Faraaz (2023)

Interesting facts

Faraaz is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by T-Series and Benaras Media Works in association with Mahana Films. The film supports an ensemble cast with Zahan Kapoor starring as the titular Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain with Juhi Babbar, Aamir Ali, Aditya Rawal, Pallak Lalwani, and six newcomers, Jatin Sarin, Reshham Sahaani, Ninaad Bhatt, Harshal Pawar, and Sachin Lalwani including Kapoor marking their debuts.

Production

The rights of Bangladeshi crime reporter Nuruzzaman Labu's 2017 book Holey Artisan: A Journalistic Investigation, about the July 2016 Dhaka attack, were acquired by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films in 2020. Hansal Mehta was chosen as the film's director and Vishesh included T-Series and Anubhav Sinha as the producers.

On 5 August 2021, the director Hansal Mehta revealed Faraaz. A joint production, with Anubhav Sinha and Bhushan Kumar depicting the Holey Artisan Bakery attack in July 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Newcomers Aditya Rawal, Zahan Kapoor, Jatin Sarin, Sachin Lalwani, Ninad Bhatt, Harshal Pawar, Palak Lalwani, and Reshham Sahaani were cast in the film.

The filming, which took place in Mumbai, began in June 2021 and ended on 15 August 2021. The Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, Dhaka was recreated in Mumbai. Plans to shoot the film on location in Bangladesh were dropped due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2025, it was alleged that Matiur Rahman, Anisul Hoque and Mahfuz Anam helped Simeen Rahman, Faraaz's mother, and Transcom Group launder at least 730 million taka from Bangladesh to India to make the film.

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