Overview
Baby is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action spy film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. The film marks the second collaboration between Akshay Kumar and Pandey after Special 26, and stars Kumar in the lead role, along with Anupam Kher, Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Madhurima Tuli and Rasheed Naz. In the film, an elite team of the Indian Intelligence system, perpetually strives to eliminate terrorists and their plots, during which an officer leads a team to destroy one such potentially lethal operation.
Filming began on 4 September 2014 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It was shot in Gautam Buddha University, Nepal, Abu Dhabi and Istanbul. The film was one of the most anticipated film of the year, theatrical trailer was released on 4 December 2014.
Baby was released on 23 January 2015 where it generally received positive reviews from critics who praised its screenwriting, direction, action sequences and Kumar's performance. It was a commercial success at the box office, grossing over worldwide. A prequel titled Naam Shabana began filming in September 2016, with Pannu in the lead role as Shabana Khan and Kumar reprising his role as Ajay Singh Rajput in a cameo appearance. It was released on 31 March 2017.
Plot
A temporary task force headed by Feroz Ali Khan is formed in response to the 26/11 attacks in India, the job being to find and eliminate terrorists planning attacks in India. While attempting to rescue a fellow secret agent in Turkey, Ajay Singh Rajput captures a former colleague-turned-traitor, Jamaal. Ajay threatens to have his family killed unless provides the information about a terror attack plan. Jamaal tells Ajay about a plot to carry out a bomb blast in a Delhi shopping mall, which Ajay is able to prevent with help from Jai. Jamaal then taunts Ajay saying that this was only the first of a series of massive attacks that the terrorists had planned and commits suicide.
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