Bhakshak (2024) is a Hindi-language crime thriller directed by Pulkit and produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner. The film premiered on Netflix on February 9, 2024.
🎬 Plot Overview
Bhakshak is inspired by the real-life Muzaffarpur shelter home case, where young girls were subjected to abuse and exploitation. The story follows Vaishali Singh (played by Bhumi Pednekar), a determined journalist who uncovers the dark secrets of a shelter home in Munawwarpur, Bihar. As she delves deeper into the case, Vaishali faces numerous challenges, including threats to her safety and attempts to discredit her findings. With the support of a courageous girl named Sudha and a dedicated police officer, SS Jasmeet Kaur (Sai Tamhankar), Vaishali strives to expose the truth and bring the perpetrators to justice.
🎠Cast
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Bhumi Pednekar as Vaishali Singh
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Sanjay Mishra as Baskar Sinha
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Aditya Srivastava as Bansi Sahu
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Sai Tamhankar as SS Jasmeet Kaur
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Surya Sharma as Arvind Singh
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Durgesh Kumar as Guptaji
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Chittaranjan Tripathy as Mithilesh Sinha
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Tanisha Mehta as Sudha Kumari
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Satyakam Anand as Sonu
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Vibha Chibbar as Rajni Singh
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Pravin Kumar Sisodia as Brijmohan Singh
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Murari Kumar as Baccha Babu
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Samta Sudiksha as Gudiya
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Gulista Alija as Baby Rani
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Shakti Sinha as Pappu Thekedar
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Danish Iqbal as Suresh Singh
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Pubali Sanyal as Mamta Singh
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Farheen Khan as Seema Singh
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Aditya Uppal as IG Sagar Pratap
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Anurag as Prabhat Kumar
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Brijbhushan Shukla as Party Worker
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Prabhat Lehri as Inspector Daroga
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Shammi Jaffery as Shobha Sahu
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Anand Sharma as CM Jitesh Kumar
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Anuj Mishra as SSP Assistant
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Ekram Khan as Prakash Sinha
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Umesh Kumar Shukla as Radheshyam
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Mahesh Chandra Deva as Seva Grih Doctor
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Amit Sinha as Umesh Kumar
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Ronak Pandey as Bhaskar's Son
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Punita Awasthi as Bhaskar's Wife
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Ankit Singh as Nafisa
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Shiv Mohan as Novelty Security Guard
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Dinesh Trivedi as Paan Shop Owner
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Sunil Kanal as Dom Maharaj
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Ajay Singh as Rajni Singh's Assistant
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Preeti Shukla as Samaj Kalyan Ministry
📺 Where to Watch
Bhakshak is available for streaming on Netflix. You can watch it with English, Spanish (Latin America), Hindi (Original), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Tamil, and Telugu audio options. Subtitles are available in German, English, Spanish (Latin America), Filipino, French, Hindi, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional) .
