Torbaaz

Last updated

Torbaaz
Torbaaz film poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byGirish Malik
Written byGirish Malik
Bharti Jakhar
Story byGirish Malik
Bharti Jakhar
Produced byRaju Chadha
Rahul Mittra
Puneet Singh
Girish Malik
Amardeep S Reen [1]
Starring Sanjay Dutt
Nargis Fakhri
Rahul Dev
Rahul Mittra
Kuwaarjeet Chopraa
Gavie Chahal
CinematographyHiroo Keswani
Edited byDilip Deo
Music byBickram Ghosh
Vikram Montrose
Production
companies
Clapstem Entertainment
Rahul Mittra Films
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) [2]
Running time
133 minutes [3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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. [2]

Contents

Plot

Naseer 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

Production

Torbaaz 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

Initially 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. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nargis</span> Indian actress (1929–1981)

Nargis Dutt was an Indian actress and politician who worked in Hindi cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Nargis often portrayed sophisticated and independent women. Her work was in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and earned her various accolades.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanjay Dutt</span> Indian actor (born 1959)

Sanjay Balraj Dutt is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi and Telugu films. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 135 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though usually in action genres, thus proving himself one of the most popular Hindi film actors since the 1980s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fardeen Khan</span> Indian actor (born 1974)

Fardeen Khan is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi films. Born to actor and film producer Feroz Khan and part of the Khan family, he is the recipient of a Filmfare Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pooja Bhatt</span> Indian actress

Pooja Bhatt is an Indian film director, actress, voice-over artist and filmmaker. Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt's television film Daddy in 1989. For the film, she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her breakthrough came with the romance comedy Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin (1991), which also emerged as her highest grossing release. She was a part of Bigg Boss OTT 2, where she emerged as the 4th runner up.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayesha Takia</span> Indian actress (born 1986)

Ayesha Azmi, is an Indian former actress and model who worked predominantly in Hindi films. Takia made her debut in 2004 with the action thriller Taarzan: The Wonder Car for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award and IIFA Award Star Debut of the Year Female. She then subsequently appeared in several successful films including Socha Na Tha (2005), Salaam-E-Ishq (2007), Wanted (2009), and Paathshaala (2010). She is the recipient of the Bengal Film Journalists' Association awards and Screen Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kumar Gaurav</span> Indian film actor

Kumar Gaurav is an Indian businessman and former actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Son of actor Rajendra Kumar, Gaurav has appeared in several films such as Love Story, Teri Kasam, Star, Naam and Kaante.

<i>Shaadi No. 1</i> 2005 film by David Dhawan

Shaadi No. 1 is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language comedy film released in November 2005. The film, directed by David Dhawan, stars Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Sharman Joshi, Esha Deol, Ayesha Takia, Soha Ali Khan, Aarti Chabria, Riya Sen, Sophie Choudry, Satish Shah and Rajpal Yadav. The film was produced by Vashu Bhagnani.The film is a remake of 2001 Kannada movie Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu by Rajendra Singh Babu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rahul Dev</span> Indian actor and former model (born 1968)

Rahul Dev is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims.

<i>Blue</i> (2009 film) 2009 Indian action adventure film directed by Anthony DSouza

Blue is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film co-written and directed by Anthony D'Souza, and produced by Dhilin Mehta under Shree Astavinayak Cine Vision Limited. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta, Zayed Khan, and Rahul Dev. Katrina Kaif and Kabir Bedi appear in cameo appearances. Blue was released during the Diwali festival on 16 October 2009 and received mixed reviews from critics. During the time of release, it was the most expensive Hindi-language film until then, produced with a budget of more than $21 million. Loosely based on the Hollywood film Into the Blue (2005) and its sequel Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009), Blue failed to recover its high budget from the box office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aditya Roy Kapur</span> Indian actor (born 1985)

Aditya Roy Kapur is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After working as a VJ, he made his acting debut with the musical drama London Dreams (2009). Kapur had his first commercial success with the romance Aashiqui 2 (2013). In the same year, the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani emerged as his highest-grossing release, and won him the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor in addition to a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nargis Fakhri</span> American actress and model

