Overview
- The feature began streaming on ZEE5 on October 17, directed by Akshay Shere and produced by Jio Studios with Baweja Studios and Dog n Bone Pictures.
- Set in a small Uttar Pradesh town, the story follows Inspector Vishwas Bhagwat investigating multiple disappearances alongside a parallel track involving a college professor named Sameer.
- Reviews from Scroll.in, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times and Rediff commend the central performances as the film’s key strength.
- Critics fault the writing for predictability, uneven pacing and heavy echoes of recent streaming crime dramas, frequently drawing comparisons to Dahaad.
- Jitendra Kumar described the role as a step outside his comfort zone in a PTI interview, and the 127-minute film credits Bhavini Bheda and Sumit Saxena for the writing, with the title positioning it as an opening chapter.