The Jalsa trailer looks like an intriguing thriller about a hit and run case and class indifference

Directed by Suresh Triveni, Jalsa starring Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah in lead is coming on Amazon Prime Video on March 18.

Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah have carved a niche for themselves and the bar is set terribly high for them! What happens when both of them come together? Jalsa the new film of Amazon Prime Video is a thriller helmed by Suresh Triveni (Tuhmari Sulu) starring the dynamic duo, Vidya Balan as a journalist and Shefali Shah as a domestic worker and mother. The film's trailer was launched today and is slated to be released on the platform on Match 18, 2022. It also stars Rohini Hattangadi, Surya Kasibhatla, Manav Kaul, Kashish Rizwan, Shafeen Patel, and Iqbal Khan, among others.

According to the trailer, it looks like a thriller mystery of whodunnit where an 18-year old girl gets into a tragic case of hit-and-run. But the case is not as simple as it looks since class indifference plays its hands and every truth is met with a lie. The worlds of the powerful and the oppressed collide and everyone from the journalist, the cops to the family gets entangled into a cobweb of mess, and layers of truth and justice hang in the balance. This is a story of a journalist trying to get to the real story and a mother in spite of her class trying to get justice.

“Jalsa is a drama peppered with the right amount of thrill. The film attempts to deliver a compelling story of secrets, truths, ironies laced with powerful, emotionally complex performances by Vidya and Shefali and the rest of the ensemble” Director Suresh Triveni shared, “My attempt is to make a film that is engaging and connects with a wider audience. I am thankful to my producers, T-Series and Vikram Malhotra from Abundantia who believed in my vision as well as Prime Video for enabling us to take Jalsa to a global audience and I hope the film manages to connect with them.”

“With every film I do, my attempt is to tell a new story and be a different person from the characters I’ve played so far, and Jalsa ticked those boxes,” said Vidya Balan who plays Maya Menon, a journalist in the film. “Jalsa gave me the opportunity to delve into the gray and it’s been a very challenging, enriching, and fulfilling experience for me as an actor. Also teaming up with Suresh again on a film that is poles apart from our previous project - Tumhari Sulu, was so exciting. This is the third time that I’ve worked with Abundantia Entertainment and with Amazon Prime Video and I have to say the experience has been exceptional, as it was with the first two films. Needless to say, I cannot wait for people to watch Jalsa on Amazon Prime Video when it drops on 18 March. And working with a bunch of wonderful actors, particularly Shefali Shah has been a highlight for me.”

“There are certain stories, you can't be a part of, Jalsa was one such experience for me.” Actor extraordinaire Shefali Shah said. “Unlike my recent portrayals, my role as Rukshana in Jalsa is a complete contrast. However, the vulnerabilities and dilemmas of a mother are like any other, and living through them has been really fulfilling as an artist. It feels great to know that our hard work shall reach such a huge number of viewers at once and I am sure Jalsa will resonate with them."

As far as the trailer goes, it seems like Jalsa is focusing on 'when there is power involved, the cost of a life, and that too of an oppressed class is too low.' A hit-and-run case becomes more than a crime committed where morality is compromised. The poster of the film too is trying to convey a message, a journalist loses her voice and a domestic worker should just shut her eyes to the true face of the world.

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