Kabzaa 2023

Kabzaa (transl. Possession/Conquest) is a 2023 Indian Kannada-language period action gangster film written and directed by R. Chandru. The film features an ensemble cast of Upendra, Shiva Rajkumar, Kiccha Sudeepa, Shriya Saran, Sudha, Murali Sharma, Nawab Shah, Suneel Puranik, John Kokken, Dev Gill, Kabir Duhan Singh, Danish Akhtar Saifi, Kota Srinivasa Rao, and Posani Krishna Murali. In the film, Arkeshwara, an air force officer, enters the underworld due to unavoidable circumststances and revolves around his life between 1942. Kabzaa was released on 17 March 2023 in Kannada, along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, coinciding with the 48th birth anniversary of Puneeth Rajkumar. The film received negative reviews from critics and emerged as a box-office failure, grossing ₹34.5 crore against a budget of ₹120 crore. Despite its commercial failure, a sequel titled Kabzaa 2 has been announced and is currently under development.