Surinder Sahni is a mild-mannered office worker who loves from afar his former professor's daughter, the beautiful and vivacious Taani. When tragedy strikes, the professor arranges their marriage. Fighting loneliness in her new home, Taani enters a dance class/competition. Surinder disguises himself to watch her when fate steps in and he becomes her partner as the brash Raj. It's all fun until he realizes Taani is falling in love with Raj. He's losing his wife ... to himself!
We watched this on Sunday evening after helping present the Beyond Cana marriage retreat for three days.
All we expected was a romantic comedy with India's top star playing a double role as a nerd and an obnoxious "cool" dancer. It was a solid comedy and a funny, sweet look at true love. But it delivered a lot more.
- Not knowing the translation of the title, we were surprised to find the strong theme of “seeing God in your beloved.”
- I certainly didn't expect to find an overwhelming example of covenantal love when Suri humbly doesn't expect anything in return for his love.
- Also, "Jodi" means "pair." So the subtitle is: "There is an extraordinary love story in every ordinary couple."
Rating — Introduction to Bollywood (come on in, the water's fine!)
A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast - Scott and I discussed this movie in episode 209. Listen in!
An American's Guide to Bollywood podcast - Hannah and Rose discuss it here.
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