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Firebrand
Film poster
Directed byAruna Raje
Written byAruna Raje
StarringUsha Jadhav
Sachin Khedekar
Girish Kulkarni
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

Firebrand is a 2019 Indian Marathi-language drama film written and directed by Aruna Raje. The film features Usha Jadhav, Sachin Khedekar and Girish Kulkarni in the lead roles.

The film was released on 22 February 2019 on Netflix.[1][2][3] Firebrand is a contemporary story of self-discovery and catharsis.[4] This was Aruna Raje's comeback movie after a 15-year absence.[5]

Plot

Sunanda Raut (Usha Jadhav) is a feminist divorce lawyer, fending off injustice in Indian courtrooms for women such as rape, domestic abuse, mental illness, the complexities of marriage, sex and love. On top of this, she has to deal with her own real-life trauma.[6]

Cast

  • Usha Jadhav as Sunanda Raut
  • Girish Kulkarni as Madhav Patkar
  • Sachin Khedekar as Anand Pradhan
  • Rajeshwari Sachdev as Divya Patel Pradhan
  • Puja Agarwal as Natasha
  • Amol Deshmukh as Dr. Nadkarni
  • Sanjeev Dhuri as Judge Pandurang Thipse
  • Ganesh Jamble as Ramesh Bodke
  • Mrunal Oak as Anuya Pradhan
  • Vaibhavi Pardeshi as Renukabai (maid)
  • Pooja Raibagi as Smita Waghmare
  • Laxman Singh Rajput as Dileep
  • Rushad Rana as Advocate - Freddie Mehta
  • Ranjeet Randive as Shankar Bhau
  • Ankita Raval as Radhika

Release

It was released on February 22, 2019 on Netflix streaming.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Priyanka Chopra and Madhu Chopra's Marathi production Firebrand to premiere on Netflix on 22 February". Netflix Media Center.
  2. ^ "Netflix Announces Eight New Original Films And One New Original Series From India". Netflix Media Center. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ https://scroll.in/reel/912190/priyanka-chopras-marathi-production-firebrand-to-be-released-on-netflix
  4. ^ https://scroll.in/reel/913810/a-lawyer-fights-to-protect-women-and-save-herself-in-arunarajes-netflix-film-firebrand
  5. ^ https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-firebrand-a-story-of-a-rape-survivor-2722729
  6. ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Firebrand' on Netflix, a Priyanka Chopra-Produced Indian Drama Tackling Rape, Abuse and More". Decider.
  7. ^ Firebrand. Netflix.

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