Murder mysteries are supposed to intrigue the audience and make people question their everyday life. Most times, the story follows along the lines of ‘truth is stranger than fiction.’ In this case, Sujoy Ghosh’s Jaane Jaan does not allow you to tell the truth and the lies apart. This Netflix original introduces us to the cold, hilly town of Kalimpong, where a single mother lives a peaceful life until a man from her past shows up. This article will take you through the nuances of the story and help you understand what Jaane Jaan‘s ending means.
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Who is ‘The Teacher’?
Jaane Jaan begins with Naren, who is fondly known as the ‘Teacher,’ having a nightmare about him committing suicide, but he wakes up from it all of a sudden. We get to see the recluse ‘Teacher’ of the town, a mathematics genius who teaches at a local school,...
Spoilers Ahead
Who is ‘The Teacher’?
Jaane Jaan begins with Naren, who is fondly known as the ‘Teacher,’ having a nightmare about him committing suicide, but he wakes up from it all of a sudden. We get to see the recluse ‘Teacher’ of the town, a mathematics genius who teaches at a local school,...
- 9/22/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Mystery thrillers are a beast to deal with, and Sujoy Ghosh has, in the past, managed to deliver on the storytelling in the same genre. Kahaani 1, 2, and Badla are a testament to that. Even though Badla was a remake of a Spanish film, Sujoy managed to get a hold of the narrative and present a story from a female perspective. The same could not be said for his latest Netflix outing Jaane Jaan. This Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vijay Varma, and Jaydeep Ahlawat starrer was released on the streaming platform on September 21, 2023.
Jaane Jaan, a Hindi-language Netflix Original is about a single mother, Maya D’Souza, who makes a living off running a small restaurant in the hilly town of Kalimpong with her 15-year-old daughter Tara. The two live a peaceful life away from all the dark secrets that Maya left behind years ago. Their lives are threatened for the first...
Jaane Jaan, a Hindi-language Netflix Original is about a single mother, Maya D’Souza, who makes a living off running a small restaurant in the hilly town of Kalimpong with her 15-year-old daughter Tara. The two live a peaceful life away from all the dark secrets that Maya left behind years ago. Their lives are threatened for the first...
- 9/22/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
‘Jaane Jaan’ Review: Captivating Plot and Performances but the Execution Leaves Room for Improvement
Adapted from Japanese writer Keigo Higashino‘s The Devotion of Suspect X, Sujoy Ghosh’s Jaane Jaan is a crime thriller that is a cat-and-mouse game between a brilliantly manipulative mathematician and a determined detective. It has one engaging scene after the other to provide the viewers with a tale where nothing is as it seems at every turn. As one story branches off into another, the slow unraveling of mysteries and the sly withholding of information provide the film with a sense of intrigue until the very end. The story arguably has something to say about the immoral acts that attraction and affection can sometimes make us complicit in. While navigating the complexities of human nature, delving into the depths of desire and the blurred lines between right and wrong. But as the film reaches a resolution, it does not leave the audience questioning their own moral compass and...
- 9/21/2023
- by Dipankar Sarkar
- Talking Films
With Jaane Jaan, director Sujoy Ghosh marks two decades of filmmaking beginning with ‘Jhankaar Beats’ in 2003. However, it was Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’ that catapult both Sujoy and Vidya Balan’s career over night. The streak somewhat continued with his 2016 ‘Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh’ followed up with ‘Badla’ in 2019. With his latest streaming release ‘Jaane Jaan’, the spark seems to be missing. ‘Jaane Jaan’ is an adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ by Keigo Higashino.
Usually when we happen to see a thriller or an investigative story, we as audience, tend to frame our minds and take sides basis what unfolds on the screen. In case of Jaane Jaan, there comes a point in the story that one remains undecided as to whose side we are on. We are sucked into the narrative and things start to reveal but of the three key characters we remain...
Usually when we happen to see a thriller or an investigative story, we as audience, tend to frame our minds and take sides basis what unfolds on the screen. In case of Jaane Jaan, there comes a point in the story that one remains undecided as to whose side we are on. We are sucked into the narrative and things start to reveal but of the three key characters we remain...
- 9/21/2023
- by Nitin Jain
- GlamSham
With Jaane Jaan, director Sujoy Ghosh marks two decades of filmmaking beginning with ‘Jhankaar Beats’ in 2003. However, it was Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’ that catapult both Sujoy and Vidya Balan’s career over night. The streak somewhat continued with his 2016 ‘Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh’ followed up with ‘Badla’ in 2019. With his latest streaming release ‘Jaane Jaan’, the spark seems to be missing. ‘Jaane Jaan’ is an adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ by Keigo Higashino.
Usually when we happen to see a thriller or an investigative story, we as audience, tend to frame our minds and take sides basis what unfolds on the screen. In case of Jaane Jaan, there comes a point in the story that one remains undecided as to whose side we are on. We are sucked into the narrative and things start to reveal but of the three key characters we remain...
Usually when we happen to see a thriller or an investigative story, we as audience, tend to frame our minds and take sides basis what unfolds on the screen. In case of Jaane Jaan, there comes a point in the story that one remains undecided as to whose side we are on. We are sucked into the narrative and things start to reveal but of the three key characters we remain...
- 9/21/2023
- by Nitin Jain
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