Overview

• Sarzameen has generated robust viewership on JioHotstar, with audiences largely forgiving its pacing and narrative gaps despite mixed critical reviews.
• Irani acknowledged key screenplay flaws, notably the delayed introduction of Ibrahim Ali Khan’s character and a truncated cat-and-mouse chase sequence.
• The director said he will apply lessons from Sarzameen’s reception by beginning his next film entirely from scratch to ensure stronger narrative cohesion.
• Sarzameen, set in Kashmir, marks Irani’s feature directorial debut under Dharma Productions and explores the ideological clash between an army officer and his radicalized son.
• Production of the film was delayed by on-set injuries to Kayoze Irani and Prithviraj Sukumaran, and the final cut underwent Indian Army advisement to enhance authenticity.