Nargis Fakhri is an American actress and model who primarily works in the Indian Hindi-language films. Her first role in film came with the 2011 romantic drama Rockstar, for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She subsequently played a war correspondent in the political thriller Madras Cafe (2013), and starred in the commercially successful comedies Main Tera Hero (2014), Spy and Housefull 3 (2016).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanjay Dutt filmography</span>

Sanjay Dutt is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films as well as a few Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi films. He made his acting debut in 1981, opposite Tina Ambani, in his father Sunil Dutt's romantic action film Rocky (1981). Rocky was ranked at tenth highest-grossing Bollywood films of 1981. After appearing in a series of box office flops, he starred in Mahesh Bhatt's crime thriller film Naam (1986). Dutt received critical acclaim for his performance, and it became a turning point in his career.

<i>Sanju</i> 2018 Indian film directed by Rajkumar Hirani

Sanju is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language biographical comedy-drama film directed and edited by Rajkumar Hirani, written by Hirani and Abhijat Joshi and produced by Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra under the banners Rajkumar Hirani Films and Vinod Chopra Films. The film chronicles the life of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, notably focusing his drug addiction, arrest for his association with the 1993 Bombay bombings, relationship with his father, and acting career. Ranbir Kapoor stars as the title character, along with an ensemble supporting cast.

<i>Panipat</i> (film) 2019 Indian epic war film

Panipat is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language epic war drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Starring Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Kriti Sanon, it depicts the events that took place during the Third Battle of Panipat. The film was theatrically released in India on 6 December 2019. The film was a box office failure.

<i>Operation Parindey</i> Indian filmdirected by Sanjay Gadhvi

Operation Parindey is a 2020 Indian action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, written by Tajas Dhhanraj and produced by Arti Gudal. The movie released on 28 February 2020 starring Amit Sadh and Rahul Dev. The movie marked the final directorial work of Sanjay Gadhvi before his death on 19 November 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rahul Mittra</span> Indian file actor and producer (born 1970)

Rahul Mittra is an Indian Film producer & actor and founder of Rahul Mittra Films, Brandsmith & Brandsmith Motion Pictures. He has produced Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013), Bullett Raja (2013), Revolver Rani (2014), Sarkar 3 (2017), Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (2018), Cabaret (2019) and Torbaaz, starring Sanjay Dutt, Nargis Fakhri, Rahul Dev & Rahul Mittra which was premiered on Netflix by Rahul Mittra Films.

<i>Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywoods Bad Boy</i> Biographical book

Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy is a biography by Yasser Usman, detailing the life and career of the Indian film actor Sanjay Dutt. It chronicles his birth to actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis, his relationship with the actress Madhuri Dixit, covered extensively in the media at the time, being jailed because of his involvement in the Bombay riots, and his 47-year film career. The book was released on 13 March 2018 by Juggernaut Books and praised by critics.

Sneha Namanandi is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films and television series. She is mostly known for her roles in Confessions of an Indian Teenager (2013), Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai (2017), Torbaaz (2020) and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 (2021).

References

  1. Service, Tribune News. "A message of hope". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. "Torbaaz (2020)". British Board of Film Classification . Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Sanjay Dutt to play army officer in his next". The Indian Express . 17 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Nargis Fakhri cast opposite Sanjay Dutt in upcoming action thriller titled Torbaaz". Firstpost. 11 December 2017.
  7. "Nargis Fakhri to star opposite Sanjay Dutt in 'Torbaaz' - Movies to look forward to". The Times of India.
  8. "Pic: Nargis Fakhri and Sanjay Dutt shoot in Kyrgyzstan for 'Torbaaz'". The Times of India . 21 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. @duttsanjay (31 May 2018). "Thank you #Kyrgyzstan. Last 30 days with the #Torbaaz team were challenging, yet a lot of fun" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. Torbaaz (2020) on Netflix OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg