Torbaaz (transl. Black Falcon) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Girish Malik.[4] Sanjay Dutt plays the role of a medical professional that lost his wife and son while he was placed in the Indian Embassy in Kabul, while Nargis Fakhri and Rahul Dev play other prominent characters.[5] Torbaaz was earlier scheduled for a theatrical release, which could not happen owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, after which the makers confirmed its distribution contract with Netflix. It was premiered on 11 December 2020 on Netflix.[1]
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| Directed by | Girish Malik |
| Written by | Girish Malik Bharti Jakhar |
| Story by | Girish Malik Bharti Jakhar |
| Produced by | Raju Chadha Rahul Mittra Puneet Singh Girish Malik Amardeep S Reen[2] |
| Starring | Sanjay Dutt Nargis Fakhri Rahul Dev Rahul Mittra Kuwaarjeet Chopraa Gavie Chahal |
| Cinematography | Hiroo Keswani |
| Edited by | Dilip Deo |
| Music by | Bickram Ghosh Vikram Montrose |
Production companies | Clapstem Entertainment Rahul Mittra Films |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes[3] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
editNaseer is an ex-army doctor who is visiting a refugee camp in Afghanistan. Whilst he is there, he recalls how he lost his wife and young son to a suicide terrorist attack, during his placement at the Indian Embassy, in Kabul. He, alongside Ayesha, works together to run his late wife’s NGO. Naseer tries to bring joy to the children in the camp, through cricket. He tries to make a team of displaced boys that were victims of the Afghan war. Naseer tries to get the boys to work together and put aside their differences through cricket. He constantly faces the threat of Qazar and his men, who want to use the boys as soldiers and suicide bombers.
Cast
edit- Sanjay Dutt as Naseer
- Nargis Fakhri as Ayesha
- Rahul Dev as Qazar
- Fahim Fazli as Majed Taliban commander
- Gavie Chahal as Shariyar Khan
- Kuwaarjeet Chopraa as Habibullah
- Humayoon Shams Khan as Raghu
- Sneha Namanandi as Fawzia
- Rahul Mittra as Col Khan
- Rakshit Wahi as Dawlatzaahi
- Priyanka Verma as Meera
- Vansh Sayani as one of the boys in the group
- Rockey Raina as Abdullah
- Kourosh Torbat Zadeh as Sajadi
- Rudra Soni as Gulaab
Production
editTorbaaz was announced in September 2016.[6] Nargis Fakhri was roped in for lead role after Sanjay Dutt.[7]
Principal photography begun in December 2017.[8] After shooting in Afghanistan, Torbaaz was majorly filmed in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan becoming the first Indian film shot there.[9]
Other filming locations included Mumbai, Manali (Himachal Pradesh) and Punjab, India.[10]
Release
editInitially planned for a May 2019 theatrical release, Torbaaz was postponed to mid-2020, but due to cinemas shut down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, it was not able to release that time too.[4] In July 2020, it was decided that Torbaaz was directly released online. It was released on 11 December 2020 on Netflix who purchased its digital and distribution rights.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sanjay Dutt is on the journey of redemption in Torbaaz, film to premiere on Netflix on December 11". Bollywood Hungama. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "A message of hope". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Torbaaz (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Sanjay Dutt to play army officer in his next". The Indian Express. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Sanjay Dutt To Play Army Officer In His Next Film 'Torbaaz'". The Huffington Post. 17 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Nargis Fakhri cast opposite Sanjay Dutt in upcoming action thriller titled Torbaaz". Firstpost. 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Nargis Fakhri to star opposite Sanjay Dutt in 'Torbaaz' - Movies to look forward to". The Times of India.
- ^ "Pic: Nargis Fakhri and Sanjay Dutt shoot in Kyrgyzstan for 'Torbaaz'". The Times of India. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ @duttsanjay (31 May 2018). "Thank you #Kyrgyzstan. Last 30 days with the #Torbaaz team were challenging, yet a lot of fun" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Torbaaz (2020) on Netflix
External links
edit- Torbaaz at IMDb
- Torbaaz on Bollywood Hungama