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Gajab Raat review by Pawan Gupta in Filmytown.com
Now streaming on Netflix, Gajab Raat unfolds over one chaotic and eventful night in Delhi. The story follows Ajay Dixit, a corrupt yet highly efficient sub-inspector who finds himself caught in a major case after a badly injured young woman is thrown out of a moving vehicle in Connaught Place. What begins as a routine night patrol and an opportunity to make easy money through extortion soon snowballs into a dangerous case involving national security, an international conspiracy, and the intervention of agencies such as the CBI and NIA, along with social activists. Living up to its title, Gajab Raat takes viewers through a night of confusion, panic and power struggles triggered by a single shocking incident. The film presents a world where corrupt policemen, intelligence officials, politicians and influential people are all trying to bury a scandal. While they appear to be working t ....
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Prahaar the untold story of Ujjwal Nikam - movie review by Paresh B Mehta
The film offers a fascinating look into the procedural complexities of the Indian criminal justice system through the eyes of the man who led some of the country's most significant prosecutions. Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam chronicles Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam's legal battles arising from the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts and the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, while also revealing the personal sacrifices behind his public role. What works particularly well is the film's attempt to humanize a figure often seen only in courtrooms. From his balancing act between professional duty and family responsibilities to his wife's quiet support despite her failing health, the narrative sheds light on the emotional burden carried by those entrusted with delivering justice. The conflicts between Nikam and his son add another layer to the story.

Courtroom Ethics and Career-Best Perform ....
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Daayra movie review by Pawan Gupta in Filmytown.com
Daayra the latest movie at the hustings starring Kareena and Prithviraj Sukumaran. This is not another run of the mill Boly-Tolly venture as it's storyline itself is the protagonist. Since the advent of OTT people wanted better content in Hindi movies as they were fed up of mindless shenanigans of the heroes, song and dance and witless comedies. Here is a movie with a different narrative, how it pans out that we will come to, but it appears to be a first genuine attempt at internal affairs investigation within the police force. This is a story of perceptions which lead to beliefs and actions accordingly. How far a Media trial and cop bias goes to influence the hand of law enforcement agencies is the narrative of the film having a run time of 143 minutes.

The SIT Investigation Breakdown

Daayra opens with the public celebrating the extra judicial encounter of confirmed rap ....
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Haiwaan movie review by Jyothi Venkatesh for Filmytown.com
In an era where mainstream Hindi cinema rarely ventures into dark, uncompromising thrillers, Haiwaan arrives as a welcome surprise. A wrongly convicted man returns as a monster seeking revenge. Ace filmmaker Priyadarshan crafts an engaging thriller that keeps you invested from beginning to end without relying on Bollywood's usual formulas. Directed by Priyadarshan and a remake of the director's own Malayalam film Oppam (2016), the movie strips away the usual commercial trappings of Bollywood. There are no item songs, no romantic detours, and no conventional heroine. Instead, it relies on tension, performances, and a relentless cat-and-mouse chase. The film revolves around a man who is wrongly convicted of murder and spends years paying for a crime he did not commit. Upon his release, he transforms into a beast (Haiwaan) and embarks on a brutal quest for revenge against those he bel ....
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In the Grey - movie review by Pawan Gupta
Legal luminaries working in the grey legal areas - is how one could most appropriately describe the latest thriller In the Grey. There are some Hollywood movies which despite boasting an A list star cast, do not see the light of day in Indian cinemas. In the Grey is one such movie. Released on 15 May 2026 in U.S. With stars like Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, Javier Bardem, Rosamund Pike and current sensation Eisa Gonzales headlining the flick. Written and directed by the English quirky genius Guy Ritchie of Madonna and Lock, Stock and Two smoking barrels fame. Whose protagonists are usually people working on the other side of the law.

