Jazbaa (2015) Reviews

• Excellent engaging thriller

  ishraqgarnier2015-10-16

  Really enjoyed a highly Intense thriller with a great twist. The acting was superb, Aishwarya, Irfan Khan and Shabana Azmi played their roles superbly, the film also raised some important social issues around treatment of women. The film keeps you on the edge of your seat and takes you through a roller-coaster ride as you feel the emotions going through the main character played by Aishwarya. Irfan Khan is charismatic as ever proving why he is one the finest and sought after Actors in the world. Overall believable and compelling characters in unbelievable yet fascinating situations. Plot twists that leave you stunned and amazed at having the rug spectacularly pulled out from under your feet. Suspense scenes that, spectacular though they might be, serve to strengthen the storyline. And, most of all, this is the kind of story that grips you like a vice, never knowing what's coming until the very end.

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• hanging mystery

  deep_hz2015-10-12

  of course the premise of the movie is very clear from the trailer- a defense attorney's daughter is kidnapped and she is forced to defend a rape, murder accused in exchange of her daughter's release. in the movie, the mystery about the kidnapper and the reason for this strange request is very well built up. the audience is kept guessing about this until the end. in addition there are some more twists in the movie which make the story even more interesting. but by the time the movie's ending approaches, all these begin to crumble. 1st of all when the mystery is finally revealed you'll think "this is it? is this the best logic the writer could think of behind this whole mystery drama?" the solution doesn't look at all convincing and is one of the stupidest i could think of. secondly all the other twists in the movie turn out to be nothing. their whole purpose was to build up the mystery, but adds nothing to the actual solution. looks like the writer concentrated so much on the mystery build up that he forgot about the actual solution. there are other stupid mistakes in the movie (which i can't tell without giving out spoilers), but even then i was thinking that these were typical of any bollywood movie and was hoping at least the climax would be good. but ultimately it turned out to be one of the worst waste of time for me. I also found that it's a remake of a Korean film, but i don't know how faithful the film makers were to the original story.

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• Jazbaa – A Tale of Two Mothers

  sctharan-30-1041642016-01-25

  When I first heard that Aishwarya Rai was back on the silver screen after a five year hiatus, I immediately checked out the trailer for the movie Jasbaa. There seemed to be an overuse of the green filter but also featured some great action scenes. What tweaked my interest even more was to find two other Bollywood legends, Irrfan Khan and Shabana Azmi were also starring. If you did what I did next and watched the music video for Bandeyya, where Aish is like Venus descended, you will be fooled as none of those scenes nor locations were featured in the movie. Filmed close to perfection in terms of pacing, timing and dialogue, Sanjay Gupta has taken the story from the Korean film, Seven days (2007) and delivers this simple plot line of a mother's desperate need to save her daughter in four days! Single mother, Anuradha Verma's daughter is kidnapped. The ransom is not for cash, but for the services of Anuradha's expertise legal maneuvers as a prominent defense (criminal) lawyer, who has never lost a case, to acquit a death row prisoner on appeal, Miyaaz Shaikh (Chandan Roy Sanyal). Miyaaz, convicted for the rape and murder of Sia, a young art student, has all the evidence pointing to him. Surprisingly, Anuradha agrees. Suspended police officer and long time friend of Anuradha, Inspector Yohaan joins her quest to re-investigate Miyaaz's case to save Anuradha's daughter.We meet Garima, a headstrong lady, Sia's mother, who wants nothing more than to see Miyaaz punished for his crime. There are a slew of other characters that make the legal and investigatory journey, a thrilling one, notably Sam (Siddhanth Kapoor), a drug crazed classmate and boyfriend of Sia, who later transpires to be part of he crime. You will spend the interval, wondering, what twist lie ahead and most of the second half of the movie will be spent second guessing what the purpose of the acquittal of Miyazz serves. I guarantee you will be surprised at the end. Don't stop watching when the credit's start as there is a short epilogue, wrapping up Anuradha and Yohaan's relationship. And the film's final message of the fight against rape in India is a great message that needs to be applauded. Sanjay Gupta's green filter signature style is a little disturbing at first but I found that it worked well with this movie, setting the tone and mood of the scenes. There were other filming aspects which worked well, especially the interesting aerial shots, the dark clouds shrouding Mumbai's skyline in background shots, the amazing lighting design, especially in a night time fight scene between Yohann and Vijay, another convict. Some may find the dialogs a little preposterous, but I found that they were relevant as in real life, we do say and react sillily. Irrfan and Shabana's parts were better written and executed; Irrfan for his delivery of over the top dialogs with flair and Shabana, was on fire in the final scene as well as the one where she finds out that Anuradha, who she believed was on her side, is now defending her daughter's killer. Aishwraya's performance hasn't changed much from before. She is reasonable good in the part but there are parts of the film is performed with a dead stare in her eyes, and the roar of a lion. Perhaps, that is how Sanjay Gupta wanted her role to be played. She screams a helluva lot in this movie, so be prepared! What boggles the mind is the insertion of two songs in a thriller movie that can do without. OK, the hip hop, Badshah's Aaj Raat Ka Scene happens in a nightclub so that was acceptable. The courtroom scenes and reenactment of the murder scene were great. There were some witty lines in the courtroom scene, where the two advocates battling out the case, whilst the judge was virtually asleep. My recommendation is that Jasbaa falls short of being in the league of some great movies this year, but still a watchable and enjoyable one. This 119 minute film will keep you entertained enough.

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• Awesome Crime Thriller

  abhinav-mudaliar12015-10-09

  It's far more better than the mindless comedy movies that degrade women and showcase them as items. ..Aishwarya rai is gorgeous and ravishing she just steals the show her acting poweress was just superb lovely acting done by Irfan and Shabana Azmi...The thriller was too good...specially the climax just too good...Songs are a part of movie not a separate sequence in this movie...and a special mention Aishwarya Looked soo beautiful. The pairing of Aishwarya and Irfan is soo unique and fresh. The second half of the movie just picks up the pace and from there it's just soo engrossing and picks up the pace. Every actor in this movie has a gr8 part to showcase. The awesome court scenes are a treat to watch. In simple words just go and watch it u will not be disappointed.

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• Amazing performances

  Laxbroo12015-10-08

  One of the best movies this year. Sure to be a hit with the critics and audiences alike. Rai Gives An AMAZING Performance as does Azmi and Khan. 10/10 in my books. Hope It does Commercially Well. Aishwarya goes for the jugular in this crime thriller. Inspired by the South Korean thriller Seven Days, Jazbaa revolves around a divorced lawyer, who dotes on her pre-teen daughter. With a 100 per cent success track record, she knows how to get any criminal 'justice'. However, her world crumbles when her daughter goes missing. The kidnapper makes it clear that he is not interested in money. Rather, he tells her that the only way she will ever see her child again is to free a felon (Chandan) who faces rape and murder charges.Gupta, known to be sounder with technique than story-telling (many of his films have been foreign inspirations), has got it right this time.

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