Jazbaa

Jazbaa (2015)

After her daughter is kidnapped, a lawyer is forced to defend a criminal in exchange for her daughter's freedom.

Date of release
2015-10-09
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (35)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Thriller, Action
Director
Sanjay Gupta

Casting

Interesting facts

Jazbaa (transl. Passion/Emotion) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film's narrative revolves around an attorney forced to defend an unsavory criminal after her daughter is kidnapped. It stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan, with Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Atul Kulkarni and Chandan Roy Sanyal in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 2007 South Korean film Seven Days. The film was released on 9 October 2015. The film marked Aishwarya's return on screen after a five-year break.

Production

According to reports, John Abraham was supposed to play the male lead in the film. However, the film-maker Sanjay Gupta dismissed the rumors and said "John was never cast for the role". Irrfan Khan was signed to star opposite Aishwarya and Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Atul Kulkarni and Chandan Roy Sanyal were confirmed as a part of the film's supporting cast.

Aishwarya studied to portray a lawyer in the film. She met lawyers and even went through various court case clippings to get the nuances of her character right. Filming began in January 2015, and the film was shot in and around Mumbai. The shooting of the film was completed in 51 days.

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