Yaara

Yaara
Promotional poster
Directed byTigmanshu Dhulia
Written byTigmanshu Dhulia
Based onA Gang Story (2011 film)
Produced byTigmanshu Dhulia
Sunir Kheterpal
Starring
CinematographyRishi Punjabi
Edited byGeeta Singh
Music byClinton Cerejo
Production
companies
Tigmanshu Dhulia Films
Azure Entertainment
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 30 July 2020 (2020-07-30)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Yaara (transl.Friend) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime action film written and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and co-produced by Tigmanshu Dhulia Films and Azure Entertainment. The film stars Vidyut Jammwal, Shruti Haasan, Amit Sadh, Vijay Varma, Kenny Basumatary and Ankur Vikal. The film is an official remake of the 2011 French film A Gang Story. In the film, a gang reunites after several years to rescue a friend arrested by the cops.

Initially scheduled to release theatrically, Yaara premiered digitally through ZEE5 on 30 July 2020 and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast performances, action sequences and technical aspects, but criticised its screenwriting and direction.