Jaane Jaan (2023 film)
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| Directed by | Sujoy Ghosh |
| Written by | Dialogues: Sujoy Ghosh Raj Vasant |
| Screenplay by | Sujoy Ghosh |
| Based on | The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino |
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| Cinematography | Avik Mukhopadhyay |
| Edited by | Urvashi Saxena |
| Music by | Songs: Sachin–Jigar Score: Clinton Cerejo |
Production companies | Balaji Motion Pictures 12th Street Entertainment Northern Lights Films Kross Pictures Boundscript Miracle Pictures |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Jaane Jaan (transl. Beloved), released internationally as Suspect X, is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Sujoy Ghosh. The film is an adaptation of the 2005 Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino, which had earlier been made into the 2012 South Korean film Perfect Number by Bang Eun-jin. The film is produced under the banner 12th Street Entertainment and Northern Lights Films in association with Kross Pictures and Balaji Motion Pictures. It stars Kareena Kapoor Khan as a single mother involved in a murder, alongside Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma. It released on 21 September 2023 on Netflix, to positive reviews from film critics, with particular praise directed towards the performances of the lead cast.
Jaane Jaan broke the record for the biggest opening weekend viewership for an Indian film on Netflix. It was the highest-ranking Indian film on Netflix's engagement report for the second half of 2023, with over 20 million views, and emerged as the most-viewed Indian film on Netflix in terms of global viewing hours.
At the 2024 Filmfare OTT Awards, Jaane Jaan received 8 nominations, including Best Web Original Film, Best Director in a Web Original Film (for Ghosh), Best Actor in a Web Original Film (for Ahlawat), and Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film (for Varma), and won 3 awards – Best Web Original Film (Critics), Best Actor (Critics) in a Web Original Film (for Ahlawat) and Best Actress in a Web Original Film (for Kapoor Khan).