Jai Veeru
Seen it?2009 | 160 min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of crime fans and anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead. Made for the biggest screen and the loudest speakers you have.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
Bangkok-based con-man, Jai, steals cars, and cons residents. While flirting with a girl in a bar, faces-off with her brother and his friends, and a male, Veeru, comes to his assistance. Both become close and eventually inseparable friends. Their friendship ends abruptly after Veeru reveals his true identity and arrests Jai. Neither are aware that they have a common enemy in Tejpal - who is determined to do away with both of them once and for all.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Puneet Sira
- Kunal KemmuVeeru
- Fardeen KhanJai
- Dia MirzaAnna
- Arbaaz KhanTejpal
- Anjana SukhaniDivya
- Rakesh BediMotel Manager
- Govind Namdeo
- Maheck Chahal
- Dinesh Hingoo
- Rajesh Khattar