Setup of In the Grey: Corporate Theft, Murder, and Covert Recovery Teams

The story dives into the world of big finance where there are mega lenders, rogue billionaire borrowers, some coercive recovery agents and big law firms fronting for ....
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Pritam and Pedro web series review
Every once in a while Rajkumar Hirani tends to amaze us with his wizardry. No, it is not with a movie this time but he has chosen a new medium for the surprise and tis the idiot box. For the first time he has conceived a six episodic OTT series - Pritam and Pedro which is now streaming on Jiostar. Though not directed by him he does have two major contributions to it. One, he the producer/presenter and two - he unleashes his son Vir for the first time and he has chosen the small screen to do so. Vir is an alumnus of the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. He plays the crucial eponymous character of Pritam in the title, the ethical hacker, to Arshad Warsi's Pedro the cop.

This cop drama is engaging

This six episode web show about a kidnapping which turns into a chase to identify the perpetrators with a plot about suicide and subsequently revenge then e ....
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Bandar movie review
The film Bandar that is released internationally as 'Monkey in a Cage' brings together elements of dark comedy, crime and family drama. Directed by Arora Kashyap and produced by former actor Nikhil Dwivedi, it features Bobby Deol in the title role, marking his first collaboration with Anurag Kashyap. The film having a duration of 136 minutes revolves around an aging television star who gets accused of rape by his ex-girlfriend. The cast includes Saba Pabbi, Sanya Malhotra, Saba Azad, Indrajit Sukumaran from Malayalam cinema, Marathi actor Jitendra Joshi and several others who add spark to the narrative. The film written by Sudip Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee is inspired by a real-life event.

Bandar dives deep into themes like crime, punishment, desire and the breakdown of control

The story revolves around a failed singer who is arrested by the police and thrown into lockup. ....
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Kartavya movie review
Kartavya, the movie shares only the name with the 70's Dharmendra classic, now comes with a new story and star cast frontlined by Saif Ali Khan released on Netflix on 15th May with a crisp timing of 1 hour and 49 minutes. Story of a conscientious cop, though based in a fictional town Jhamli a place in MP however the lingua-franca used by the characters appears as a cocktail of East Delhi, Haryanvi and Rajasthani dialects. Consequently, forget woh sab, coming back, the theme is equally perplexing, the plot revolves around Babas and Khap panchayats, a dated concept which even the main stream regional media gives a pass. Though the movie does have its moments as it is well paced, guns are used as functional narrative tools rather than over-the-top glorification and the dialogues remain concise instead of dragging into long, pre-kill monologues—a refreshing change for modern Hindi ci ....
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Vadh 2 movie review Sanjay Mishra, Neena Gupta
A couple of years ago, Vadh, a crime thriller starring Sanjay Mishra and Neera Gupta had released. But it's sequel, Vadh 2 is in no way is it connected to the earlier franchise. Probably to take advantage of its predecessor's success, Vadh 2 is made using the same title. Sanjay Mishra has done a great job playing the role of Shambhunath Mishra. He is a prisoner in the jail, and in the adjacent prison, Neena Gupta is imprisoned for committing two murders. This is not a story between the two. The story is has a louder and a bigger perspective. We have Prakash Singh, a good police warden, but Komal Mishra is the authoritarian jailer and another character, Shilpa Shukla, who plays Rajni the jail warden. Keshav (Akshay Dogra) a notorious character who is politically connected, disappears from the jail premises. How does he disappear? Why does he disappear? And will the jail authoriti ....
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Mardaani 3 movie review
The third instalment in the Mardaani film series, Mardaani 3 is about police officer Shivani Shivaji Roy (Rani Mukerji) as she investigates the case of 93 young girls who have gone missing under mysterious circumstances' in just three months. Janki Bodiwala and Mallika Prasad are at their best. A definite watch For Rani Mukerji fans. It is for her commanding screen presence makes Mardaani 3 worth experiencing. Though the storytelling feels familiar, the film continues to spotlight urgent issues like trafficking and systemic crime. She is magnetic, embodying Shivani with grit and gravitas. It is merely her presence that elevates even the most predictable scenes. Shivani Shivaji Roy returns to confront a sinister child trafficking network that stretches across borders and infiltrates powerful institutions. As she delves deeper, Shivani uncovers a web of corruption and complicity that ....
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