'Jugjugg Jeeyo' director Raj Mehta: Getting offended is becoming a hobby

Updated On: 24 June, 2022 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Even as he feels that comedy shouldn’t be intensely scrutinised, Jugjugg Jeeyo director on how he constantly re-evaluate the material as he handled delicate subject of divorce

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Director Raj Mehta reveals that the premise of Jugjugg Jeeyo, starring Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Kiara Advani, came from Kesari (2019) filmmaker Anurag Singh. “What attracted me was the one-liner, and I wanted to dig into it,” begins Mehta. The film sees a young couple, essayed by Dhawan and Advani, contemplating divorce. When Dhawan’s character considers breaking the news to his family, he is shocked to know that his parents too are headed for divorce. Mehta knew that the film had ample scope for humour. “I want to not only make people laugh, but also leave them with a thought. Divorce is a tricky subject. I don’t want to tell viewers what is right or wrong. I want to leave them with questions, and they can decide.”

Raj Mehta