May. 22, 2015|India|138 Min.|n/A
Genre: Comedy;Romance
Description: “Jamai 420,” a 2015 Bengali comedy film, revolves around a series of hilarious misunderstandings. The story follows three men—Soham Chakraborty, Ankush Hazra, and Hiran Chatterjee—who, amidst confusion over their marriages with three women—Mimi Chakraborty, Nusrat Jahan, and Payel Sarkar—find themselves in Bangkok. To win back their respective love interests, they end up in absurd and humorous situations. The movie combines over two hours of chaotic entertainment, often bordering on sheer madness.
The plot takes a bizarre turn as the couples flee to Bangkok to resolve their relationship issues after a string of unfortunate events. The film’s narrative is riddled with inexplicable decisions, such as a successful divorce lawyer abandoning his career to chase love in Bangkok, or a hotel clerk with an absurdly eccentric personality. The movie also features over-the-top characters, including a gun-wielding mother and a father who miraculously survives countless strokes.
When it comes to acting, the cast takes exaggerated performances to the extreme, with the male leads delivering particularly loud and overdone portrayals. The female leads and actor Hiran Chatterjee provide relatively subdued performances in contrast. Overall, “Jamai 420” is a chaotic, mindless comedy that relies heavily on exaggerated humor and far-fetched scenarios.
Cast director: Rabi Kinagi
Cast actor: Ankush Hazra, Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty, Biswanath Basu, Biswajit Chakraborty, Raj Chakraborty, Shankar Chakraborty, Soham Chakraborty, Hiran Chatterjee, Supriyo Dutta
Original name: জামাই 420