Jabardasth (film)

{{short description|2013 film directed by B.V. Nandini Reddy}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Jabardasth

| image = Jabardasth poster.jpg

| alt =

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| director = B.V. Nandini Reddy

| producer = Bellamkonda Suresh

| screenplay = B.V. Nandini Reddy

| story = Maneesh Sharma

| starring = {{ubl|Siddharth|Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Nithya Menen}}

| music = S. Thaman

| cinematography = Mahesh Muthuswami
Sanjay Loknath

| editing = Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao

| studio = Sri Sai Ganesh Productions

| distributor =7SEAS Inc (Overseas) {{cite web |url= http://www.idlebrain.com/usschedules/jabardasth.html|title= Jabardasth overseas rights by 7SEAS Inc | publisher= idlebrain.com |date= 29 January 2013|accessdate= 29 January 2013 }}

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|2|22}}

| runtime = 150 minutes

| country = India

| language = Telugu

| budget =

| gross =

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Jabardasth is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Nandini Reddy under the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/72145.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018132500/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/72145.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2011 |title=Surender Reddy ropes in Sid-Sam |website=IndiaGlitz |date=17 October 2011 |accessdate=8 May 2012}} It stars Siddharth, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen in lead roles.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/81911.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518064047/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/81911.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2012 |title=Sid and Sunil join hands for Surender Reddy's film |website=IndiaGlitz |accessdate=8 May 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-20/news-interviews/35227024_1_film-chamber-love-failure-siddharth |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-20/news-interviews/35227024_1_film-chamber-love-failure-siddharth |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2013 |title='Jabardasth' year-end for Siddharth |date=21 November 2012 |work=The Times of India |accessdate=21 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/it%E2%80%99s-official-sid-and-sam%E2%80%99s-film-326 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322104127/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tollywood/it%E2%80%99s-official-sid-and-sam%E2%80%99s-film-326 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2012 |title=It's official, Sid and Sam's film is on |work=Deccan Chronicle|date=22 March 2012 |accessdate=8 May 2012}} The film released on 22 February 2013 and was commercial failure at the box office.{{cite web|url=http://www.apherald.com/Movies/ViewArticle/15383/-Jabardasth-film-got--U-A--certificate-rating/|title='Jabardasth' film got 'U/A' certificate rating|publisher=APHerald.com|accessdate=15 February 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13017-11.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403123651/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13017-11.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-04-03|title=Is Samantha Ruth Prabhu the new style icon of Southern cinema?|publisher=IBN Live}}

The film is inspired by 2010 Hindi film Band Baaja Baaraat. Yash Raj Films, producers of the Hindi film, claimed that Jabardasth is an unofficial remake and planned to take legal action against its makers.{{cite web|title=YRF to sue makers of Jabardasth|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-26/news-interviews/37308127_1_jabardasth-yrf-legal-action|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301054832/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-26/news-interviews/37308127_1_jabardasth-yrf-legal-action|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 March 2013|work=The Times of India|accessdate=27 February 2013}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/telugu-remake-of-band-baaja-baaraat-barred-by-high-court-for-copyright-infringement-2074086|title = Telugu Remake of Band Baaja Baaraat Barred by High Court for Copyright Infringement}}