New Delhi: Subhash Kapoor’s Jolly LLB 3 takes a bold step by placing one of India’s most painful realities: farmers’ suicides and unlawful land grabs. And all of it is at the centre of a courtroom comedy-drama starring Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla. On paper, the subject could have easily tilted towards the overly sombre.
But the director manages to balance humour with heart. He fervently reminds us why the Jolly LLB franchise struck a chord in the first place.
Jolly LLB 3 review: Plot summary
The film begins with a clash of two beloved Jollys: Akshay Kumar’s Jagdishwar Mishra from Kanpur and Arshad Warsi’s Jagdish Tyagi from Meerut. Their daily courtroom duels quickly spiral into a much larger battle when they encounter Janki (Seema Biswas), a widow whose husband’s land was seized by a powerful company. Her grief becomes the emotional engine of the story, too. Haunted by the image of a widow on her knees, one’s heart would be pleading for justice against greed, carried forward by resilience.
At its core, Jolly LLB 3 mixes satire with sentiment. It occasionally juggles between melodrama and tongue-in-cheek humour. The first half is more narrative-heavy, laying down the groundwork of Janki’s fight and the shady dealings of Haribhai Khetan (a surprisingly menacing Gajraj Rao). The pace does feel stretched at times, yet Subhash somehow keeps things from totally slipping off the rails. By the second half, the courtroom battle kindles with sharp arguments and emotional outbursts. Everything’s turned up a notch. The real gems are the rib-tickling scenes woven into the storyline that keep your attention glued when the rest starts sagging.
Jolly LLB 3 review: Performances
Akshay Kumar slips into Jolly Mishra with his trademark swagger. He is cheeky, sharp, and so back in his comedic era without trivialising the core message. Arshad Warsi, meanwhile, remains the soul of the franchise. He brings his trademark sarcastic ease and earthy humour that makes you want more. Together, the two Jollys carry the weight of the film with their rivalry and reluctant camaraderie.
But if there is one scene-stealer, it’s Saurabh Shukla as Justice Tripathi. He presides over the courtroom, and he owns it, just like the Jolly LLB franchise. With impeccable timing, sardonic wit, and the ability to make silence funnier than words, he elevates the narrative. Every time he’s on screen, the film lights up.
Seema Biswas delivers a gut-punch performance with minimal dialogue. Her eyes alone narrate volumes of pain and resilience, grounding the film in reality. Gajraj Rao’s turn as a ruthless tycoon is chilling: a far cry from the gentle roles he is known for. Ram Kapoor lends gravitas, while Huma Qureshi and Amrita Rao do their best with limited screen time.
WTF: Where’s the flaw?
Honestly, the soundtrack of the film butts in a bit too much and tries to yell over the actors. There are these heavy scenes that would land harder if they just cut the music and let everything breathe for a second. The editing in the first part is a bit sluggish and takes its sweet time before things actually click into gear. Also, some sequences are over the top just to sprinkle in the heroic image of Akshay Kumar. The script falters at the very point it should have roared. The climax! It arrives like a tide that forgets to rise and is starved of rigour, leaving only the wet sand of half-told truths.
Jolly LLB 3: Final verdict
Jolly LLB 3 stages a reckoning. In its laughter, one hears the rustle of concern; in its satire, the quiet throb of grief. Subhash Kapoor’s film pirouettes between farce and fury, comic interludes collapsing into the raw ache of dispossession. Imperfect, yes. But in the way a protest song is supposed to be: ragged, unruly, necessary.
It is less a film reminds us that humour too can be a weapon, laughter too a form of justice.
Watch it for laughs!