‘Jaadugar’ is an upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy directed by Sameer Saxena. The film has been written by Biswapati Sarkar and produced by Posham Pa Pictures, a new production company. The movie is about Magic Meenu, a small-time magician in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, who has to win a local football tournament in order to marry the girl he loves. Here is everything you need to know about the movie. 

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Jaadugar release date

‘Jaadugar’ will premiere on Netflix on July 15 at 12pm IST in India and 12am Pacific Time around the world. The film’s trailer shows actor Jitender Kumar (Meenu) trying to showcase his non-existing football skills. 

Jaadugar’s cast 

This is actor Jitender Kumar’s third collaboration with the OTT platform after the 2020 comedy ‘Chaman Bahaar’. He was also seen in the popular web series ‘Kota Factory’. Kumar will be joined by Arushi Sharma, who will play his love interest in the movie. 

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Besides Kumar and Arushi, the ‘Jaadugar’ cast includes Jaaved Jafari, Manoj Joshi, and Rukshar Dhillon. Jaaved Jaaferi will be seen playing the role of the football team’s coach. Joshi will be a magician called Chhabra. 

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Jaadugar plot 

Set in Madhya Pradesh, Jaadugar is a story of a football-loving town Neemuch. A small magician, Meenu, with no athletic skills tries to prove his worth in a prestigious inter-colony football tournament. In order to marry the love of his life, he must win the trophy. The movie revolves around two things—his team being without a win in years and the girl not loving him back. 

The Escaype Live actor Jaaved Jafari mentioned earlier that he was drawn to the movie because it happens to be “a perfect mix of comedy and drama” and having an “intriguing story”.