Zora Cast –
Ravinder Kuhar
Karanveer Khullar
Neetu Bhatt
Rocky Mahajan
Sofia Parveen
Nikhil Diwan
Music – Composed by Viju Shah
Production – Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.
Release Date – August 8, 2025 (India)
Zora Budget –
some sources have also cited an estimated budget of ₹20 crores, possibly accounting for marketing and post-production costs
Director of hit films like Gupt, Mohra, Vishwatma, Tridev, Rajiv Rai has returned to direction after a gap of about 21 years. In these 21 years, not only the film industry but the world has also seen a lot of changes at the technological level.
However, watching his comeback film Zora, it seems that he has lagged behind in keeping pace with the times. Here he has failed to revive his old magic.
Before the release of the film, Rajiv had said in his interview that he had made this film in a budget of only two crore rupees. Budget is an important part of a film, but a strong story, tight screenplay along with the performance of the actors make it worth watching. This film fails on all these fronts. Most of the faces in the film are unfamiliar. The events are also absurd.
What is the story of the film ‘Zora’?
The story set in Jaipur begins in the year 2003. Honest Inspector Virat Singh (Vikas Goswami) busts a gang printing fake stamp papers but is killed by a woman named Zora. Zora hides her face by wearing a cap and mask. Virat’s helpless 13-year-old son Ranjit Singh (Jai Kishan Mangwani) sees his father being murdered in front of his eyes. The story comes to the present. Sub Inspector Ranjit (Ravindra Kuhar) takes the law into his own hands to bust an illegal drug racket. This does not go down well with his senior officer Iqbal (Karanvir). This causes differences between the two.
Meanwhile, Ranjit finds out about the people present during his father’s murder. Now he wants to reach Zora. This suspense drama by writer, director, editor along with producer Rajiv Rai is based on the mystery of who is Zora? However, while watching the film, it seems that Rajiv has not been able to come out of the nineties of the last century. He looks quite backward in the style of filmmaking. There is nothing new in the story. The context of the relationship between Iqbal and the forensic expert (Dilraj Kaur) regarding catching Zora seems unnecessary. While watching the film, it feels like watching a crime show on TV.
Zora will test patience
The title song of Palak Muchhal is consistent with the story. The background score of Viju Shah is ineffective. Zora tests your patience a lot. The last scene really creates fear in which it is informed that its sequel ‘Jora Zoravar’ will be released on January 1 next year.
