Jazbaa

Jazbaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySanjay Gupta
Screenplay bySanjay Gupta
Robin Bhatt
Based onSeven Days
by Won Shin-yun
Produced bySanjay Gupta
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan[1]
Anuradha Gupta
Nittin Keni
Akash Chawla
Sachiin Joshi
Raina Sachiin Joshi
Ajay Yadav (Executive)
Vishal A. Singh (Creative Executive)
StarringAishwarya Rai Bachchan
Irrfan Khan
Shabana Azmi
CinematographySameer Arya
Edited bySunil Nayak
Music bySongs:
Amjad-Nadeem
Arko
Badshah
Background score:
Amar Mohile
Production
companies
Essel Vision Productions
Viking Media & Entertainment
White Feather Films
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹28–30 crore[2][3]
Box office₹42.67 crore[4]

Jazbaa (transl. Passion/Emotion) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language crime 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.[5][6] The film was released on 9 October 2015.[7][8] The film marked Aishwarya's return on screen after a five-year break.[9]

Rai's performance received nominations for Best Actor in an Action Role at 2015 Big Star Entertainment Awards and in 2016, Screen Award for Best Actress (Popular Choice).[10][11] She won Power-packed performance of the year at Stardust Awards.[12]

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