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Jawan

Jawan

20237.12h 49m

Overview

An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

Directed by Atlee
Written by Irshad Kamil, Atlee, Kumaar
Produced by Gauri Khan
Box OfficeBudget: $36.1MRevenue: $136.7M

Top Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Vikram Rathore / Azad

Nayanthara

Nayanthara

Narmada

Vijay Sethupathi

Vijay Sethupathi

Kalee Gaikwad

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

Aishwarya Rathore

Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt

Madhavan Naik

Priyamani

Priyamani

Laxmi

Sanya Malhotra

Sanya Malhotra

Eeram

Girija Oak

Girija Oak

Ishkra

Lehar Khan

Lehar Khan

Kalki

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya

Helena

Themes & Keywords

revengevigilantismpoliticaladmiring

About Jawan

Jawan is a action, thriller film released in 2023 exploring themes of revenge, vigilantism, political, admiring. Directed by Atlee, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi. An emotional journey of a prison warden, driven by a personal vendetta while keeping up to a promise made years ago, recruits inmates to commit outrageous crimes that shed light on corruption and injustice, in an attempt to get even with his past, and that leads him to an unexpected reunion.

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