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{{Infobox film
| name = Torbaaz
| image = Torbaaz film poster.jpg
| caption = Netflix release poster
| director = Girish Malik
| producer = Raju Chadha [[Rahul Mittra]] Puneet Singh Girish Malik Amardeep S Reen<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=A message of hope|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/a-message-of-hope-184098|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>
| writer = Girish Malik Bharti Jakhar
| screenplay =
| story = Girish Malik Bharti Jakhar
| based_on =
| starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]] [[Nargis Fakhri]] [[Rahul Dev]] [[Gavie Chahal]] [[Rahul Mittra]] [[Kuwaarjeet Chopraa]]
| music = Bickram Ghosh Vikram Montrose
| cinematography = Hiroo Keswani
| editing = Dilip Deo
| studio = Clapstem Entertainment Rahul Mittra Films
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|12|11|ref1=<ref name="release date"/>}}
| runtime = 133 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/torbaaz-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mtg2mzk|title=Torbaaz (2020) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=11 December 2020}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Torbaaz''''' (<abbr>transl. Black Falcon</abbr>) is a 2020 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action thriller]] film directed by Girish Malik.<ref name="Sanjay Dutt to play army officer in his next">{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sanjay-dutt-next-role-torbaaz-3035970/|title=Sanjay Dutt to play army officer in his next|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=17 September 2016|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://huffingtonpost.in/2016/09/17/sanjay-dutt-to-play-army-officer-in-his-next-film-torbaaz/|title=Sanjay Dutt To Play Army Officer In His Next Film 'Torbaaz'|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=17 September 2016|access-date=19 September 2016}}</ref> ''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.<ref name="release date">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/sanjay-dutt-is-on-the-journey-of-redemption-in-torbaaz-film-to-premiere-on-netflix-on-december-11|title=Sanjay Dutt is on the journey of redemption in Torbaaz, film to premiere on Netflix on December 11|date=21 November 2020|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en-US|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is about child suicide bombers in [[Afghanistan]], who have been trained to believe that killing the enemy is a virtue and glory in the afterlife.<ref name="Sanjay Dutt to play army officer in his next"/>

==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
*[[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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nargis-fakhri-cast-opposite-sanjay-dutt-in-upcoming-action-thriller-titled-torbaaz-4253205.html|title=Nargis Fakhri cast opposite Sanjay Dutt in upcoming action thriller titled Torbaaz - Entertainment News , Firstpost|date=11 December 2017|website=Firstpost}}</ref> [[Nargis Fakhri]] was roped in for lead role after [[Sanjay Dutt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/Nargis-Fakhri-to-star-opposite-Sanjay-Dutt-in-Torbaaz/photostory/62038917.cms|title=Nargis Fakhri to star opposite Sanjay Dutt in 'Torbaaz' - Movies to look forward to|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] begun in December 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/movies-to-look-forward-to/Pic-Nargis-Fakhri-and-Sanjay-Dutt-shoot-in-pakistan-for-Torbaaz/photostory/62193221.cms|title=Pic: Nargis Fakhri and Sanjay Dutt shoot in Kyrgyzstan for 'Torbaaz'|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 December 2017|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref> After shooting in [[Afghanistan]], ''Torbaaz'' was majorly filmed in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]] becoming the first Indian film shot there.<ref>https://twitter.com/duttsanjay/status/1002116726346018816?s=19</ref>

== 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.<ref name="Sanjay Dutt to play army officer in his next"/> 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.<ref name="release date"/>

==Reception==
Prathyush Parasuraman of Film Companion, wrote, "A distant gaze animates this 2 hour long film set in Afghanistan- it begins with gliding drone-shots of a pristine town blessed in the shadows of the Hindu Kush, and it retains this distance for the rest of the film. Gun fights and bomb blasts play out at a safe mile away from the camera- as a viewer, you are never made to feel like you are in the thick of things. "<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/torbaaz-netflix-sanjay-dutt-is-a-bad-sports-film-and-a-worse-political-drama/?utm_source=Wikipedia&utm_medium=Seeding&utm_campaign=Reviews|title=Torbaaz Movie Review|first=Pratyush|last=Parasuraman|date=11 December 2020|work=Film Companion|access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|7805960}}
* [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/torbaaz/ Torbaaz] on [[Bollywood Hungama]]

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian sports drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in Afghanistan]]
[[Category:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Asia]]
[[Category:Hindi-language Netflix original films]]
[[Category:Indian direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic]]
[[Category:Films shot in Afghanistan]]

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