Jaane Jaan – Movie Review
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Writer: Sujoy Ghosh, Keigo Higashino, Raj Vasant (Screenplay)
Cast
- Kareena Kapoor (3 Idiots)
- Jaideep Ahlawat (Raazi)
- Vijay Varma (Gully Boy)
- Saurabh Sachdeva (Haddi)
- Lin Laishram (Rangoon)
Plot: A single mother and her daughter who commit a crime and a neighbor who helps them cover it up amidst a police investigation.
Runtime: 2 Hour 19 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Jaane Jaan starts when Maya (Kapoor) lives a quiet life with her daughter Tara (Khanna). She is respected in her neighbourhood and her neighbour Naran (Ahlawat) known around town as ‘Teacher’ has a crush on her. However, Maya’s life is turned upside down when her ex-husband Ajit (Sachdeva) arrives in the town.
When Ajit demands to take his daughter away, it leads to an altercation. Maya and Tara work together to stop Ajit, leaving him dead and the teacher next door offers to help remove the body. Now, Maya must work with Naren to keep the secret as police officer Karan (Varma) arrives in search of answers.
Verdict on Jaane Jaan
Jaane Jaan is a crime mystery following a single mother who teams up with her neighbour to cover up the death of her ex-husband. However, when a police officer starts getting close to solving the case, he gets closer than she expected to her life.
This tense crime thriller follows two people trying to cover up a crime. All while a detective is getting closer to the truth. This includes a love story that dictates the decisions characters make and by the end, you would wondering where the outcome will take us. However, it does go down into the situation where everything wouldn’t have spiralled out of control in certain justice systems. This is a good story to see unfold, even if the overall runtime is longer than it needs to be. With strong performances, we get an entertaining movie.
Jaane Jaan is availble to watch on Netflix now.
Final Thoughts – Jaane Jaan is a tense crime thriller with a dark feeling to everything.
