Jigra(2024) Hinid Movie

Jigra is a 2024 Indian action thriller film in the Hindi language. Directed by Vasan Bala, the film is co-written by him and Debashish Irengbam. The production team includes Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Alia Bhatt, Shaheen Bhatt, and Soumen Mishra. The film is produced under Dharma Productions and Eternal Sunshine Productions.

The movie features Alia Bhatt in the lead role as Satya, a determined young woman. Satya must navigate a complex and dangerous world to save her brother Ankur, played by Vedang Raina, who has been wrongly imprisoned.

Principal photography took place in Mumbai and Singapore. Filming began in October 2023 and concluded in February 2024. The film was theatrically released worldwide on 11 October 2024, coinciding with the festival of Vijayadashami. Despite mixed critical reviews, Jigra failed to perform at the box office.

Satya is a young woman who has faced numerous challenges in her life. She and her brother Ankur were orphaned at a young age when their parents died in a tragic accident. Since then, the siblings became inseparable, relying on each other for emotional and financial support. They lived under the care of their distant and indifferent uncle. Their life, though modest and uneventful, was stable.

Everything changes when Ankur, on a business trip with a reckless cousin, is arrested on drug possession charges in a foreign country. This nation is known for its unforgiving drug laws. Ankur’s trial is swift, and he is sentenced to death. The news devastates Satya, who refuses to accept this as her brother's fate.

Determined to save him, Satya embarks on a journey to the foreign country. There, she encounters a harsh legal and social landscape. She struggles to understand the system and navigate its complexities. In her pursuit, Satya forms an alliance with two unlikely individuals. Bhatia, a former gangster, joins her because his own son is trapped in a similar situation. Muthu, an ex-policeman, also helps her, haunted by guilt over a wrongful conviction in his past.

Together, the trio sets out to rescue Ankur and other prisoners who are similarly condemned. Their mission is fraught with challenges and dangers. They plan to disable the prison’s security system by tampering with its power grid. However, the plan only partially succeeds. Forced to improvise, the group turns to Bhatia’s network of underworld contacts. When subtle methods fail, they use explosives to create chaos and distraction within the prison.

The rescue mission culminates in a tense and thrilling escape. As the power outage throws the prison into disarray, prisoners flood the corridors, creating an opportunity for Satya and Ankur to flee. The group escapes by boat, but their freedom is short-lived as they are pursued by prison guards led by the ruthless warden.

Just when it seems that capture is inevitable, a last-minute intervention by Malaysian authorities changes the tide. This intervention, orchestrated by Muthu’s prior arrangements, forces the warden to retreat. The intervention secures the group’s escape, allowing Satya and Ankur to return to India.

Once home, Satya and Ankur visit the house where they last saw their parents. The visit is deeply emotional, marking the end of a traumatic chapter in their lives. The film concludes on a reflective and haunting note. Satya, though victorious, is left to confront the memories of her past and the extreme lengths she went to protect her brother.

Director: Vasan Bala
Writers: Vasan Bala, Debashish Irengbam
Stars: Alia Bhatt, Sikandar Kher, Vedang Raina
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
IMDb RATING: 7.3/10