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Virginie Fayad
Be it through comedy, drama or horror, movies that have been able to make me introspect and question the very fabric of the society that I inhabit have always interested me. Anything that shines a light on what we are doing with our lives and how it is impacting everything around us in ways that make me squirm in my seat automatically enters my 'best of' list. Because, hey, comfort is so pass. However, for some reason or the other, Kundan Shah's Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro has always gone under my radar.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro was produced by the National Film Development Corporation of India and made on a meager budget of 8-9 lakhs with then non-stars like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Ravi Baswani, Bhakti Barve, Satish Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Kaushik, and Neena Gupta. And upon its initial theatrical release, the movie bombed like anything. However, as years went by, the satirical take on the rampant corruption in Indian politics, bureaucracy, news media and business, started gaining popularity. But it was only after truckloads of convincing from a fellow Mashable India colleague that I sat down to watch it and, to be honest, I didn't quite like it.
Okay, before everyone comes at me with their pitch-forks, allow me to talk about what I did like about the movie, which features the combined efforts of Ranjit Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Sudhir Mishra, Kundan Shah and even Vidhu Vinod Chopra on the writing table. Firstly, the idea to combine Mahabharata (the Draupadi Cheer-Haran episode to be specific), Salim-Anarkali, and the controversy around the murder of Municipal Commissioner, D'Mello is simply epic. On the surface, it is hilarious because, unlike the in-movie audience, you are aware that the characters are not a part of the play and are trying to keep up the charade by conversing in mythological terms. And it becomes all the more funny when you realise the route they've taken to point fingers at the patriarchal nature of one of the most revered textbooks in Indian history.
Secondly, I found myself lauding the relevance of the subject matter of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. It went after civil engineering companies that continuously cheats while building bridges, roads, airports, dams, you name it. And all these years later we are seeing bridges collapsing in Mumbai and West Bengal and nobody getting prosecuted even though such incidents are causing the death of hundreds people. In addition to that, it managed to show the futility of fighting over what's right when the rich are dominating a major section of the narrative. Funnily enough, that has become the reality as a January report has shown that India's richest 1% are in control of 73% of the country's wealth, thereby controlling what's true and what's not via news, social media and more.
But apart from these two factors, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro failed to make a mark for me due to some technical and storytelling choices. Let's get over the technical stuff first. The pacing felt tiring, thereby dampening the pointed intent of the story. Running at a whopping 2 hours and 12 minutes, every gag, every story beat, and practically every scene overstays its welcome. And that might be the case because back when the movie was released, people weren't conditioned enough to catch every subtle detail in the script. But since many movies have taught me (and a huge chunk of the modern movie-going audience) to catch the subtext in the story within a few seconds, the repetitive nature of establishing the moral stance of the film felt grating.
Coming to the storytelling choices, I am surprised that everybody has conveniently forgotten about the misogynistic undertones of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron which are played off as gags. At the beginning of the film, Ravi Baswani's Sudhir Mishra openly harasses a girl in an attempt to draw her to his shop and gets whacked and that is played for laughs. When Baswani and Naseeruddin's characters meet Bhakti Barve's Shobha Sen, without even trying to know her true identity, they make very blatant attempts to sleep with her in their studio, which again is portrayed as a comedic scene. However, I couldn't bring myself to forgive the movie for keeping these elements after claiming to be one of the most 'woke' films of 1983 and in the history of Indian cinema.
In conclusion and in my opinion only, this multi-starrer continues to be a fun film that critiques the hypocrisy of nearly every thing that makes the foundation of our society. And you'll be able to appreciate every other element in it if you can look past the problematic treatment of its female characters. However, if you do so, you'll be doing the very thing that all the antagonists in the movie are telling the protagonists to do: jaane bhi do yaaro.
But that Tarneja has really explored the tharkiness and using it with full explosion in Finding Fanny. Pankaj Kapoor here playing an artist and flirts with Dimple to complete a painting. Also, the character Don Pedro played by him, became a little negative in the end. That relates it with JBDY too.
