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Jazbaa (2015)

Jazbaa poster
Directed by
Sanjay Gupta
Genre
drama film, action film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
12
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lawyer is forced to defend a criminal after her daughter is kidnapped. She must navigate a high-stakes legal battle to save her child.

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What happens

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. Rai's performance received nominations for Best Actor in an Action Role at the Big Star Entertainment Awards and the Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice). She won the Power-packed performance of the year at Stardust Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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