Watch Jawan, 2023’s biggest Indian movie, now on Netflix
You owe it to yourself to watch the best new movie on Netflix: the genre-bending Hindi thriller Jawan.
Starring global mega-star Shah Rukh Khan, who made his triumphant return to Bollywood earlier in 2023 with the spy thriller Pathaan, Jawan is an action thriller of epic scale that truly runs the gamut of cinematic spectacle. Slick action sequences? Check. Passionate romances? Check. Compelling revenge story? Check. Groovy dance sequences? Check. An inspiring “power to the people” message? Check, check, and check. It’s a great example of a masala film, a style of Indian movie that blends genres to create an experience that appeals to the widest audience possible.
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Jawan’s setupis probably best described as “Robin Hoodmeets Charlie’s Angels.” The movie opens with a man (Khan) and a group of women hijacking a metro train. Their demand: money from the Agriculture Minister, to pay back farmers harmed by his policies. In most Hollywood movies, these would be the bad guys — it’s a classic “Their goals are noble, but they go too far!” situation. But in Jawan,there’s no such settling for antiheroism — these people are unquestionably the heroes of this story.
Khan excels as the lead, showing the charm and swagger that made him the biggest movie star in the world. The 58-year-old actor plays a man who seems 20 years younger with ease and conviction, pulling together the movie’s many threads with his irresistible charisma. Vijay Sethupathi supports him as yet another classically despicable villain (joining his standout performances in Vikram, Master, and Petta), with strong supporting roles from Nayanthara (Maya, Annaatthe) as a police officer chasing Khan’s character and his partners in crime, each of whom has a distinct
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