After ‘Test’ failed, all hopes shifted towards Netflix’s next Indian original ‘Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins’, a heist thriller drama starring Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat. Directed by Kookie Gulati and Robbie Garewal, ‘Jewel Thief’ is coming to Netflix tomorrow April 25, 2025 and could it be the breakout film Netflix has been looking for this year?
Well, on the surface ‘Jewel Thief’ does have all the elements a film would need to create excitement. There’s a solid star cast where Saif is returning to a slick, charming thief role reminiscent of his ‘Race’ days, and Jaideep’s menacing portrayal of a mafia with a Haryanavi accent looks great.
Going by the promotional material out there, ‘Jewel Thief’ has a slick, stylish appearance suggestive of a high production value alongside groovy music and aesthetic visuals. Also, Siddharth Anand’s involvement further adds to film’s rapport given his blockbuster credits like ‘Pathaan’ and ‘War’.
But it isn’t all glorious and there have been certain concerns too regarding ‘Jewel Thief’. The dialogues in the trailer weren’t as impressive as one would expect, the initial posters looked underwhelming but the bigger more pressing issue surrounding the film is if it is a cheap Netflix dump as it was with ‘Drive’.
Well it’s not long before these doubts will be cleared when ‘Jewel Thief’ debuts on Netflix tomorrow. Overall, the film has got hype and we will soon know whether it lives up to it or not.