Summary
Two childhood friends from a small North Indian village chase a police job that promises them the dignity they’ve long been denied. But as they inch closer to their dream, mounting desperation threatens the bond that holds them together.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 91Audiences 80GoodWatch 85
Tomatometer97%
Metascore85
Audience score90%
Letterboxd · 53 K ratings4.1/5
IMDb7.9
User score7.0
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for dramas, +13 min on the typical 109
typical 109122Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries
+116Released
2025
September 26, 2025
Last year
Genre
DramaLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
India
United States- France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more38 people
- Ishaan KhatterMohammed Shoaib Ali
- Vishal JethwaChandan Kumar (Valmiki)
- Janhvi KapoorSudha Bharti
- Shalini VatsaPhool Kumari
- PDPankaj DubeyHassan Ali
- HPHarshika ParmarVaishali
- Chandan AnandHaroon Nawaz
- Dadhi PandeyAvdesh Kumar
- SSSudipta SaxenaShehnaz Ali
- KRKuldeep RaghuvanshiKanojia
- Yogendra Vikram SinghArjun Mishra
- Vijay Vikram SinghBoss
- AOAkanksha OjhaOrthopaedic Doctor
- BSBalendar SinghRecruitment Peon
- AKArpit Kumar MishraRecruitment Officer
- TMTejas MathurTrainee Salesman
- RGRaghav GiteCollege Admission Officer
- MPManisha PurohitSudha's Mother
- DSDaya SagarPhysical Exam Officer
- RRRajkumar RaikwarSchool Principal
- FSFatima SheikhSudha's Sister
- PSParvez SayyedSudha's Father
- SPSanjot PatilSudha's Brother-in-law
- RYRajeev YadavShrivastav Ji
Directing · 2
- Neeraj Ghaywan Director, Dialogue, Screenplay, Story
- Rajesh Thanickan First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Sumit Roy Story
- Varun Grover Lyricist, Dialogue
- Shreedhar Dubey Dialogue
- Basharat Peer Original Story
Production · 11
- Martin Scorsese Executive Producer
- Praveen Khairnar Executive Producer
- Karan Johar Producer
- Somen Mishra Producer
- Apoorva Mehta Producer
- Adar Poonawalla Producer
Camera · 2
- Pratik Shah Director of Photography
- Bhushan Gavas Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Nitin Baid Editor
Sound · 5
- Amit Trivedi Original Music Composer
- Naren Chandavarkar Original Music Composer
- Benedict Taylor Original Music Composer
- Allwin Rego Sound Designer
- Sanjay Maurya Sound Designer
Art · 1
- Khyati Kanchan Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Rohit Chaturvedi Costume Designer
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