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{{short description|2018 film by Aruna Raje}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Firebrand
| image = Firebrand (film).jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Aruna Raje]]
| producer =
| writer = Aruna Raje
| starring = [[Usha Jadhav]]<br>[[Sachin Khedekar]]<br>[[Girish Kulkarni]]
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[Purple Pebble Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|2|22}}
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = India
| language = Marathi
}}

'''''Firebrand''''' is a 2019 [[India]]n [[Marathi-language]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Aruna Raje]]. The film features [[Usha Jadhav]], [[Sachin Khedekar]] and [[Girish Kulkarni]] in the lead roles.

The film was released on 22 February 2019 on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/priyanka-chopra-and-madhu-chopras-marathi-production-firebrand-to-premiere-on-netflix-on-22-february|title=Priyanka Chopra and Madhu Chopra’s Marathi production Firebrand to premiere on Netflix on 22 February|website=Netflix Media Center}}</ref><ref name="india2018">{{cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-eight-new-original-films-and-one-new-original-series-from-india|website=Netflix Media Center|title=Netflix Announces Eight New Original Films And One New Original Series From India|date=November 9, 2018|access-date=2018-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109153426/https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-announces-eight-new-original-films-and-one-new-original-series-from-india|archive-date=2018-11-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/912190/priyanka-chopras-marathi-production-firebrand-to-be-released-on-netflix|title=Priyanka Chopra’s Marathi production ‘Firebrand’ to be released on Netflix|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> Firebrand is a contemporary story of self-discovery and catharsis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/913810/a-lawyer-fights-to-protect-women-and-save-herself-in-arunarajes-netflix-film-firebrand|title=A lawyer fights to protect women and save herself in Arunaraje’s Netflix film ‘Firebrand’|first=Sruthi Ganapathy|last=Raman|website=Scroll.in}}</ref> This was Aruna Raje's comeback movie after a 15-year absence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-firebrand-a-story-of-a-rape-survivor-2722729|title=Firebrand: A story of a rape survivor|first=Yogesh|last=Pawar|date=22 February 2019|website=DNA India}}</ref>

==Plot==
Sunanda Raut (Usha Jadhav) 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2019/03/07/firebrand-on-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/|title=Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Firebrand’ on Netflix, a Priyanka Chopra-Produced Indian Drama Tackling Rape, Abuse and More|website=Decider}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Usha Jadhav]] as Sunanda Raut
* [[Girish Kulkarni]] as Madhav Patkar
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] 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]] as Advocate - Freddie Mehta
* Ranjeet Randive as Shankar Bhau
* Ankita Raval as Radhika

==Release==
It was released on 22 February 2019 on Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/firebrand-movie-review-this-priyanka-chopra-production-5596058/|title=Firebrand movie review: This Priyanka Chopra production has no fire, only ashes|date=22 February 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{cite movie|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81026327|title=Firebrand|publisher=Netflix}}
* {{IMDb title|8852536|Firebrand}}

[[Category:2010s Marathi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2019 direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:2019 drama films]]
[[Category:Marathi-language Netflix original films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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