Jugjugg Jeeyo Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Comedy Drama Family |
| Release date | 24 June 2022 |
| Running time | 2hr 30min |
| Certificate | U/A |
| Starring | Neetu Kapoor Anil Kapoor Varun Dhawan Kiara Advani Maniesh Paul Prajakta Koli |
| Directed by | Raj Mehta |
| Written by | Rishhabh Sharrma |
| Screenplay by | Rishabh Sharma |
| Story by | Rishabh Sharma |
| Produced by | Rishabh Sharrma |
| Cinematography by | Jay I. Patel |
| Edited by | Manish More |
| Music by | Score: John Stewart Eduri Songs: See Soundtrack |
| Production Company | Dharma Productions Viacom18 Studios |
| Distributor | Viacom18 Studios |
Jugjugg Jeeyo Movie Cast & Characters:
- Neetu Kapoor as Geeta Saini
- Anil Kapoor as Bheem Saini
- Varun Dhawan as Kuldeep “Kukoo” Saini
- Kiara Advani as Nainaa Sharma Saini
- Manish Paul as Gurpreet Sharma
- Prajakta Koli as Ginny Saini
- Tisca Chopra as Meera Malhotra
- Varun Sood as Gaurav Kapoor
- Savant Singh Premi as Baljeet “Ballu” Sodhi
- Naman Arora as Vishal Verma
- Suparna Marwah as Nainaa and Gurpreet’s mother
- Elnaaz Norouzi – special appearance in the song “Duppata”
Storyline:
A marriage. A re-marriage. A pending divorce. JugJugg Jeeyo is a story set in the heart of Patiala and much like the city, it`s full of love and laughter, color and drama. It`s been five years since Kukoo and Nainaa got married after knowing each other practically all their lives, and now they need to break it to their family that they want a divorce. Kukoo`s parents, Bheem and Geeta, a couple that everyone looks up to, have no plans of making Kukoo and Naina`s lives easier. They have their plans and set of surprises in store for the young couple; all this in the middle of Kukoo`s sister`s wedding. It`s about family and its values, unresolved yearnings, and unexpected reconciliations.
Jugjugg Jeeyo Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹120 crore |
| Worldwide Collection | ₹136.13 crore |
About Jugjugg Jeeyo Movie:
Principal photography commenced on 16 November 2020 in Chandigarh.
The shooting wrapped up in November 2021.
Jugjugg Jeeyo was released on 24 June 2022 and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise towards the performances, screenplay, and humor.
The film grossed ₹101.23 crore (US$13 million) in India and ₹34.90 crore (US$4.4 million) overseas, for a worldwide gross collection of ₹136.13 crore (US$17 million) and became an average grosser.
At the 68th Filmfare Awards, Jugjugg Jeeyo received six nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Neetu Kapoor), Best Supporting Actor (Paul) and Best Female Debut (Koli), and won two awards – Best Supporting Actor (Anil Kapoor) and Best Female Playback Singer (Kavita Seth for “Rangisari”).
Jugjugg Jeeyo is Prajakta Koli’s debut film in his career.
Jugjugg Jeeyo premiered digitally on 22 July 2022 on Amazon Prime Video.
On 21 June 2022, Vishal Singh, a writer from Ranchi, India, accused Karan Johar of plagiarizing the plot for Jugjugg Jeeyo. Singh claimed the story was copied from his story Punny Rani, demanding Rs. 1.5 crores in compensation. As of 23 June 2022, the matter was before a local court.
