Jolly LLB 3 Review: 3 times the drama, 3 times the fun!

The new Jolly LLB shines because it’s powered by a crackling actor duel: Akshay Kumar’s razor-edged Advocate Jagdishwar “Jolly” Mishra sparring with Arshad Warsi’s sly, scrappy Advocate Jagdish “Jolly” Tyagi, with Saurabh Shukla’s world-weary yet wickedly funny Judge Tripathi adjudicating like a ringmaster. The result is a courtroom carnival where punchlines and principles collide, and the cast keeps both the laughs and the stakes high.

Akshay Kumar – steel under swagger

Akshay plays Mishra with a smooth, sharp confidence that initially feels mercenary, then unfurls into conscience as the case deepens. He turns legalese into punchlines and pivots to pathos without losing tempo, especially when the human cost of the case hits home. His late-film gear shift lands because he doesn’t abandon bravado—he repurposes it into moral momentum.

Arshad Warsi – the witty streetfighter

Warsi’s Tyagi is all jugad, sarcasm, and scruples in perpetual negotiation. He wins the gallery first and the judge second, and that sequence is half the fun. The magic is in how he undercuts grandstanding with deadpan realism, making every victory feel earned. When Tyagi and Mishra finally stop point-scoring and start truth-chasing, Warsi’s warmth becomes the emotional hinge.

Saurabh Shukla – the court’s beating heart

Judge Tripathi could have been a trope; Shukla makes him a compass. He rides the chaos like a veteran conductor—exasperated, amused, but never disengaged. His pauses are as funny as his put-downs, and when he presses both counsels to cut the theatrics, the film tightens its moral focus.

Huma Qureshi and Amrita Rao – partners with purpose

Huma Qureshi’s Pushpa Pandey Mishra isn’t just comic relief; she’s Mishra’s conscience in plain clothes, pushing him past convenience toward courage. Amrita Rao’s Sandhya anchors Tyagi with steadiness and a sharp eye for hypocrisy; when she calls out optics over outcomes, the film’s satire lands harder.

Antagonists and allies – stakes that sting

Gajraj Rao’s Haribhai Khaitan is charming rot—soft voice, hard edges—embodying how power smiles while it squeezes. Ram Kapoor’s Vikram Ray Chaudhary argues like a PR campaign in a robe, a clever mirror to performative justice. Seema Biswas, as a grieving, unyielding voice from the margins, gives the case a pulse that humbles every punchline.

Writing and direction – satire with teeth

Subhash Kapoor stages the courtroom like a contact sport, but he lets the bruises show. The film is packed with zingers—about loopholes, lazy investigations, and legal grandstanding—but it keeps returning to the people crushed between process and profit. When both Jollys stop “winning” and start listening, the satire blossoms into something sincere.

Standout scenes

• A farcical early cross-examination where both Jollys weaponize semantics until Tripathi detonates the room with one dry line.

• Mishra’s mid-case reckoning—no melodrama, just a quiet, searing recalibration.

• Tyagi’s witness prep montage that turns into a civics lesson without sermonizing.

• The closing arguments: not a mic-drop, but a mirror held up to how easily truth gets negotiated.

  
  

Verdict

Come for the fireworks between Akshay and Arshad, stay for Saurabh Shukla’s judicial jazz and a supporting cast that makes every corner of the case feel lived-in. It’s funny, furious, and—when it counts—fearless. The franchise’s best trick remains intact: making a packed house laugh, then making it think on the ride home.

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