Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas
A transferred police inspector’s search for a missing girl collides with a young couple’s desperate plan to elope in a tense Uttar Pradesh mystery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- serious
- paranoid
- crime thriller night
- focused weekend viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Inspector Vishwas Bhagwat investigates a missing girl while Sameer and Meera plan to elope, creating two linked narrative tracks.
Bhagwat is transferred to a small town in Uttar Pradesh, where the missing-person case unfolds through local relationships.
Inspector Bhagwat enters the town through a transfer and takes responsibility for solving the disappearance.
The disappearance of a girl is the concrete case that drives Bhagwat’s actions and the film’s suspense.
Films like Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas, and why
Talvar
small-town investigation, missing-person mystery, and morally tense police thriller atmosphere
Drishyam
Hindi-language crime investigation driven by institutional pressure and a disturbing disappearance
Article 15
rural Indian setting, intertwined personal lives, and suspense built around hidden wrongdoing
Movie Details
- Director
- Akshay Shere
- Release Date
- 2025-10-17
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (12)
Cast
- Arshad Warsi
- Jitendra Kumar
- Ayesha Kaduskar
- Tara Alisha Berry
- Coral Bhamra
- Devas Dixit
- Rashmi Rajput
- Sandeep Yadav
- Bunty Mishra
- Pranay Narayan
Common questions
- What is Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas about?
- A transferred police inspector’s search for a missing girl collides with a young couple’s desperate plan to elope in a tense Uttar Pradesh mystery.
- What is Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas as mild.
- Which films are like Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas?
- Films with a similar feel include Talvar, Drishyam, and Article 15.
- How long is Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas?
- Bhagwat - Chapter One: Raakshas runs 128 minutes.
