Netflix on Friday announced that filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh’s upcoming feature film with Kareena Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Vijay Verma has been titled ‘Jaane Jaan’.

On Kareena‘s 43rd birthday, the streamer announced the news on its social media accounts.

The crime thriller movie, based on critically acclaimed Japanese novel ‘Devotion of Suspect X’ from author Keigo Higashino, is set to be released on the streaming platform on September 21, a press release stated.

“‘Jaane Jaan’ is coming on our very own Jaane Jaan’s birthday @kareenakapoorkhan. Mark your calendars for a present like no other. #JaaneJaan arrives 21 September, only on Netflix!” Netflix posted on Instagram.

Ghosh, known for critical hits such as ‘Jhankaar Beats,’ ‘Kahaani,’ and ‘Badla,’ said he had been waiting for a long time to adapt Higashino’s novel, the love of his life.

“I knew I wanted to make a film out of ‘Devotion of Suspect X’ the moment I read it.” It was the most amazing love story I’d ever read, and thanks to Kareena, Jaideep, and Vijay, it’s now a movie.

“We all worked very hard to tell this story, and we hope the audience enjoys it as much as we do,” said the filmmaker in a statement.

The 2005 novel follows a battle of wits between a math genius and his equally gifted university batchmate, who is investigating a murder case involving the former’s neighbor.

It was earlier adapted into a 2008 Japanese movie “Suspect X”, followed by adaptations in Korean and Chinese. The book was also the inspiration for the 2019 Tamil film ‘Kolaigaran.’

The film ‘Jaane Jaan’ is produced by 12th Street Entertainment, Northern Lights Films, Kross Pictures, and Balaji Motion Pictures.