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Wikipedia article
'Torbaaz' (transl. Black Falcon) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Girish Malik. 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. '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.
Plot
Naseer (Sanjay Dutt) plays an ex-army doctor who is seen visiting an refugee camp in Afghanistan.
Whilst Naseer is there he recalls how he lost his wife and young son to a suicide attack.
Naseer alongside Ayesha (Nargis Fakhri) work together to run his late wifes NGO.
Naseer tries to bring joy to the children through cricket. He tries to make a team of displaced boys that are victims of the Afghan war. Naseer tries to get the boys to work together and put aside their differences through cricket.
Naseer faces Qazar (Rahul Dev) who wants to use the boys to train them to be soldiers and as suicide bombers.
Cast
*Sanjay Dutt as Naseer
*Nargis Fakhri as Ayesha
*Rahul Dev as Qazar
*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
Production
'Torbaaz' was announced in September 2016. Nargis Fakhri was roped in for lead role after Sanjay Dutt.
Principal photography begun in December 2017. After shooting in Afghanistan, 'Torbaaz' was majorly filmed in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan becoming the first Indian film shot there.
Other filming locations included Mumbai, Manali (Himachal Pradesh) and Punjab, India.
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. 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.
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