Jazbaa (translation: Passion) is an Indian thriller-drama 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 in the lead roles, with Shabana Azmi, Atul Kulkarni and Chandan Roy Sanyal in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 2007 South Korean film Seven Days.[5] The trailer of the film released on August 25, 2015[6] and the film was released on 9 October 2015.[7] The film marked aishwarya's return to on screen after a five-year break.[8]
Filming began in January 2015,[13] and the film was shot in and around Mumbai.[14][15] The shooting of the film was completed in 51 days.[16]
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Advocate Anuradha Verma
- Irrfan Khan as Inspector Yohan
- Shabana Azmi as Garima, Sia's Mother
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Miyaaz Shaikh
- Jackie Shroff as Home Minister Mahesh Maklai
- Atul Kulkarni as Prosecution Lawyer Ronit
- Siddhanth Kapoor as Sam
- Priya Banerjee as Sia
- Sara Arjun as Sanaya, Anuradha's daughter
- Abhimanyu Singh as Abbas Yusuf, Anuradha's Client
Production
According to reports John Abraham was supposed to play the male lead in the film.[9] However the filmmaker Sanjay Gupta has dismissed the rumors and said "John was never cast for the role".[10] Irrfan Khan has been roped in to star opposite Aishwarya[11] and Shabana Azmi, Jackie Shroff, Atul Kulkarni and Chandan Roy Sanyal were confirmed as a part of the film's supporting cast. Aishwarya did a lot of preparation 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.[12]Filming began in January 2015,[13] and the film was shot in and around Mumbai.[14][15] The shooting of the film was completed in 51 days.[16]
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