Released : Feb 24, 2012
Genre : Comedy, Romance
Starcast : R Madhavan, Bipasha Basu
Desc :
Jodi Breakers is a romantic comedy directed by Ashwini Chaudhary which
brings together the unusual pairing of Bipasha Basu and R Madhavan. This
is the first time Bipasha and Madhavan will be working together. The
film has been shot at various locations in Greece, Mumbai and Goa.
Duration : 2:13
Sid (R. Madhavan), a bachelor works as a divorce managing officer. He meets Sonali (Bipasha Basu), who joins him in his business of splitting couples and they earn well in the process. Together, they are known as the Jodi (Couple) Breakers.
Sometimes, they secretly make husband and wife fight with each other,
that will result in their divorce. This happens with Marc (Milind Soman) and Maggie (Dipannita Sharma). But when Marc finds out the reason that got him and Maggie divorced, hell breaks loose.
Cast
- R. Madhavan as Sid Khanna
- Bipasha Basu as Sonali Agnihotri
- Omi Vaidya as Nano
- Dipannita Sharma as Maggie
- Milind Soman as Marc
- Mrinalini Sharma as Ira
- Helen as Madonna
- Tarana Raja Kapoor as Sid Khanna Doctor Friend
- Mazhar Syed
Release
Controversy
Jodi Breakers took over a controversy with the Indian distributors of the 2010 Belgian film Heartbreaker had alleged that the story of Jodi Breakers has been plagiarized from Heartbreakers. The makers of Jodi Breakers offered to let the Heartbreakers team read the entire script, provided they agree to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA), which the Heartbreakers team is unwilling to sign.[4]
Reception
Critical reception
The movie received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama
gave the movie 3 out of 5 stars, pointing that "Jodi Breakers has an
engrossing and smartly executed second half that tilts scales in its
favor. The right dose of drama and romance, besides a trendy, harmonious
musical score, only act as toppings" [5]. Kanika Sikka of DNA India
gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars, mentioning "Leave all expectations
behind before entering the hall and you ‘might’ (urgency redefined) walk
out with a smiling face."[6]
Mansha Rastogi of Nowrunning gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars, noting
"Jodi Breakers fails to make up for a good rom-com. Watch the film only
if you are a fan of Maddy and Bips." [7] Savera R Someshwar of Rediff.com
gave the movie 1 out of 5 stars, saying that "Jodi Breakers could have
been a good romance or a good comedy but it's neither. The film is
seriously flawed." [8] Komal Nahta
of Koimoi.com also gave the movie 1 in a scale of 5 stars, adding that
"Jodi Breakers is a dull show. It will not be able to break even." [9] [10]. Faisal Saif of Global Movie magazine gave the film 2 out of 5 Stars and pointed "Nothing great to write about except performances" [11].
Box office
Jodi Breakers opened to a poor response at the box office grossing 1.60 crore nett on its first day, facing competition from Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya.[12] The film showed a jump of 20% on second day and collected around 1.90 crore nett.[13] Jodi Breakers collected 5.75 crore nett over its first weekend[14] and 8.25 crore nett in its full first week.[15]
The film saw a huge drop in its second week grossing just 1.50 crore
nett and taking its two week collection to 9.75 crore nett. It was thus
declared a flop[16]
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