Torbaaz

2020 Indian film

Torbaaz

Official release poster

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

* 11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)[1]

Running time

| 133 minutes[3]
Country| India
Language| Hindi

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]

## Plot

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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

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* 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

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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

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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.[1]

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Service, Tribune News. "A message of hope". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. ^ "Torbaaz (2020)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
4. ^ a b "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

## External links

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* Torbaaz at IMDb
* Torbaaz on Bollywood Hungama