REVIEW: Jai Veeru
Taking its title from the famous on-screen jodi of Jai-Veeru from Amitabh Bachchan-Dharmendra starrer Sholay, the film tries to weave in a tale of friendship-betrayal-friendship between its two lead characters aptly named Jai (Fardeen) and Veeru (Kunal).
Jai is an undercover cop who is on a mission to expose underworld kingpin Tejpal (Arbaaz). He befriends a car thief Veeru (Kunal) to reach Tejpal. Happy-go-lucky dude Veeru mistakes Jai's affection for real and starts trusting him like an elder brother. When in a police raid, Jai's identity gets revealed to Veeru, a scuffle follows between the two, which leads to Veeru shooting Jai accidentally. On the run, Veeru escapes to Bangkok. Hurt by Jai's betrayal and with Tejpal baying for his blood, Veeru decides to turn approver against Tejpal. What follows next is anybody's guess…
With a plot lifted from a Hollywood flop, Bulletproof (1996) the film appears completely aimed at the masses, especially the ones in the B and C centers with measured doses of familiar action-romance-comedy-suspense put in. Nothing wrong in that, but the makers seem to have ensured not a single new thing is added to that. You get the same generic dialogues of die-hard friendship, the typical climax where the villain holds the hero's girlfriend at gunpoint for negotiation and convenient co-incidences at regular intervals.
Imagine this - Fardeen Khan gets shot in his forehead and in the next reel he is cured. A metal plate has been put inside his forehad we are told. Puneet Sira who debuted with the flop I Proud To Be An Indian (2004) proves he still has miles to go before making a good film. Allan Amin's action however doesn't disappoint. The less said about Bappa Lahiri's music the better. The production values are extremely tacky.
Fardeen literally sleepwalks through his role and proves yet again that he can't dance. Kunal plays to the gallery and succeeds in generating a few laughs. Dia Mirza playing Fardeen's nurse-turned-live in girlfriend looks angelic but barely has anything to do.
Anjana Sukhani as Kunal's girlfriend barely gets any footage. Arbaaz is not only badly presented but has given some really silly lines to mouth which he appears at completely ill at ease to mouth. Govind Namdeo continues with his intense actor act by mouthing lines without battling his eyelids.
VERDICT: Do yourself a favour, skip Jai Veeru and avoid getting a high BP watching non-stop nonsense unfolding on the screen.
RATING: 1/5
