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Jazbaa

  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 59m
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5.7/10
3.5K
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Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Irrfan Khan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Jazbaa (2015)
Tensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Now she'll have to save a rapist from death sentence, as ransom, within 4 days.
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Tensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Now she'll have to save a rapist from death sentence, as ransom, within 4 days.Tensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Now she'll have to save a rapist from death sentence, as ransom, within 4 days.Tensions arise when the daughter of nation's best lawyer is kidnapped. Now she'll have to save a rapist from death sentence, as ransom, within 4 days.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
3.5K
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  • Director
    • Sanjay Gupta
  • Writers
    • Deepak Venkateshan(additional screenplay)
    • Robin Bhatt(screenplay)
    • Sanjay Gupta(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Shabana Azmi
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  • Director
    • Sanjay Gupta
  • Writers
    • Deepak Venkateshan(additional screenplay)
    • Robin Bhatt(screenplay)
    • Sanjay Gupta(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Irrfan Khan
    • Shabana Azmi
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    • 35User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
    • Anuradha Vermaas Anuradha Verma
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
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    Shabana Azmi
    Shabana Azmi
    • Garima Chaudharyas Garima Chaudhary
    Jackie Shroff
    Jackie Shroff
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    Abhimanyu Singh
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    Sangeeta Khanayat
    • Naziaas Nazia
    • Director
      • Sanjay Gupta
    • Writers
      • Deepak Venkateshan(additional screenplay)
      • Robin Bhatt(screenplay)
      • Sanjay Gupta(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Aashwariya Rai and Irfan Khan are shown only in black clothes throughout the film.
    • Goofs
      (Around 0:50:46) Anu does not have even a speck of dust on her body, and her clothes are neat and tidy as well, while moments ago she had just rolled in dust and her clothes had become dirty.
    • Connections
      Remake of Seven Days (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Bandeyaa
      Written by Amjad, Nadeem and Sanjay Gupta

      Produced by Amjad and Nadeem

      Performed by Jubin Nautiyal

    User reviews35

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    6/10
    A suspense-soaked version of Daag The Fire
    Jazbaa is termed as the copy of a Korean movie Seven Days (2007). However after watching it, I am able to contrast the theme of Jazbaa with an old Bollywood movie - Daag The Fire (1999) starring Sanjay Dutt, Chandrachur Singh and Mahima Chaudhary which was directed by Raj Kanwar. While all the reviewers are singing in chorus that Jazbaa is the Indian version of Seven Days, not a single one is pointing out that Seven Days itself could be inspired by the Bollywood movie - Daag The Fire. The scripts are different, no doubt but the theme and the undercurrent is the same. Jazbaa is looked upon as a thriller based on the issue of rape but in fact, the real theme of Jazbaa is different. It's the story of a corrupt lawyer whose personal tragedy proves as an eye-opener for her. The same is the theme of Daag The Fire though there is no suspense element in Daag The Fire like this movie. The role played by Aishwarya Rai in Jazbaa is akin to the role played by Chandrachur Singh in Daag The Fire. And anybody can verify this fact that the final interaction of Aishwarya Rai and Shabana Aazmi in Jazbaa is a ditto of the final shot of Daag The Fire involving Chandrachur Singh and Sanjay Dutt. Then who is a copycat ? Is the maker of Jazbaa only who has unfortunately earned the ill-repute of lifting stories of his movies from foreign movies ? But the thief is always the one who gets caught. Whosoever knows the trick of the trade, i.e., not to get caught escapes the stigma of being called a thief.

    Now for the assessment of Jazbaa. It's a quality suspense-thriller though the filmmaker, i.e., Sanjay Gupta has focused more on style than substance.

    As clarified in the opening para of this review, Jazbaa is the story of a corrupt lawyer (Aishwarya Rai) who takes the cases of the outlaws and the guilty only in order to earn handsomely which is not possible by fighting for some cause or ensuring justice to innocents. However when her daughter is kidnapped, this lawyer who is a single mother, finds the world as upside down for her. With the help of her silent lover who is a suspended cop (Irrfan), she pays the ransom not in cash but in kind which is to get a convict of rape and murder free from not only the gallows but also prison. The bulk of the story goes in the efforts of this lawyer-cum-bereaved mother and her silent lover. On one hand, they are busy in arranging evidences in favour of the convict, on the other, they are busy in searching for the kidnapped child. What happens in the end, proves to be an eye-opener for the corrupt lawyer.

    Though the director Sanjay Gupta has not done proper justice to the good stuff at his hand, the movie is nevertheless gripping right from the word 'go' to the climax. The issue of rape is imposed on the script and the data of this crime given in the end are useless and irrelevant. Actually the focus should have been on the corruption in the profession of law when reputed lawyers become defense counsels for the people guilty of heinous crimes like rape and murder for the sake of getting exorbitant fees from their clients. But the director has not done so. There are 'n' number of plot-holes and untied loose ends alongwith inconsistencies and contradictions in the script and many things are not clarified till the very end, the most prominent of which is the mastermind's getting complete information of every move of the lawyer after the kidnapping of her daughter. How could it be possible ? Sanjay Gupta may be knowing. The audience couldn't make it out even after watching the complete movie. Besides, Sanjay Gupta only must be knowing the relevance of the title of this movie which has nothing to with its story.

    All the same, the movie works because of its pace. The fast pace of the narrative does not give any time to the audience to pause and think. The viewer just keep on watching while holding his breath. Besides, this is not a pure thriller. It's a suspense-thriller. The suspense element has been kept intact till the climax which is a big achievement of the director.

    No songs are required in this type of movie because songs only interrupt the flow of the fast-moving narrative. All the same, Jaane Tere Sheher Ka Kya Iraada Hai is quite impressive in terms of both lyrics and composition (plus Irrfan's performance on that).

    This is termed as the comeback movie of Aishwarya Rai and her admirers are going gaga over her performance in this movie. However though the aging actress is quite beautiful even in her forties and post motherhood in her real life, her performance is so-so only. Those who are admiring her performance are not able to differentiate between acting and shrieking. Despite being a heroine-centric movie, Irrfan takes the cake as far as the clapping and accolades of the audience are concerned. However it's Shabana Aazmi who is the best performer though she is definitely miscast for the role of the mother of a teenager (being in her sixties, she straightaway looks as the grandma of a teenager).

    While advising all the reviewers to check the facts properly before terming any Indian movie as a copy of some foreign movie because almost all are copycats now (including both the Indian and the foreign filmmakers) sending originality for a toss, I recommend this fast-paced engrossing movie to all those who are fond of suspense-thrillers. It will prove to be no less than a roller-coaster ride for them.
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    • Oct 12, 2015

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 2015 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Passion
    • Production companies
      • Essel Vision Productions
      • Nittin Keni Creations
      • Viiking Media & Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $4,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,400,203
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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