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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

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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 04/12/2015
2/5
Adventure fails to permeate the listlessness of this overlong, self-indulgent would-be thriller. Go to Full Review
Namrata Joshi Outlook 04/10/2015
2.5/4
Dibakar's reinvention of the Sharadindu Bandopadhyay detective is a ponderously crafted artifice rather than the handiwork of an off-the-cuff talent. Go to Full Review
Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 04/08/2015
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy 11/03/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Shilpa Jamkhandikar Reuters 06/06/2017
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. Go to Full Review
Nandini Ramnath Scroll.in 06/21/2016
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. Go to Full Review
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Shiv Ashish S Jun 27 Very unique story and casting is amazing ! Definitely recommended film See more Avinash J Apr 6 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 See more Saurabh g Mar 13 One of the best movie 🍿 you can watch. See more Utkarsh S 01/12/2023 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. See more 04/21/2021 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. See more 01/24/2021 It is the best movie See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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, Dibakar Banerjee, Urmi Juvekar
Distributor
Yash Raj Films
Production Co
Dibakar Banerjee Productions, Skywalk Films, 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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