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Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders

2025 · 136 min

A slow, brooding procedural that burrows through family secrets and institutional rot, rewarding patience with a bitter, grief-soaked reveal.

Directed by: Honey Trehan
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Chitrangada Singh

Overview: When members of the Bansal family are found murdered, Inspector Jatil Yadav uncovers a trail of greed, betrayal and secrets tied to a deadly conspiracy.

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Directed by: Honey Trehan
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Chitrangada Singh

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
grief
justice
class
betrayal
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: thriller, mystery, crime, drama
Directed by: Honey Trehan
Written by: Smita Singh
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Chitrangada Singh, Rajat Kapoor, Revathi, Deepti Naval, Sanjay Kapoor, Ila Arun
Music: Karan Kulkarni
Cinematography: Sirsha Ray
Runtime: 136 min
Country: India
Languages: Hindi

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