Bayaan(2025)
बयान
Writer & Director Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Cast Huma Qureshi, Chandrachur Singh, Sachin Khedekar, Swati Das, Vibhore Mayank, Sampa Mandal, Avijit Dutt, Aditi Kanchan Singh, Paritosh Sand, Molly Nayar
Production Platoon One Films, Summit Studios, Guidant Films
Synopsis
When a letter accuses a revered cult leader of abuse, rookie detective Roohi Kartar is sent to a small Indian town to investigate. Confronted by a wall of silence and blind devotion, she must uncover the truth before it's too late.
Awards
- Best Feature, Sundar Prize Film Festival, British Columbia
Premiere
Press & Reviews
Bayaan shows courage, redeems Bollywood
by Meenakshi Shedde
First of all, kudos to Mishra and producer Shiladitya Bora (Platoon One Films, along with Summit Studios and Guidant Films) for making a film on bringing a criminal cult figure to justice, in today’s India.
TIFF25: Bayaan Is a Taut Crime Drama About Abuse
by Tina Kakadelis
TIFF-premiering film BAYAAN asks if we are bystanders or will we refuse to rest until the real story is told?
Bayaan Review: TIFF 2025 A chilling and carefully crafted true crime drama
by Sarah Gopaul
The closer Roohi gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes to pursue it. Yet her determination to expose the years of cover-ups is unwavering. Qureshi’s performance is reserved, but not detached.
‘Bayaan’ Director Bikas Ranjan Mishra: ‘Festival Films are Too Independent for the Mainstream System and Too Ambitious for the Ultra-Low-Budget Space’
by Rahul Raut
The filmmaker speaks about the harsh realities of festival films in India ahead of the SXSW London screening of his Huma Qureshi-starrer thriller drama.
