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2025Movie⏱️ 1h 59m
Drama
⭐ 8
IMDB Rating
10,064 votes

Two friends from a North Indian village pursue police jobs seeking dignity, but their friendship strains as desperation grows in their quest.

Director
Neeraj Ghaywan
Writers
Shreedhar Dubey, Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover
Stars
Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor
Release Date
September 26, 2025
Language
Hindi
Country
India
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Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 183
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 12.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Ishaan Khatter
Ishaan Khatter
as Mohammed Shoaib Ali
Vishal Jethwa
Vishal Jethwa
as Chandan Kumar (Valmiki)
Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor
as Sudha Bharti
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Harshika Parmar
as Vaishali Kumar
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Dadhi R Paandey
as Avdesh Kumar (Chandan's Father)
Shalini Vatsa
Shalini Vatsa
as Phool Kumari (Chandan's Mother)
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Chandan K. Anand
as Haroon Nawaz
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Pankaj Dubey
as Hassan Ali (Shoaib's Father)
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Sudipta Saxena
as Shehnaz Ali (Shoaib's Mother)
Shreedhar Dubey
Shreedhar Dubey
as Vikas Tripathi (Head of Sales)

πŸ’° Box Office

$63,093
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Production
Dharma Productions, Toscan du Plantier

🏷️ Keywords

indiafriendshipfriendship between menchildhood friendvillage

🎯 Categories

HindiDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting story about friendship and the social economic world of India
by peter0969 β€’ 2025-09-04
7/10

"Watched at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. Indian cinema is interesting because I'm not really a fan of the traditional Bollywood genre. But anytime when Indie Indian art house movies come to light, I'm very intrigued to check them out. Neeraj Ghaywan captures a heartbreaking and warming tale about friendship, the struggles of the caste system and the ongoing conflicts between the culture and barriers the characters are established in. Ghaywan's previous movie Masaan was pretty good and with this new movie, he continues to capture the atmosphere, and the realisti..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Official submission of India for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 98th Academy Awards in 2026.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Two friends from a North Indian village pursue police jobs seeking dignity, but their friendship strains as desperation grows in their quest.