
Jigra(2024)
Hindi155 mins
When Ankur is wrongfully imprisoned and sentenced to death in a foreign country, his steely sister Satya is driven by a lethal resolve to break him free.
Director:Vasan Bala
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 10 October 2024
- Director
- Vasan Bala
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 6.0/10
Storyline
A man is falsely convicted and given the death penalty in another country. His determined sister makes a dangerous plan to break him out of prison.
“A sister's love is a dangerous weapon.”
Film Details
6.0Rating
155Minutes
HindiLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date10 October 2024
Also Known AsCourage · 勇气
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
familysurvivaljusticecorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1


Manoj PahwaShekhar Bhatia
→#2
A
Adhiraj SinghNakul
→#3
A
Aashna VaishnavYoung Satya
→#4
A
Ayaansh SolankiYoung Ankur
→#5
H
Harssh A. SinghJaswant
→#6
#7A
Aditya NandaKabir
→A
Ankur KhannaRayyan
→#8
#9D
Debashish IrengbamCop at Court
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Alia BhattSatyabha 'Satya' Anand
→#10
#11V
Vedang RainaAnkur Anand
→V
Vasan BalaDirector
→#12
H
Hiroo JoharCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Jigra' is a Hindi slang word meaning courage or guts, reflecting the sister's fierce determination.
- Director Vasan Bala is known for genre-blending films, and this marks his first major action thriller with a female-led rescue plot.
- The movie was shot extensively in Georgia, standing in for the unnamed foreign country where the brother is imprisoned.
- Actress Alia Bhatt, who plays Satya, also co-produced the film under her production company Eternal Sunshine Productions.
- The action sequences were choreographed by international stunt coordinators to give the film a gritty, realistic feel.
- This is one of the few Hindi films where the entire plot revolves around a sister's mission to save her brother, with no romantic subplot.
- The prison sets were built from scratch to avoid using common foreign locations, adding to the film's unique visual style.