Jigara (जिगरा)

 "Jigara (जिगरा)"

Watched Hindi movie "Jigara (जिगरा)". 

This movie is directed by Vasan Bala. Written by Debashish Irengbam, Vasan Bala. Produced by Karan Johansson and others. Music by R. D. Birman, Achint Thakkar, Manpreet Singh. Cinematography by Swapnil Sonawane. This movie features Alia Bhatt, Vedang Raina, Aditya Nanda, Rahul Ravindran, Akanksha Ranjan, Vivek Gomber, Jason Shah, Manoj Pahwa, Harssh A. Singh. This movie was released in 2023 and runs for about 2 hour 23 min. I watched the movie on 15th Dec 2023 with Aditi on Netflix.

Satyabhama (Satya - Alia) has raised her brother single-handedly after their father committed suicide. She works for a rich family who almost treat her as one of their family, almost. Their son (the heir) and Alia's brother are best friends. Once the two boys go on business trip to Hanshi Dao. The heir is found in possession of drugs in that country where drug possession carries only death penalty, no excuse. The heir blames it on the brother and brother is sentenced to death. Now Alia decides to go to Hanshi Dao to save her brother.

The story is weak. The scheme to rescue him is hairbrained. Where is the heir stupid enough to possess drugs in country with such strict rules? Why does the rich guy give 2 crore and chartered jet to Alia? How come she meets two Indians who have someone in jail? Why is an entire island powered by a diesel generator? Why the security systems don't have a battery or UPS backup? Why does the jail in-charge doesn't understand or doesn't care for international borders? Too many questions and no good answer. The director basically thinks that audience can be taken forehand. No surprise that the movie flopped.

Story and direction are super weak points. The only thing that helps the movie is the acting of Vedang, Vivek, Rahul and Manoj. However the characterization is weak. Alia's acting doesn't meet her own standards. Why would she do such a movie.

Positives: Acting.

Negatives: Nowhere close to realistic. 

It's a waste of time. Give it a miss.