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Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

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Critic Rating

6.5

43 Reviews
35 Ratings
83%
in favor

Audience Rating

6.4
7 Reviews
30 Ratings

Movie Info

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Running Time

Language

Hindi

Synopsis

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a movie which is based on the early exploits of India's first true-blue detective.Wikipedia

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy Reviews

6

Give it a chance, prepare to be patient, and chances are that it'll stay with you.

Shubhra Gupta
Indian Express

6

‘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. The pacing is languorous, and in the second-half, the stutters become obvious. Its biggest weakness is its leading man Sushant Singh Rajput...

Raja Sen
Rediff

5

The multiple Byomkesh adaptations Bengal keeps churning out might not make for great cinema, but, based as they mostly are rather slavishly on Saradindu’s work, enthrall new audiences regardless. Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is the best looking and least captivating of the current lot.

Rohit Vats
Hindustan Times

8

It’s a film that will keep you glued to the screen for all the 135 minutes it runs into. Don’t think of even missing a minute of it.

Kusumita Das
Deccan Chronicle

7

There are two kinds of audiences for this film --- those who know Byomkesh and those who don’t. Dibakar has a revelation for both. That’s one case neatly solved.

...a cinematic delight that deserves a sustained run in the multiplexes.

Srijana Mitra Das
Times Of India

7

...a fun watch presenting another mystery - how Sushant looks good, despite a uni-brow? Go solve.

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. The trimmings on this one are plenty, but it’s the meat that is missing.

Tushar Joshi
DNA India

7

Don't miss it for the world. Byomkesh Bakshy has everything going for it. Great script, superb ensemble and a director who isn't afraid to dream big! It is worth getting caught in this cryptic maze.

Suhani Singh
India Today

4

Bandopadhyay's stories are a page-turner. The same cannot be said for Banerjee's story which while it is ambitious on scale falls short on pace and thrill. Banerjee gets a tad too indulgent with the technical crafts. It comes at the cost of a lack of engaging tug-of-war between Bakshy and his nemes ...  { more

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is a delicious thriller filled with elements that make you rack your brains too. This mystery is the one even you would want to solve. Watch it for an amazing story and its even better execition. Crime mysteries just got better in Bollywood!

6

...a must watch for noir lovers and the end might just be the beginning of Dibakar's next.

There are many factors which may make the film struggle at the Box Office. A few of them include unwanted violence (esp. in the second half), a plot that went haywire and also too much of thriller elements. Generally, any kind of murder mystery comes with a sinister motive, which gets revealed towa ...  { more

Sachin Chatte
The Navhind Times

6

...the setting of Calcutta in the 1940’s, the detailing that has gone into it, the ambience, costumes, lighting, camerawork and the overall production values are absolutely top class., there is no two ways about that. It is as real and as good as a period drama can get...but on a downbeat note, the ...  { more

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is definitely worth a watch but is it brilliant? Not really.

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Watching Detective Byomkesh Bakshy is an exhilirating and engaging experience. With its enriched visuals and edgy music, this film really serves up great thrills. Yes, the ride is a bit bumpy and the average film aficionado might not take kindly to the sudden influx of violence, but those are varia ...  { more

Audience Reviews for Detective Byomkesh Bakshy

  • Shashwat Sisodia
    Shashwat Sisodia
    300 reviews
    Top Reviewer
    7

    Dibakar Bannerjee returns to the screens, and the results are smashingly effective.
    The crime drama noir detective Byomkesh Bakshy has made his Hindi movie debut, and believe me, what an exhilarating experience it is!
    The film starts from its roots. Bakshy is making his debut as a detective. He is seen jumping, walking through the streets in questionable disguise, and throughout the mysterious strolls of his, throughout his disrobing of the complications, the film admirably gets the pulp fiction genre of it right.
    But the film, performative sorts and figuratively struggles to keep pace with Saradindu Bandopadhyay's original, with narrative strands which don't quite pull off seamlessly. But Sushant Singh Rajput is quite a saving grace as Byomkesh, his absurd looks matching his unconventio ...
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    September 19, 19
  • Saheb Abdullah
    Saheb Abdullah
    82 reviews
    Top Reviewer
    6

    A Worthy Watch Especially For Dibakar's Vision And Shushant's Acting If Not For Others.It Begins Slow And Remains Slow For Sometimes But As The Mystery & Thrill Begins It Becomes Interesting.I Loved Last 10odd Mins.Waiting For It's Sequel, Which Should Be Better

    May 02, 16
  • Tejas Nair
    Tejas Nair
    258 reviews
    Top Reviewer
    6

    A friend tells me why Banerjee decided to replace the "i" to "y" in the title Bakshy because he wanted to "create a balance (sic)" and God knows what he meant by that. Maybe he wanted to differentiate between the loads of previous adaptations and samplings from his magnum opus. Anyway, the purpose gets almost fulfilled.

    World War II is happening and the frame focuses on pre-Independent Calcutta. Byomkesh Bakshy (Rajput), our own (aspiring) detective, is approached by Ajit (Tiwari) to investigate the disappearance of his scientist father. Bakshy sets out and gets entangled in a mesh of illegal opium trade, politics, nationalism, and fight over power - all in the backdrop of the ever formidable War. The story picks up, goes haywire, picks up, goes haywire, and picks up to become a titillati ...
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    April 11, 15
  • Himanshu pandey
    Himanshu pandey
    22 reviews
    Senior Reviewer
    7

    Byomkesh Da bhaalo bhaalo! :: Hw can we forget our 'bengali homes' played by so subtle rajit kapoor on doordarshan tele series...it still gives us d goosebumps..so this one by dibakar da also takes u down the smokey lanes of 40s kolkata engulfed in the shades of japanese invaders,chinese smugglers,opium traders and ofcourse freedom seekers..minute detailing of kolkata is the best thing abt the movie...the cinematography stands out..background music goes well with the narration..every characters seems to b sunken into that era.at times it gets languorous bt i think such kind of movies needs patience to make us flow wd the narration..u may not like this flick,may be it does not entertains u at that level which this genre could hav done bt it certainly mesmerises ur heart with its placid nd  ...  { Read More

    September 25, 15
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