7/10
India's Knives Out.. pankaj Tripathi is brilliant!!
19 March 2024
Film Review: Murder Mubarak streaming on Netflix!!

In a nutshell this film is India's Knives Out with a strong ensemble cast!!

It is a dark comedy murder mystery set in the Royal Club in Delhi which is home ( literally!!) to the city's snobbish elite crowd. The murder of a sexy gym instructor Leo (Ashim Gulati) disrupts the delicate ecosystem of the crowd and marks the entry of India's Daniel Craig, ACP Bhavani Singh ( Pankaj Tripathi) who needs to use his expert sleuthing skills to solve this mystery. A lot of skeletons of the tumble out of the closet in the course of the investigation. Will Bhavani Singh finally nab the perp ?

Based on Anuja Chauhan's book "Club You to Death" the main USP of this film is the huge ensemble cast who add a lot of fun as well as emotional quotient to this whodunit.

A few members who have given great performances are - Rajaji ( Sanjay Kapoor) who plays a kangal royal who loves to flaunt his royalty.

The horny aunty club Dimple Kapadia ( Cookie Katoch) and Tisca Chopra ( Roshni Batra ) who love to lust after the young men in the club.

Bambi ( Sara Ali Khan) plays a young widow who secretly pines for the love of her life Lawyer Aakash Dogra ( Vijay Varma) Then there is Karishma Kapoor who plays yesteryear actress Shehnaz Noorani.

Others who deserve a mention are Deven Bhojwani as the Club's Manager & Brijendra Kala as waiter Guppi Ram.

All characters have hidden secrets and each one is a potential suspect!!

Be warned .. the narrative is non linear and given the large pool of suspects , the story can get confusing at times and u will need to be attention personified while watching it !

Pankaj Tripathi is just brilliant and carries the film on his strong shoulders with his quirky one-liners and funny demeanor. But fikar not, ACP Bhavani Singh is a man on a mission out to unravel the truth.

If you have enjoyed watching Knives out & Agatha Christie's novels and films .. you will definitely enjoy this one !

Going with 3/5. Worth a watch for sure .. Adios 🙂!!
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