![]() ![]() Jagga (Ranbir Kapoor), an orphan with a terrible stammer that disappears only when he sings, is adopted as a child by Bagchi (Saswata Chatterjee). This is the kind of movie that is just about getting started at the interval, and has enough to say for another film at the very least. The 161-minute running time can barely contain the overly busy plot, which explains the rushed editing, the sudden appearance and just as rapid disappearance of key characters, and the bloated climax. The screenplay is crammed with events, always raring to leap from one place to the next, and afraid to slow down – or even make complete sense. The story is framed as the amazing adventures of Jagga Jasoos, the teenage detective, as narrated by the journalist Shruti to a gaggle of eager-eyed children. In its colour palette, relentless action, nefarious villains and bumbling policemen, exotic locations, and knee-high views of the big issues plaguing the world, Jagga Jasoos comes closest to the Tintin comics. ![]() The result is a zany, warm-hearted and popsicle-bright movie that never loses its infectious spirit of adventure even in its most expendable moments. We can see him rummaging through dog-eared comic books, Bengali detective novels, boy scout yarns, history textbooks, video tapes of silent films and DVDs of classic capers and contemporary comedies and chuckling over this scene and that before deciding to throw it into the mix.
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