The Buckingham Murders Explained

Director:Hansal Mehta
Story:Aseem Arrora
Cinematography:Emma Dalesman
Editing:Amitesh Mukherjee
Music:Score:
Ketan Sodha
Night Song Records
Songs:
Karan Kulkarni
Bally Sagoo
Distributor:Pen Marudhar Entertainment
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:India
Language:English
Hindi

The Buckingham Murders is a 2023 Indian crime thriller film directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor. The film stars Kapoor Khan as a grieving British-Indian detective who is assigned the case of a murdered child in Buckinghamshire.[1] [2]

The film had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023.[3]

Premise

Jasmeet Bhamra is a British-Indian detective who has recently lost her child. She is assigned the case of a murdered 10-year-old child in Buckinghamshire.

Cast

Production

The film marked Kapoor Khan's first production venture; she produced it alongside Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor.[5] She said that her role in the film was inspired by Kate Winslet's character in the miniseries Mare of Easttown.[2]

The film is in English and Hindi, with 80% of the dialogues in English.[6] It had predominantly British supporting actors, including Keith Allen.[7]

Release

The Buckingham Murders premiered at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023.[1] It served as the opening film for the 2023 Mumbai Film Festival at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre on 27 October.[8] The film scheduled theatrically release on 13 September 2024.[9] It is also set for an unspecified streaming release on Netflix.

Mehta revealed that the film will mark the first part of a planned franchise.[10]

Reception

Writing for Film Companion, Sahir Avik D'Souza considered The Buckingham Murders to be an "unflashy police procedural drama" anchored by a strong central performance from Kapoor Khan, whom he found "believable in a world far removed from her previous work". However, he considered the film's murder mystery to be "without bite".[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Proma. Khosla. Kareena Kapoor Khan Is Bollywood Royalty — but Her Constantly Evolving Career Speaks for Itself. 15 October 2023. 16 October 2023. IndieWire. 15 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231015233333/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/kareena-kapoor-khan-buckingham-murders-interview-1234916516/. live.
  2. News: Naman. Ramachandran. India's Kareena Kapoor Khan Wraps 'The Devotion of Suspect X,' Detective Thriller: 'Films Are Shockingly Different'. 29 January 2023. 30 January 2023. Variety. 30 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130053034/https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/kareena-kapoor-khan-the-devotion-of-suspect-x-detective-thriller-1235505648/. live.
  3. News: The Buckingham Murders: Kareena Kapoor and Hansal Mehta's film gets standing ovation at BFI London Film Festival. 16 October 2023. 17 October 2023. Mid Day. 16 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231016155203/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/the-buckingham-murders-kareena-kapoor-and-hansal-mehtas-film-gets-standing-ovation-at-bfi-london-film-festival-23314752. live.
  4. Web site: Sarkar. Arpita. Ranveer Brar on working with Kareena Kapoor Khan in Hansal Mehta's next: 'She is very well...'. 29 July 2023. 17 October 2023. Pinkvilla. 5 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231005184040/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-ranveer-brar-on-working-with-kareena-kapoor-khan-in-hansal-mehtas-next-she-is-very-well-1232686. live.
  5. News: Kareena Kapoor Khan receives a warm welcome from Ekta Kapoor, as she begins her journey as a producer 'always believed that women have an equal play in the business and success of a film . 11 August 2021 . The Times of India . 17 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210815192729/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kareena-kapoor-khan-receives-a-warm-welcome-from-ekta-kapoor-as-she-begins-her-journey-as-a-producer-always-believed-that-women-have-an-equal-part-or-play-in-the-business-and-success-of-a-film/articleshow/85237170.cms . 15 August 2021 . live.
  6. Web site: Kareena starrer The Buckingham Murders is 80% English and 20% in Hindi. 21 September 2023. 17 October 2023. Film Companion. 3 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003013545/https://www.filmcompanion.in/news/kareena-starrer-the-buckingham-murders-is-80-english-and-20-in-hindi. live.
  7. Web site: Ramnath. Nandini. Scroll.in. What's behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: 'It's important to keep changing yourself'. 20 September 2023. 21 September 2023. 28 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928092609/https://scroll.in/reel/1056245/whats-behind-the-kareena-kapoor-khan-swerve-its-important-to-keep-changing-yourself. live.
  8. Web site: Kareena Kapoor-starrer The Buckingham Murders to be the opening film at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. 17 October 2023. 17 October 2023. Bollywood Hungama. 17 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231017091744/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/wp-content/themes/bh-theme/page-templates/load_news_detail.php. live.
  9. Web site: Kareena Kapoor Khan’s The Buckingham Murders to release in theaters on September 13, 2024. 1 July 2024. Bollywood Hungama. 1 July 2024.
  10. News: Naman. Ramachandran. Kareena Kapoor Khan's London Festival Film 'The Buckingham Murders' is the First in a Franchise, Reveals Director Hansal Mehta. 14 October 2023. 17 October 2023. Variety. 15 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231015145055/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/kareena-kapoor-khan-hansal-mehta-buckingham-murders-franchise-london-festival-1235755236/. live.
  11. Web site: D'Souza . Sahir Avik . 17 October 2023 . Pick of BFI London Film Festival: The Buckingham Murders . dead . https://archive.today/20231017045302/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/film-festivals/reviews/pick-of-bfi-london-film-festival-the-buckingham-murders-by-hansal-mehta . 17 October 2023 . 17 October 2023 . Film Companion.

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