Bhakshak

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Bhakshak
Bhakshak film poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byPulkit
Written byJyotsana Nath
Pulkit
Produced by
Starring Bhumi Pednekar
Sanjay Mishra
Aditya Srivastava
Sai Tamhankar
CinematographyKumar Sourabh
Edited byZubin Sheikh
Music bySongs:
Anurag Saikia
Anuj Garg
Background Score:
Clinton Cerejo
Bianca Gomes
Production
company
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • 9 February 2024 (2024-02-09)
Running time
135 minutes [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Bhakshak is a 2024 Indian Hindi language crime thriller film based on the Muzaffarpur shelter case. [2] Directed by Pulkit and produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under banner Red Chillies Entertainment, [3] the film stars Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra, Aditya Srivastava and Sai Tamhankar. [4] [5] It premiered on Netflix on 9 February 2024. [6]

Contents

Plot

The story of Vaishali, a journalist, who uncovers a dark secret at a shelter home. She learns about young girls being abused there. Vaishali faces many obstacles as she tries to expose the truth, including threats to her family. With the help of a courageous girl named Sudha and a supportive police officer named SS Jasmeet Kaur, Vaishali fights against the powerful people involved in the abuse. Eventually, justice prevails, and the perpetrators are brought to light. The film sheds light on the importance of standing up against injustice and fighting for what's right.

Cast

Production

Filming

Principal photography commenced in January 2022 and wrapped only 39 days in February 2022. [7] [8]

Music

Bhakshak
Soundtrack album by
Anurag Saikia and Anuj Garg
Released9 February 2024
Recorded2023
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length17:16
LanguageHindi
Label Zee Music Company
Official audio
Bhakshak - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Anurag Saikia and Anuj Garg. While lyrics written by Raj Shekhar and Anuj Garg.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Ganga"Megha Sriram Dalton, Anurag Saikia 3:35
2."Shamil Hai"Romy, Anurag Saikia7:17
3."Chanda" (Music and lyrics by Anuj Garg)Yajat Garg6:24
Total length:17:16

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 46% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.7/10. [9]

Deepa Gahlot from Rediff.com awarded the film 3/5 stars and wrote "Bhakshak should create some awareness and maybe raise some compassion towards victims of abuse." [10] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Bhakshak is a no-nonsense gripping investigative thriller and rests on the powerful performances of Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. It also gives a nice tribute to the small-town journalists who often risk their lives while trying to break stories that matter." [11]

Pooja Darade from Koimoi rated the film a good 3.5/5 stars and said "Bhakshak has a feminist tone to it without once being loud about the same". She went on to say "The film serves as a reminder of what power the right kind of journalism holds and how we’re in ruins because that’s completely missing today". [12]

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