The premise of Jug Jugg Jeeyo is downright impractical to start with, but that's the USP of the movie. Disgruntled with their married life of five years, Kukoo (Varun Dhawan) and Naina (Kiara Advani) have only one ask from each other - a divorce. They must travel back to Punjab to attend Kukoo's sister's wedding, and decide that soon after the function, they will inform their respective parents. Both maintain that happily married act until one night, Kukoo discovers that his father Bheem Saini (Anil Kapoor) is going through a mid-life crisis, has a girlfriend (Tisca Chopra) who apparently brings back the spark in his life, and will divorce Geeta (Neetu Kapoor), Kukoo's mother. Unable to digest what Kukoo just heard about Bheem's unthinkable plan, his plans to break his own news takes a backseat as he is confused about how a 35-year old marriage can have a breakdown.
What follows is a complete roller-coaster ride during the wedding, where truths have to emerge and a shocked Geeta has to learn about her own impending divorce and that of their son's at the same time. Shaken out of her life in a cosy cocoon and in total disbelief, Geeta is all right to face her own marriage going kaput, she won't allow her son's marriage to break down as she feels that Kukoo and Naina must give it another shot at understanding each other before taking the extreme step.
The above must all sound very sombre, but on the silver screen, director Raj Mehta spins a different fabric of narrating the peculiar situation in a fun backdrop. Anil Kapoor plays out his scheme with a genuinely precise comic timing and expressions. Neetu Kapoor carries herself with tremendous gravitas with a tailor made role for her, that's the bang opposite of all that her husband is. Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani make for an adorable couple that's wading through their own personal issues, expectations of each other and yet grappling with the trouble brewing in the family. Both make their marks very well. The standout comedy is however, delivered by Manish Paul (who plays Gurpreet, Naina's elder brother and Kukoo's friend) - he is a hoot! The music, dialogues, story-writing and cinematography are all the ace ingredients of this venture that you don't want to miss.
What follows is a complete roller-coaster ride during the wedding, where truths have to emerge and a shocked Geeta has to learn about her own impending divorce and that of their son's at the same time. Shaken out of her life in a cosy cocoon and in total disbelief, Geeta is all right to face her own marriage going kaput, she won't allow her son's marriage to break down as she feels that Kukoo and Naina must give it another shot at understanding each other before taking the extreme step.
The above must all sound very sombre, but on the silver screen, director Raj Mehta spins a different fabric of narrating the peculiar situation in a fun backdrop. Anil Kapoor plays out his scheme with a genuinely precise comic timing and expressions. Neetu Kapoor carries herself with tremendous gravitas with a tailor made role for her, that's the bang opposite of all that her husband is. Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani make for an adorable couple that's wading through their own personal issues, expectations of each other and yet grappling with the trouble brewing in the family. Both make their marks very well. The standout comedy is however, delivered by Manish Paul (who plays Gurpreet, Naina's elder brother and Kukoo's friend) - he is a hoot! The music, dialogues, story-writing and cinematography are all the ace ingredients of this venture that you don't want to miss.