Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders

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Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders

2025

2h 16m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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15 Reviews

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A seasoned investigator is summoned to a powerful family's estate to unravel a brutal killing, navigating deceit, entangled loyalties and secrets buried deep within.

Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Dec 19

2.5/5

And while [Raat Akeli Hai]...does have several engaging parts, it didn’t hold me as much as the first.

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Rohan Naahar

The Long Take Podcast

Mar 5

Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders is more than just a way for director Honey Trehan to pay the rent; it's a rather daring indictment of "gunda raaj".

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Anuj Kumar

The Hindu

Jan 10

Honey Trehan crafts a mystery that intertwines crime and social commentary. Though uneven in pacing, the film deftly examines the intersection of entitlement and morality in society.

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

Dec 29

4/5

Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders is another thrilling entry to this series where Nawazuddin Siddique shines the brightest.

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Dipankar Sarkar

Upper Stall

Dec 27

Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders does not possess the novelty or inward density of its predecessor, yet it functions as a self-contained chapter in the professional life of Jatil Yadav

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Akhil Arora

The Long Take Podcast

Dec 26

Is Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders more than just a way for director Honey Trehan to pay the rent, or is it actually worthwhile?

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AbdulRehman R

@YTWolfx_official Jan 11

The acting was good, but the story fell short. I was expecting more of a thriller. While the plot remained unpredictable until the very end, what actually happened wasn’t expected—and didn’t feel justified. They could have made the ending much better.

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Sharang L

@Scribe187 Dec 30

Less sharp than its predecessor. Still a decent whodunnit that also manages to ask a few pertinent socio-economic questions.

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Ben H

@RT66522368 Dec 29

An interesting who-done-it follow-up, not a musical, and way too serious for it's sake, unnecessarily brutal and gory. Haven't they learned from Knives Out?

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Sumit R

@RT44633462 Dec 25

Starts slow but picks up great pace and stride. Great performances and a proper whodunnit feel to it. India needs more movies like this

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Sahil K

@Sahilk171 Dec 24

Slow movie, the ending climax was actually really well done , Nawaz is back and I would love to see him in roles like this rather than roles like thamma and heropanti, gets boring in some parts though , could have been shorter, 7/10

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Javed A

@Jali88 Dec 23

Bland flat story that doesn't hold my attention characters are dull

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Synopsis

A seasoned investigator is summoned to a powerful family's estate to unravel a brutal killing, navigating deceit, entangled loyalties and secrets buried deep within.

Director: Honey Trehan
Producer: Abhishek Chaubey, Ronnie Screwvala, Honey Trehan
Screenwriter: Smita Singh
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: RSVP, MacGuffin Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2025
Runtime: 2h 16m

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