Sidharth Malhotra will be seen for the time playing a desi character, Abhay Singh from Patna, in Jabariya Jodi. Based on groom kidnapping in Bihar, the film is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shaailesh R Singh and directed by Prashant Singh. In a chat with Filmfare, Sidharth Malhotra revealed how he prepared for the challenging role. He said, “I read a lot of Hindi newspapers. I also read on pakadwa vivaah (groom kidnapping). There are real videos of pakadwa vivaah on the web. The reason for this occurrence is the burden of dowry, which prevents girls from getting married easily. I didn’t want to tan myself for the character. It’s a stupid stereotype that a small-town boy has a scorched complexion. The character is a Shiv bhakt, he smokes weed like Shivji had ganja. He also wears a rudraksh. We added desi elements like earrings. I practised the Patnaiya Hindi dialect with a coach”.
