hrishita Bhatt has a limited role, and is okay in her
part.
Jugaad somewhat succeeds in exposing the cause of
sufferers by drawing the public attention in a hilarious
way.
The film has unreal song - dance sequences and hot item
numbers, more so since it is based on real life
incidents. Then is it to draw the audience? A satirical
comedy, the film portrays a never-say-die attitude of
the Delhiites.
- Shaami M. Irfan
Cast:
Manoj Bajpai - Sandiip
Hrishitaa Bhatt - Priya
Vijay Raaz - Murali
Sanjay Mishra - Bakshi Jugaadu
Akshat Kumar – Child Artiste
Govind Namdeo - Commissioner Gupta
Nitin Arora - Photographer Ronnie
Mushtaq Khan
Abhay Puniani
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This happened to many families who were victimized by
this drive and even won public sympathy even though they
had entered into unauthorized constructions. Everyone
wondered as to why the authorities let it happen before
their eyes. Apparently, they were a party to it, they
alleged.
Sandip Kapur (Manoj Bajpai),
heads a successful advertising agency, which
unexpectedly is sealed by MCD. Desperately wanting to
re-establish his agency, Sandip opts for 'Jugaadbaazi',
a technique that people, today, believe in more than
anything else. As such, many new characters like
property dealers, power brokers, politicians and senior
officers come into play. They also bring hilarity and
open out the story of such a life style really existing
in the capital.
Since this kind of jugaad isn't new and has been
happening with the people of Delhi for decades, they
have learnt the never-say-die attitude in their life.
Thus, the movie takes a comic turn from here.
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.
Sandiip's close friend and
VP of the ad agency, Murali (Vijay Raaz) is just
influenced by the idea of 'jugaad'. He feels that to get
things done in a city like Delhi, Jugaad is possibly the
best way. But Sandiip thinks otherwise and believes that
hard work and a little luck can achieve much more.
The film narrates the hero's patience and the amount of
Jugaad (trickery and connections) that is required to
re-establish his agency from the scratch.
Credits & Crew:
Banner - Promodome Films
Producers - Sandiip Kapur
Director - R. Anand Kumar
Music Director - Sachin Gupta
Concept & Story - Sandeep Kapur
Screenplay / Dialogue - Bunty Rathore, Priyaank Dube
Lyrics - Sameer
Director of Photography – Prem Anand
Playback Singers – Krishna, Neeraj Sridhar, Mika, Richa
Sharma, Adeel
Film Editor – Sanjay Sankla
Sound - M. Riaz
Background Score – Raju Rao
Choreography – Vishnu, Jayesh Pradhan
Art Director – Samridhi Katyal |
