The Buckingham Murders
| The Buckingham Murders | |
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| Directed by | Hansal Mehta |
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| Cinematography | Emma Dalesman |
| Music by | Karan Kulkarni |
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| Distributed by | Pen Studios |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | 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 Buckingham Murders had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023.[3]
Premise[edit]
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.[4]
Cast[edit]
- Kareena Kapoor Khan as Jasmeet Bhamra
- Keith Allen as Miller
- Chris Wilson
- Ash Tandon as DI Hardik Patel
- Kapil Redekar as Saquib Chaudhary
- Jonathan Nyati as DS Cowden
- Darren Kemp as DS Simon Clark
- Charles Craddock as James Thomas
- Rukku Nahar as Harleen
- Haqi Ali
- Adwoa Akoto as DS Sharon Marks
- Ranveer Brar[5]
Production[edit]
The film marked Kapoor Khan's first production venture; she produced it alongside Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor.[6] 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.[7] It had predominantly British supporting actors, including Keith Allen.[8]
Release[edit]
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.[9] It is also set for an unspecified streaming release on Netflix.[10]
Mehta revealed that the film will mark the first part of a planned franchise.[4]
Reception[edit]
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".[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Khosla, Proma (15 October 2023). "Kareena Kapoor Khan Is Bollywood Royalty — but Her Constantly Evolving Career Speaks for Itself". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (29 January 2023). "India's Kareena Kapoor Khan Wraps 'The Devotion of Suspect X,' Detective Thriller: 'Films Are Shockingly Different'". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "The Buckingham Murders: Kareena Kapoor and Hansal Mehta's film gets standing ovation at BFI London Film Festival". Mid Day. 16 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b Ramachandran, Naman (14 October 2023). "Kareena Kapoor Khan's London Festival Film 'The Buckingham Murders' is the First in a Franchise, Reveals Director Hansal Mehta". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Sarkar, Arpita (29 July 2023). "Ranveer Brar on working with Kareena Kapoor Khan in Hansal Mehta's next: 'She is very well...'". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "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". The Times of India. 11 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Kareena starrer The Buckingham Murders is 80% English and 20% in Hindi". Film Companion. 21 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (20 September 2023). "What's behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: 'It's important to keep changing yourself'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Kareena Kapoor-starrer The Buckingham Murders to be the opening film at Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival". Bollywood Hungama. 17 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b D'Souza, Sahir Avik (17 October 2023). "Pick of BFI London Film Festival: The Buckingham Murders". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
