''Bobby Jasoos'' () is a 2014 Indian

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comedy thriller Comedy thrillers are a hybrid genre that draw subject matter generally from comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, ...

film directed by Samar Shaikh and produced by

Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. Mirza made her ...

and Sahil Sangha. The film stars

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and features

Ali Fazal Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi films and television series. He made his screen debut with a small role in the film ''The Other End of the Line'' (2008) before appearing in the television miniser ...

Arjan Bajwa Arjan Bajwa (born 3 September 1979) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films. He made his debut with the Telugu film Sampangi (2001). He transitioned to Hindi films with ''Woh Tera Naam Tha'' (2004) and gained recognit ...

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak Kapur (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She garnered widespread recognition and acclaim with her portrayal of Hansa Parekh in the ''Khichdi'' franchise. She has rece ...

Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Gupta (born 17 October 1947) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor and director who is known for his television roles of Adina Beg Khan Sahib e Azam in 2010 series of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Pandit Jagannath in the 1990s Doorda ...

and

Tanvi Azmi Tanvi Azmi is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her roles in '' Akele Hum Akele Tum'' (1995), ''Bajirao Mastani'' (2015), '' Thappad'' (2020) and ''Tribhanga'' (2021). Early life and career She was born to Marathi-Hindi ...

in supporting roles. It tells the story of Bilqees "Bobby" Ahmed, a Hyderabadi woman who aspires to be a detective despite facing a series of obstacles.

Plot

Living in a middle-class, orthodox family in Old

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, Bilqees Ahmed, aka Bobby, is a wannabe private detective. She lives with her Abba, Ammi, Kausar Khala and two younger sisters including Noor in the

Moghalpura Moghalpura is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India, dating back to the Qutub Shahi era. It is part of the old city of Hyderabad. This neighbourhood is very close to the historic Charminar. Transport Moghalpura is connected by b ...

area near

Charminar The Charminar () is a monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana. The Charminar's long history includes the existence of a m ...

. To pursue her passion for spying, Bobby solves petty neighbourhood cases such as helping Tasawwur, a TV show host, to get rid of marriage proposals brought home by his parents. Bobby finally gets her big break when a rich NRI, Anees Khan, hands her a case of finding two missing girls named 'Niloufer' and 'Aamna' with a birth mark on their hand and shoulder respectively. To solve the case, Bobby takes up many get-ups such as 'beggar', 'peon', 'hawker', 'nerd student', 'astrologer' and even a fake 'TV producer'. After locating the targets, Khan pays her a tremendous fee and also offers a huge amount of money to both girls' fathers for reasons unknown to Bobby. Khan also hands over his third and final case of finding a boy with a missing toe named 'Ali'. Meanwhile, Bobby and Tasawwur's families fix their marriage leaving both in a dilemma about how to get rid of this situation. A local goon named Lala also offers a case to Bobby to break Lala's girlfriend Aafreen (

Anupriya Goenka Anupriya Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's '' Bharat Nirman''. Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu fi ...

)'s marriage, which is forcefully fixed by her mother Saida. On Bobby's denial, Lala makes her realize that she has been helping the NRI for the wrong cause. Doubting that Bobby tries to know the whereabouts of the two girls, but he gets to know that both girls have gone missing. Scared and shocked, Bobby takes help from Tasawwur and sneaks into Khan's 5 star hotel room to check his background, only to be caught and thrown out by Khan and the hotel staff. But Bobby manages to get a hold of Khan's diary and his old photograph, which later gets into the hands of Lala, who has since started following Bobby. Khan now suddenly goes into hiding and Bobby starts searching for him with the belief that Khan will not leave the town without his third target Ali. With the help of clues in Khan's diary such as a

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based library's stamp and a

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order from a local restaurant, Bobby gets to know about Khan's background and later Khan is shown following Ali. It turns out to be a trap to capture Khan. With the twist in the climax, it is revealed that the three people Khan was looking for were his long lost children during communal riots. Khan has offered money to both girl's foster parents for helping them and sent the girls to London to pursue higher education. Tasawwur also enters the scene along with Lala who is actually Khan's long lost son, 'Ali'. The film ends with Bobby becoming a famous detective, while she and Tasawwur are now in love with each other but are still confused about their marriage.

