India Synopsis
डिटेक्टिव ब्योमकेश बक्शी!
“1943 Calcutta… a war… a mystery… and a detective…”
Byomkesh, fresh out of college, agrees to investigate the disappearance of Bhuvan, a chemist. Assisted by Bhuvan's son Ajit, Byomkesh links the case to a larger conspiracy that will unsettle Calcutta.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedPsycho-Pass 3: First Inspector
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedPsycho-Pass: Sinners of the System – Case.1 Crime and Punishment
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedPsycho-Pass: Sinners of the System – Case.2 First Guardian
★ 6.8 · Japan
2 sharedPsycho-Pass: Sinners of the System – Case.3 Beyond Love and Hatred
★ 7.1 · Japan
Action + Mystery in India
11 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! itself).
The 2014–2016 India Window
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! holds position #102 of 282 India films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! premiered alongside 94 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 19m runtime, production spent $37K per minute on screen and earned $37K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2015.
The 1158th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
82 audience reviews — more than 89% of India films in our index.
Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (74th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- criminal mastermind · 5
- evil genius · 1
- conspiracy · 17
- private detective · 6
- detective · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #693 of 1,983 India films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #173 of 637 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Dibakar Banerjee Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | April 2, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3447364 |