But somewhere in the mix, Basu forgets the most crucial aspect of the film the development of its plot. There are tributes to Vertigo, Modern Times, most of Wes Anderson’s line of work and more, with just a dash of Bollywood melodrama thrown in for good measure. Basu is in prime form here, by which I mean he’s got an accordion filled orchestra swelling to the brim as he references films from the golden age of Hollywood. Jagga Jasoos is fun, but it is very heavily flawed. Along for the ride are Katrina Kaif’s accident prone Shruti as well as a supporting cast of Saurabh Shukla and Saswata Chatterjee.
Jagga Jasoos directed by Anurag Basu and starring Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, tells the story of Jagga, a stammer suffering, Feluda-ish late teen/early twenties (even the film doesn’t know) fellow and his bumbling misadventures. Her entire introductory sequence feels heavily out of place and very poorly lit. You can sense it, more importantly you can get what Basu’s trying to go for, but the weight of the film’s production problems instantly becomes apparent. When Katrina Kaif lands up on screen, the hint of the stench has all but been wiped out, replaced by an absolute stinker.
It looks fine, shots are rich in color, standard Basu fare but you can’t help feeling something’s off. From the moment the first frame comes into play, you know there’s something wrong with Jagga Jasoos.
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