Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
2015 · Movie · R · 139 min · ★ 6.7 · 69% critics
A young private detective takes on a missing-person case in 1940s Calcutta, teaming up with the missing man’s son to follow a trail of clues through shadowy streets and uneasy wartime tensions. What starts as a straightforward search soon points to a far bigger, more dangerous scheme threatening the city.
Based on Satyanweshi
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Details
- Original title
- डिटेक्टिव ब्योमकेश बक्शी!
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-02
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (111 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, clue-driven detective story with a strong period atmosphere and mounting danger, similar in tone to Shanghai or Ugly; Not for you if you prefer light, straightforward mysteries.
Pros: gripping mystery; rich 1940s Calcutta mood; twisty investigation | Cons: uneven pacing; hard-to-follow at times; soundtrack may distract
Themes
- detective
- conspiracy
- criminal mastermind
- private detective
- evil genius
Cast & crew
Sushant Singh Rajput
as Byomkesh Bakshy
Anand Tiwari
as Ajit Kumar Banerjee
Neeraj Kabi
as Dr. Anukul Guha
Swastika Mukherjee
as Anguri Devi
Divya Menon
as Satyavati
Meiyang Chang
as Kanai Dao
Mark Bennington
as Deputy Commissioner Wilkie
Takanori Higuchi
as Dr. Watanabe
Kausik Ghosh
as Gajanan Sikdhar
- AB
Anindya Pulak Banerjee
as Prafulla Ray
Directed by Dibakar Banerjee