Synopsis
वध
“Survival is punishment”
Shambhunath Mishra, a retired middle school teacher is living a mundane middle-class life with his wife Manju Mishra in Gwalior. Life takes a complete turn for the Mishra family when a situation gets out of hand and it leads to a killing at the hands of Shambhunath Mishra. Mishra ji has very little time to plan cautiously to turn this into a “perfect murder” and leave no trace behind.
Crime + Thriller in India
140 India titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Vadh itself).
The 2021–2023 India Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 India release window, Vadh sits at #199 of 237. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s India Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 108 titles released, including Vadh. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (322 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 107 other India films in 2022.
The 1938th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,528 of 1,983 India films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Crime productions specifically: #229 of 283 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Next Level Productions, J Studio, LUV Films |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | December 9, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt10233718 |










