Jaat Review: Why Bollywood Doesn't Pay To The Dialogue And Script Writer

Bollywood sinks to new lows every day, especially when it comes to big-screen cinema. The notion that "no story, only action works" is making things worse, and Jaat is a perfect example. With absolutely no storyline, crass dialogues, terrible writing, and an unfit Sunny Deol attempting (and failing miserably) to repeat his Garar act, this film is a disaster.

The 2-hour-40-minute runtime is just Sunny Deol thrashing evil men—henchmen of Randeep Hooda, who plays the local mafia don controlling 40 villages. The "plot" kicks off when Sunny, on his way to South India, disembarks after a train breakdown—a premise that reaches peak absurdity. What follows is a so-called masala entertainer with zero strategy, no conspiracies, and no attempts to outsmart the villain. Just Sunny punching people… and watching them fly.

Randeep Hooda tries his best, but the atrocious dialogue writing ensures the 150-minute slog lacks a single memorable punchline. Hooda does justice to his role as a brutal crime lord, slaughtering innocents to maintain his empire. Meanwhile, Sunny’s grand introduction—"2.5 KG ka haath, pehle north ne dekha, ab south dekhega"—is as ridiculous as it sounds.

The writing is so bad it randomly injects bizarre backstories: Sunny is suddenly revealed to be Brigadier Balvinder Pratap Singh, a war hero who fought in Balakot, while Randeep’s character—initially a Sri Lankan laborer—morphs into the Deputy Commander of the Jaffna Tigers. These forced twists will make you want to bash your head against the PVR screen.

The climax? After beating goons bare-handed, Sunny arrives in a military helicopter with heavy artillery and massacres everyone, including Randeep. A CBI officer dispatched from Delhi doesn’t even make it in time—because Sunny, the accidental savior, has already solved everything.

Jaat claims to be a mass entertainer, but the makers forget that even masala fans expect some story, twists, or suspense. There’s a difference between a WWE match and a movie. This abysmal script wastes talents like Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, Regina Cassandra, and Saiyami Kher.

Yes, OTT is booming—but that doesn’t mean the big screen should abandon meaning altogether.