Jabariya Jodi Review: (1.5/5): Sidharth Malhotra-Parineeti Chopra starrer steadfastly puerile, give it a miss

With 'Jabariya Jodi', director Prashant Singh brings in a light-hearted comedy based off a serious trition of groom kidnapping to prevent dowry. However, convoluted film fails to make an impact due to a scattered story and misfit casting. film is neir able to prove its point r makes audiences chuckle with a dose of comedy. In end, all it does is leave viewer extremely exhausted wondering how he/she sat through an inexplicably and unforgivingly long film. 

Director: Prashant Singh
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Parineeti Chopra, Aparshakti Khurana, Javed Jafferi and Sanjay Mishra
Genre: Comedy, Drama and Romance 
Date released: 9th July, 2019 
IBFC Rating: U/A
Duration: 139 minutes 
Reviewer rating: 1.5/5 

Setting Scene:

film opens in 2005 in a small town called Mhopur, home of two schoolchildren- Babli Yav and Abhay Singh. first scene shows  former pushing  latter into river when he tries to make a pass at her and that is how ir love story begins. While two of m bond, Babli has to suddenly leave for big city after her parents come to kw about her rendezvous. However, fifteen years later, two meet at a wedding and as Bollywood as it can get, sparks fly! 

Plot: 

Patna's Abhay Singh (Siddharth Malhotra) belongs to a gang of professional kidnappers in Bihar. t only do y abduct educated and capable men who demand dowry, but y also keep guards on m till a child is born to couple. Led by Hukam Singh, (Javed Jaaferi), gang seems to be doing well, given fact that y live in a palace. Bizarrely, men that are dragged into tying kt are miserable, and one might think that women should be too, but y don't mind!  Amid seriousness of issue that is blanketed with bursts of comedy and chuckles, is a budding love story between Abhay Singh and Babli Yav (Parineeti Chopra). 

Verdict: 

What starts an incent childhood love story, transitions into a story where a patriarchal society sees women as mere commodities in a blink of a second. w while watching it, one might think that it has a great potential to dress social cause. But amidst, disappointing love story and poor jokes, essence of story is lost.  le pair of film, however, don't 'stand out' in terms of ir acting, but due to ir loud make-up and garish clos. Bizarrely, both Abhay and Babli's characters, do a completed 360-degree flip in second half when y turn from ir bold, nsensical attitude to lovelorn couples. If truth be told, one can give this film a miss and y won't regret it. 

However, special mention to Sanjay Mishra (Babli Yav's far) who does a fantastic job, so does Aparshakti Khurana, Babli's poetry sprouting friend who walks around with his heart on his sleeve and makes audiences chuckle with his light-hearted one-liners. 

What works: one-liners that make you chuckle once in a while. 

What doesn't work: Music, chemistry between le actors,  inexplicably and unforgivingly long.