''Firebrand'' is a 2019

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written and directed by

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. The film features

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and

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in the lead roles. The film was released on 22 February 2019 on

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. Firebrand is a contemporary story of self-discovery and catharsis. This was Aruna Raje's comeback movie after a 15-year absence.

Plot

Sunanda Raut is a feminist divorce lawyer, fending off injustice in Indian courtrooms for women such as rape, domestic abuse, mental illness, the complexities of marriage, sex and love. On top of this, she has to deal with her own real-life trauma.

Cast

as Sunanda Raut *

as Madhav Patkar *

as Anand Pradhan * Rajeshwari Sachdev as Divya Patel Pradhan * Puja Agarwal as Natasha * Amol Deshmukh as Dr. Nadkarni * Sanjeev Dhuri as Judge Pandurang Thipse * Ganesh Jamble as Ramesh Bodke * Mrunal Oak as Anuya Pradhan * Vaibhavi Pardeshi as Renukabai (maid) * Pooja Raibagi as Smita Waghmare * Laxman Singh Rajput as Dileep *

Rushad Rana Rushad Rana is an Indian actor and influencer. He is well known for his portrayals of Raghav in '' Hip Hip Hurray'', Nikhil in '' Kehta Hai Dil'', Sumit in ''Sasural Simar Ka'', Coach Sir in '' Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai'' and Aniruddh Gandhi in ...

as Advocate - Freddie Mehta * Ranjeet Randive as Shankar Bhau * Ankita Raval as Radhika

Release

It was released on 22 February 2019 on Netflix.

References

External links

* * 2010s Marathi-language films Indian drama films Indian direct-to-video films 2019 direct-to-video films Films directed by Aruna Raje 2019 films 2019 drama films Marathi-language Netflix original films {{India-film-stub