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2023 Indian film
The Buckingham Murders
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Hansal Mehta Written by
Aseem Arrora
Raghav Raj Kakker
Kashyap Kapoor
Produced by Starring Cinematography Emma Dalesman Music by Karan Kulkarni Production companies
Distributed by
Pen Marudhar Entertainment Release dates
14 October 2023 (2023-10-14 ) (
London )
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27 ) (
Mumbai )
13 September 2024 (2024-09-13 )
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 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 .
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Cast
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
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 .
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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
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] The film scheduled theatrically release on 13 September 2024.
[10] It is also set for an unspecified streaming release on
Netflix .
[11]
Mehta revealed that the film will mark the first part of a planned franchise.
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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".
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References
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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 .
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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 .
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"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 .
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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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"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 .
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"Kareena Kapoor Khan's The Buckingham Murders to release in theaters on September 13, 2024" . Bollywood Hungama . 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024 .
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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 .
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