Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

Released Apr 3, 2015

2h 15m

Mystery & Thriller

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In 1940s Calcutta, recent college graduate Byomkesh Bakshy (Sushant Singh Rajput) squares off against an evil genius who wants to destroy the world.

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Faiza S. Khan

Guardian

Adventure fails to permeate the listlessness of this overlong, self-indulgent would-be thriller.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 12, 2015

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Dibakar's reinvention of the Sharadindu Bandopadhyay detective is a ponderously crafted artifice rather than the handiwork of an off-the-cuff talent.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 10, 2015

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a film that filled me to the brim. It is the kind of film that I will recall and savour, flaws and all.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 8, 2015

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J Hurtado

ScreenAnarchy

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is good, but there's no real anchor in the film on which I can pin its success, and perhaps that is a marker that its success isn't all that successful.

Nov 3, 2017

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Shilpa Jamkhandikar

Reuters

Rajput immerses himself as Bakshy and comes out on top, but the film itself never manages to soar, despite threatening to do so many times.

Jun 6, 2017

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Nandini Ramnath

Scroll.in

Although Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! works hard on creating a convincing setting for Byomkesh to make his mark, the characters are mostly under-written and the central mystery lacks tension and a sense of imminent danger.

Jun 21, 2016

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Shiv Ashish S

Very unique story and casting is amazing ! Definitely recommended film

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Avinash J

i can not believe how this movie was a flop and have lower ratings. if you guys don’t like this then you are inhuman but mindless animals

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Saurabh g

One of the best movie 🍿 you can watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/25

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Utkarsh S

Some movies are good, some are exceptionally good and some set an example and a milestone for the upcoming movies. This film falls in the last category. Having all the elements of a crime-thriller-detective movies, this film goes beyond it. I won't give anything about the plot but it's a gripping one. The director simply nailed it on this one. The film creates a noir kind of feeling intermingled with surrealism sometimes. The choice of bgm and themes that play in the song are par excellence. The acting, flawless. This movie immerses you completely in itself, lingers in mind for a long time after watching. This one is an artistic masterpiece in itself. The fact that Rotten Tomatoes gave it a rating of 64% by their 'critics' is beyond my understanding. It even negates my opinion about rotten tomatoes sometimes, which I generally consider. I'm an avid movie watcher and without being egotistic or arrogant, I think I have the prerogative to say that Rotten tomatoes was completely wrong on this one. A must watch for all who enjoys good movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

Everyone knows if the movie was very good, great. And all credit goes to let Sushant Singh Rajput , all actor , director all team members for making this movie better.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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It is the best movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Dibakar Banerjee

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Sushant Singh Rajput

Byomkesh Bakshy

Anand Tiwari

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Synopsis

In 1940s Calcutta, recent college graduate Byomkesh Bakshy (Sushant Singh Rajput) squares off against an evil genius who wants to destroy the world.

Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Producer: Dibakar Banerjee
Screenwriter: Dibakar Banerjee, Urmi Juvekar
Distributor: Yash Raj Films
Production Co: Dibakar Banerjee Productions, Yash Raj Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $579.1K
Runtime: 2h 15m

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