Faraaz (film)

Faraaz
Faraaz
	First look poster
Directed by	Hansal Mehta
Written by	Ritesh Shah; Kashyap Kapoor; Raghav Kakkar;
Based on	Holey Artisan: A Journalistic Investigation; by Nuruzzaman Labu
Produced by	Bhushan Kumar; Krishan Kumar; Anubhav Sinha; Sahil Saigal; Sakshi Bhatt; Mazahir Mandsaurwala;
Starring	Zahan Kapoor; Juhi Babbar; Aamir Ali; Aditya Rawal; Jatin Sarin; Pallak Lalwani; Reshham Sahaani
Cinematography	Pratham Mehta
Edited by	Amitesh Mukherjee
Music by	Sameer Rahat; Vidhya Gopal; Alok Ranjan Srivastava; Khalid Ahamed
Production; companies	T-Series; Benaras Media Works; Mahana Films;
Distributed by	AA Films (India); Reliance Entertainment (Overseas);
Release dates	15 October 2022 (BFI London Film Festival); 3 February 2023 (India);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindi; English;

Faraaz is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language biographical horror thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by T-Series and Benaras Media Works in association with Mahana Films. The film supports an ensemble cast with Zahan Kapoor starring as the titular Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain with Juhi Babbar, Aamir Ali, Aditya Rawal, Pallak Lalwani, and six newcomers, Jatin Sarin, Reshham Sahaani, Ninaad Bhatt, Harshal Pawar, and Sachin Lalwani including Kapoor marking their debuts.

Based on Nuruzzaman Labu's 2017 book Holey Artisan: A Journalistic Investigation, it depicts the July 2016 Dhaka attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Bangladesh. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 15 October 2022, and was released in India on 3 February 2023.

At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received five nominations, including Best Film (Critics) and Best Supporting Actor (Rawal), and won Best Male Debut (Rawal).