Sujoy Ghosh’s film with Kareena Kapoor Khan is titled ‘Jaane Jaan’

Mumbai: ‘Netflix’ on Friday announced that filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh’s upcoming feature film with Kareena Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Verma has been titled ‘Jaane Jaan’. The streamer shared the news on its social media handles on Kareena’s 43rd birthday.

The crime thriller movie, based on the critically acclaimed Japanese novel ‘Devotion of Suspect X’ from author Keigo Higashino, is set to be released on the streaming platform on September 21, a press release stated.

“ ‘Jaane Jaan’ is coming on our very own Jaane Jaan’s birthday, Kareena Kapoor Khan. Mark your calendars for a present like no other. ‘Jaane Jaan’ arrives on September 21, only on ‘Netflix’!” the streamer posted on ‘Instagram’.

Ghosh, known for critical hits such as ‘Jhankaar Beats’, ‘Kahaani’ and ‘Badla’, said he had been waiting to adopt Higashino’s novel, the love of his life, for a long time.

“From the day I read ‘Devotion of Suspect X’, I wanted to adapt it into a film. It was the most amazing love story I had ever read and today thanks to Kareena, Jaideep and Vijay that story is alive on screen. We all worked very hard to tell this story and hopefully, the audience will love it as much as we do,” the filmmaker said.

The novel, published in 2005, follows a battle of the wits between a math genius and his equally talented university batchmate, who is investigating a murder case involving the former’s neighbour.

It was earlier adapted into a 2008 Japanese movie ‘Suspect X’, followed by adaptations in Korean and Chinese. The book also served as an inspiration for the 2019 Tamil movie ‘Kolaigaran’.

‘Jaane Jaan’ is produced by ‘12th Street Entertainment’, ‘Northern Lights Films’.