Bhakshak

2024 [HINDI]

Action / Crime / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 16 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 7437 7.4K

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Plot summary

A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.

Director

Pulkit Photo
Pulkit

Top cast

Sai Tamhankar Photo
Sai Tamhankar as Ssp. Jasmeet Gaur
Surya Sharma Photo
Surya Sharma as Arvind Singh
Bhumi Pednekar Photo
Bhumi Pednekar as Vaishali Singh
Sanjay Mishra Photo
Sanjay Mishra as Bhaskar Sinha
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1.21 GB
1280*536
Hindi 2.0
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 9
2.49 GB
1920*804
Hindi 5.1
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by vinayaksrivastava-20682 7 / 10

A well-intentioned film that delivers a powerful message but feels all too familiar.

Bhakshak, is streaming on Netflix and stars Bhumi Pednekar as a local journalist on a quest for justice against child abuse. The film boasts great performances and a potent, relevant message, but feels derivative and unoriginal in its execution.Let's start with the positives. There are multiple stomach-churning sequences of child abuse throughout the film that successfully evoke feelings of disgust towards the vile, twisted villains. In particular, the display of sheer brutality during the opening sequence made my blood boil. All these elements culminate in a sense of satisfaction when justice is served in the final moments of the film.The entire cast delivers top-notch performances. Bhumi Pednekar continues to show her versatility as an actor, Sanjay Mishra is a welcome comedic relief and Aditya Srivastava is the embodiment of true evil as the film's primary antagonist.The primary shortcomings of the film lie in the overly preachy script that isn't as nuanced as the film requires it to be, and is fixated on reciting its underlying themes. Multiple scenes involve characters saying "Yahi to problem hai samaj mein....". The film's impact would have been greater had its message been delivered with more subtlety.The motivations of characters in the film are also not quite clear. Certain character have abrupt changes of heart throughout the film that do not make much sense and merely serve to advance the plot.Overall, Bhakshak is a well-acted film with a pertinent themes and is certainly recommended for your watchlist, but is not without its fair share of flaws.
Reviewed by sushmapandith 7 / 10

A breath of fresh air

I don't watch Hindi movies much. They are all masala, macho, mumbo jumbo nonsense. I liked Bhakshak movie. The acting is decent, the direction is done well and the story is strong enough to grip your attention.The story however is heart wrenching. It's not easy to watch the plight of the girls. Though it's a fictional story it makes you wonder if there are places like this in our country where children are suffering. I like the social message of this movie. I strongly think journalism is dead in our country compared to the west. I hope aspiring children of our future will give this field the respect it deserves.I would vote to see more movies like this.
Reviewed by debojyotichakraborty-24116 8 / 10

Untold stories of helpless poor girls

Pulkit is a director of a different genre, we can understand by watching his "Bose: Death/Alive". He is a very brave director. In this film too, he showed that deadly brave direction.He tried to find solutions to the burning problems in several parts of India. The director shook the society and the Indian system very hard.The best part of the movie is the content and the script. Bhumi pednekar and Sanjay Mishra's acting has taken the movie to perfection. But streaming the movie was possible.I highly recommend everyone to watch this movie based on the exploitation of poor and helpless girls.
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