Suspect X (2023)

Original title

जाने जां

Directed by

Sujoy Ghosh

Genre

thriller film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 116 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single mother is involved in a murder. A mathematician neighbor helps her cover up the crime. A police investigation follows.

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What happens

Jaane Jaan (transl.  Beloved), released internationally as Suspect X, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. The film is an adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino, which had earlier been made into the 2012 South Korean film Perfect Number by Bang Eun-jin. The film is produced under the banner 12th Street Entertainment and Northern Lights Films in association with Kross Pictures and Balaji Motion Pictures. It stars Kareena Kapoor Khan as a single mother involved in a murder, alongside Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma. It released on 21 September 2023 on Netflix, to positive reviews from film critics, with particular praise directed towards the performances of the lead cast. Jaane Jaan broke the record for the biggest opening weekend viewership for an Indian film on Netflix. It was the highest-ranking Indian film on Netflix's engagement report for the second half of 2023, with over 20 million views, and emerged as the most-viewed Indian film on Netflix in terms of global viewing hours. At the 2024 Filmfare OTT Awards, Jaane Jaan received 8 nominations, including Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (for Ghosh), Best Actor in a Web Original Film (for Ahlawat), and Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (for Varma), and won 3 awards – Best Web Original Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) in a Web Original Film (for Ahlawat) and Best Actress in a Web Original Film (for Kapoor Khan). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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