A friendship tale altogether! Deepika Padukone, the really sensuous part of the film, Finding Fanny actually convince everybody for a road trip to find a girl named FANNY for his dear friend Ferdie. Angie aka Deepika makes all her efforts to find Fanny for his dear friend. Exactly like, Jaane bhi do Yaaro, where Ravi Baswani supported his friend Naseeruddin Shah in all his crimes and charities in the film. We had fun watching a friendship story of both of them and same will happen in this 2014 film.
Yes, the only different thing is Dimple Kapadia. Oh! She was also a central part of many moments in the film. She is proving herself with her skills and still reminds us the freshness of the films like Bobby and Janbaaz. Arjun Kapoor also acted on the similar grounds to these all actors and that will really help to his career.
Out and out, I am in strong support of films like Finding Fanny as they take you in another world of humor, satire and emotions of the characters linked in it. I also have faith in the films which have good story, well written script and exceptional actors. And of all these points, the epic Jaane bhi do yaaron and Finding Fanny has thumbs up.
This is 80s Bollywood we're talking about, a time when homophobia, racism, body shaming and other forms of discrimination were casually thrown around in the name of entertainment. Why should this film be any different?
"It's hilarious, wait till you see the Draupadi scene," a friend told me. I was reading a book on Draupadi when I watched this film. Incidentally, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is said to be inspired from Blow-Up (1966), a film I have been struggling to finish for the last month or so. Full circle, I thought, wondering why the universe had sent this film to me at this point in my life.
I would later learn that Baswani died in 2010, two years before JBDY was restored and re-released. In the opening scene, where Vinod and Sudhir wait for their guests at the studio launch, Vinod laments, "Rs 2,500 Kundan Shah se liye hai". What a blast they must have had while shooting, I thought, as it hit me that several members of the star cast were no longer among us as I wrote this review.
I stare in disgust as he grabs and kisses Neena Gupta while she resists. WHAT? WHY? Before I can process the scene, the credits kick in. What is The Indian Express doing in this film's acknowledgements?
Sudhir goes back to being creepy right after the credits. Vinod tries to set him straight but my relief is short-lived, because Naseeruddin Shah BREAKS MY HEART and decides to get in on some of the sleaze a few scenes later. Before I know it, I'm cracking up at the Hema Malini gag. Why is this film so unpredictable?
All the characters, except our protagonists, have hillarious introduction scenes. The slimy Tarneja (Pankaj Kapoor) uses unscrupulous means to attain his goals and he thinks he's above the law. I wonder why he sounds familiar (HAHA). If it weren't for the bizarre scene where he sprays perfume on an employee before talking to him, I'd say the character is based on someone we all know.
The film is peppered with jibes about society. While some are emotional, like Vinod's outburst after being harassed by a cop, others hit home, like the one that the journalist (played by Vidhu Vinod Chopra!) delivers while confronting Tarneja.
As he inaugurates the flyover named after D'Mello, Tarneja dedicates it to the people of the city. The poor will live under these bridges one day, he says. In a spectacular touch, posters of Uski Roti (1969) and Chirutha (1981) adorn the foundation pillars of the flyover. Both films are based on the hardships faced by the underprivileged; and like Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, come from the kitty of the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC).
The chase sequence culminates in a theatre, where a play on the Mahabharata is underway. This is supposed to be the funniest scene from the film. If only things played out like this for Draupadi. Watch:
As the 'bad guys' discuss how the law is but a plaything in the hands of the wealthy, Tarneja says, "40 percent of Mumbai's population lives in slums". Today, 34 years after JBDY first hit the screen, that number has gone up to an estimated 55 percent, just in case you were wondering if this film is still relevant today. Besides, the world will always have Tarnejas, Ahujas and D'Mellos.
It is only as I write this review that I realise why the censor board certificate at the start of the film struck me as much as it did. It represented a simpler time, one where you could criticise the administration and get away with it. Sigh. They simply don't make films like these anymore, yaaro.
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