Jodi (or joRi) is simple Hindi for a pair or couple. Jabariya comes from jabran or zabardasti which mean forcefully. Jabariya is used mostly in the Eastern Hindi regions, i.e. Bihar, Jharkhand and Eastern UP. Hence the phrase Jabariya Jodi would mean a forcefully made couple.

Jabariya Jodi is a 2019 film starring Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra. The film is based on the story of groom kidnapping, a practice followed in some areas in Bihar.