Cast

as Bilqees Ahmed aka Bobby *

as Tasawwur Sheikh *

as Lala *

Kiran Kumar Kiran Kumar (born Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous Hindi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''. Personal life Kumar come ...

as Anees Khan *

as Aafreen *

as Bilqees' father *

as Ammi/ Zebo Ahmed *

as Kausar Khaala *

Benaf Dadachandji Benaf Dadachandji is an Indian actress, working in Hindi television. She is known for her role as Radhika "Baby" Thakkar, a physically disabled young girl, in the TV series ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby''. Early life and career Born in Mumbai, she ...

as Noor *

Prasad Barve Prasad Barve is an Indian actor who specializes in dubbing. He is also a TV actor and occasional film actor. He speaks Marathi, Hindi and English. Career His first notable role was as Nihaal in Shree. Then he entered as a new intern in Dill ...

as Shetty *

Aakash Dahiya Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. Career Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate c ...

as Munna *

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in ''Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like '' Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram' ...

as Afreen's Ammi/ Saida *

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as Tasawwur's father * Ankita Roy as Niloufer * Sangeeta Pamnani as Tasawwur's mother * Gangadhar Pandey as Haji Kamaal * Rama Rao Jadhav as suspicious man * Praveen Goel as Rashid Baig * Tejas Mahajan as Sohail * Sundeep Hemnaoni as Arif *

Surbhi Chandna Surbhi Chandna (born 11 September 1989) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. Chandna is widely recognised for her portrayal of Anika Trivedi Singh Oberoi in '' Ishqbaaaz'' and Bani Sharma Singhania in '' Naagin 5''. B ...

as Aamna Khan/ Aditi * Sukesh Anand as Sodhi * Kunjan Luthra as Sunita, Hotel receptionist * G S Patel as Reddy * Pushpa as Niloufer's mother * Raina as Zeenat * Rashmi Seth as old Bohra woman

Production

Filming of ''Bobby Jasoos'' was postponed by 11 days from the scheduled date due to an emergency heart surgery of

's mother. Mirza later stated that the filming would commence from 25 November 2013. The filming was to commence from

, the city where the story was planned to be based and was supposed to be wrapped by January 2014. Shooting for the film started on 23 November 2013. The film was shot in one long schedule of 55 days.

was cast in the lead role and

was signed opposite her.

Soundtrack

Shantanu Moitra Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian pianist, score composer and musician who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films ''Parineeta (2005 film), Parineeta'' (2005), ''Hazaaron K ...

composed the film score, while lyrics are written by

Swanand Kirkire Swanand Kirkire (born 29 April 1972) is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, writer, assistant director, actor and dialogue writer, who works in Marathi and Hindi film and television. Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice: f ...

. Singers

Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal (; born 12 March 1984) is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most prolific and influential singers of India. Often referred to as the "Queen of Dynamics'' for her remarkable voc ...

and Papon were also reported to record a song for the film.

Aishwarya Nigam Aishwarya Nigam (born 4 July 1989) is an Indian singer. He is best known as a playback singer in Hindi films, particularly for films like '' Dabangg''. He has received several awards for the song " Munni Badnaam Hui" from '' Dabangg''. Early ...

has also recorded a song. Singer

Bonnie Chakraborty Bonnie Chakraborty is an Indian playback singer. he was the lead vocalist of Kolkata based band Krosswindz until 1998. He has sung many songs in several languages including Hindi, Tamil and Bengali for various films. Career Chakraborty te ...

said in an interview that he has recorded a duet for the film with Shreya Ghoshal.

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