In rural Punjab, a schoolboy’s impotence leads to accusations of being gay, triggering relentless bullying. Amid this torment and dark family revelations, he battles inner demons that push him further on the edge. When pressured into an arranged marriage, he’s forced to make a heartbreaking choice.
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•Dark, Disturbing and Devastating
•Holy Fuck. What have I just watched.
•An underrated Masterpiece and important Film. A Must Watch.
Jaggi is not your average Happy Punjabi Film. It’s a story of Male Abuse
The chills and the nightmares that this movie will give you through its runtime will remain unparalleled, and how it will make you feel about everything around you will also stay for days. That's all for the warning. Besides this, I will say DON'T EVEN THINK OF MISSING OUT ON THIS ONE, because if you do, you will miss how a director and a whole crew filled with first-timers have given their sweat and blood for this movie and also have brought out a story or theme that no one even gives second to think about but is far more critical than most of the things to talk about out there.
I can't imagine how anyone on the set was…
Of late I’ve stopped rating films specially fellow filmmakers’ works. But with indie films rating is important. Because those who don’t like it always rate it. So when you love it, help it along it’s way by rating it. This film is THE MOST evocative film I’ve seen in a long time. And it’s so simply made. Within the first few minutes you know you’re in capable hands. The lead actor submits to the material so honestly. It gets so disturbing at points that I had a knot in my stomach. And I’ve seen a fair bit. Films like these must be made. Many many many times over. There is a scene in which we get to see the girls…
lust is blind. a man doesn't even spare an animal to satiate it. when lust takes over, one doesn't care about anything. one can cross any limit even if it's ghastly.
Jaggi is a tragic story of a young man, who undergoes massive trauma in his life, encountering negligence, impotence and blackmailed into an series of sexual assaults. Jaggi is an instant victim, peering into vile man, who takes advantage of his situation, and abuse him into coercion to their will and silence him. Jaggi explores the chilling scope of what can unfold when a process of communicable healing takes a backseat to misplaced.
The horror in this film is unrelenting. Violence and abuse inflicted on Jaggi are constant, and unending, spanning several years as Jaggi becomes deeply withdrawn. Each act of violence drives him further inward and isolated. His guardedness especially stems from how persistently he has been taught, encouraged,…
I've never felt such urge to hug a fictional character as much I did for the titular Jaggi.
A very, very important film. But not an easy one to watch.
In a country where masculinity means everything, Jaggi is an essential film. This film shows what it means to not fit into society's rigid definitions of manliness. Devastating.
Jaggi is a Punjabi-language film directed by Anmol Sidhu, which tackles the sensitive and often unspoken issue of male sexual dysfunction within the rigid framework of rural Punjabi society.
Anmol Sidhu's direction is commendable for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of a difficult subject.
Ramnish Chaudhary delivers a powerful and nuanced performance as Jaggi, capturing the character's vulnerability, confusion, and despair.
The screenplay is well-crafted, effectively conveying the complexities of the situation and the inner turmoil of the characters.
Jaggi is a powerful and thought-provoking film that sheds light on a rarely discussed aspect of male experience.
A painfully bleak film about the sexual victimization of a young adolescent in rural Punjab who's perceived to by gay due to his impotence. The topic is important because it shows how the dominance of toxic masculinity and rape culture can target gay men, not often addressed in Indian cinema. The film, however, is so relentless in showing the downfall and inner shame of Jaggi (Ramnish Chaundhary) that I felt worn down and depressed by the end.
In an all-boys' school where boys entering puberty joke and boast about masturbation, Jaggi makes the mistake of sharing with a friend that he cannot get an erection (which it appears is likely due to a medical condition rather than sexual orientation). This…
Brutal cinema, the more I think about it the more I feel helpless. It's very difficult to present such sensitive concepts in depth and authenticity but they executed it very well. Every scene in the movie is gut wrenching which leaves you in helpless situation. It shows vicious cycle of trauma with no escape. The film is not going to leave my mind for years now. I still wonder how they have shot each scene and every minute of this movie.
Damn, This turned out to be total opposite of what I expected it to be. I watch almost every film as blindly possible as I can and by looking at just the poster of "Jaggi", I thought it would be another tedious village drama with cliched and over exploited themes but to my surprise, this is total opposite. Fifteen minutes into the film and it blew my mind but it didn't last long much longer and that's a different case. While the first half and the start of second half were great, the third act wasn't that gripping and also felt it could've been effectively used to deal with the psyche of him. The themes and the script were effectively…
