Jind Mahi Review: Sonam Bajwa and Ajay Sarkaria's undying romantic saga is sufficiently effectual

Jind Mahi Review: Punjabi Mania present before you the full movie review of recently released Punjabi movie titled ‘Jind Mahi’.

Cast: Sonam Bajwa, Ajay Sarkaria, Raj Shoker, Baninder Bunny, Shavinder Mahal, Sukhwinder Chahal, Gurnam Bhullar and Ginni Kapoor (Guest Appearances).

Director: Sameer Pannu.

Producers: Gunbir Singh Sidhu and Manmord Singh Sidhu.

Music: Oye Kunaal, Goldboy, Desi Crew.

Genre: Comedy, Romantic.

Running Time: 130 minutes (U certified).

Jind Mahi Review

Not just romantic movies by their very nature but movies, in general, have this tendency of providing orations around true and everlasting love. While there's no concrete interpretation to these intricate concepts related to life, an effective example of everlasting love has come in the form of most recently released Punjabi movie titled 'Jind Mahi'.

Starring Sonam Bajwa and Ajay Sarkaria in titular roles, Jind Mahi follows the routine pattern of two people meeting, becoming friends and falling in love with each other. Having said that, it is the end to this love affair which separates the movie from the rest.

Lakhwinder Kaur aka Lado (Bajwa) is an extrovert girl who lives in and enjoys the present moment without thinking much about the consequences of the future. Harnarayan Singh Sidhu aka Harry/Narayan (Sarkaria), on the other hand, takes life seriously to a tee. Suffering a personal setback due to his mother's demise, Harry is struggling to break free from the grief upon meeting Lado.

A prototypical case of two opposites meeting to eventually getting attracted to each other, Jind Mahi soon finds them at the crossroads of their relation.

Bajwa, who undisputably steals the show, does well in shining on the silver screen without a lot of filmy glamour. True that Lado encompasses shades of Bajwa's career-best work as Babbu Bains in Manav Shah's 'Ardab Mutiyaran' (2019) but there are enough nuances to this character that it won't look repetitive by any means.

In what is his second movie, Sarkaria manages to hold your interest with his screen presence. Making her debut in the movie, Raj Shoker (Sabreen) registers a praiseworthy performance as well. A commonality between Harry and Sabreen is that one has no option than to feel for them during the climax. Their characters are written in such a way that you would really want things to work in their favour before the movie ends.

As far as writing is concerned, Jind Mahi is a collective effort by debutant director Sameer Pannu (story and screenplay) and producer Manmord Singh Sidhu (story and screenplay) and Jatinder Lall (screenplay and dialogues).

The writers seem to have really made an effort to get the ball rolling from the word go but it takes them the first half to find their feet. It wouldn't be wrong to say that it is the second half of Jind Mahi which comprises of all the action and provides fuel to overall story.

Although the writing comes across as both predictable and skin-deep on a few occasions, the trio successfully manage to make amends in the fullness of time. Needless to say, an additional round of grip, meat and novelty to the script would have further worked in Jind Mahi's case.

An element of Indian filmmaking which is to one's liking in Jind Mahi is its songs. Released only this morning, Goldboy's 'Sada De Layi' will go down as the pick of the lot for me. In absolute synchronization with the meloncholic climax, the song will force you to sit back and savour the climax. Sung by Gurnam Bhullar, 'Rabba Mainu' is another song which you are likely to hum upon returning from the cinema hall.

In the end, it wouldn't be wrong to say that not a lot is wrong with Jind Mahi. The undying romantic saga has its high points in abundance, for sure. Make peace with a sprinkling of slip-ups in the writing department and you're in store for an up to par movie.