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Seen it?2022 | 127 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Furious 7, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When a singer goes missing amid a serial killing spree, a cabbie and a businessman's son cross paths in a twisted tale where good and evil is blurred.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 2 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 236K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mohit Suri
- John AbrahamBhairav Purohit
- Arjun KapoorGautam Mehra
- Tara SutariaAarvi Malhotra
- Disha PataniRasika Mapuskar
- J. D. ChakravarthiACP V.K. Ganesan
- Shaad RandhawaAditya Rathore
- Karishma SharmaSiya
- Ivan RodriguesThapar
- Bharat DabholkarDivesh Mehra
- Kaizaad KotwalSiya's Father