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“The Buckingham Murders”: Where to Watch Kareena Kapoor’s New Thriller on Digital Platforms

Sanjana Bailwal2 years ago2 years ago1877 mins

The Buckingham Murders OTT release: Kareena Kapoor’s maiden production venture will screen on the digital platform after it has gone for its theatrical release.
OTT release for Buckingham Murders: The Kareena Kapoor-starrer, which went okay-ish on screens, will now make its digital beginning. The film will arrive on Netflix on 8 November.

Netflix India shares release announcement for Kareena Kapoor’s- ‘The Buckingham Murders’

Taking to Instagram, Netflix India shared an update along with writing, “Here’s a tip-off: The Buckingham Murders is coming to Netflix on 8 November.” The Buckingham Murders was released in theatres on September 13.

The mystery drama is set with the context of Sergeant Jasmeet ‘Jass’ Bhamra (Kareena) whose younger son, Ekam, has been missing (played by Mairaaj Kakkar). She gets the case of Ishpreet, approximately Ekam’s age. The supporting ensemble of this film has Ash Tandon, Ranveer Brar, and Keith Allen. This one is helmed by Hansal Mehta.

Dramatized version of the life of Mare of Easttown

Kareena had earlier told Variety, “I love Mare of Easttown, and when Hansal came to me, I said this is something that I’ve really been dying to do. So we’ve moulded a little bit on those lines, she plays a detective cop in that,”.

Review: Kareena Kapoor Khan steers a socially relevant mystery in The Buckingham Murders

Taut, tense, and tragic, Hansal Mehta turns a formula into a formidable experience with superlative Kareena Kapoor Khan in tow.

The Buckingham Murders, an intriguing murder mystery layered with apposite social commentary, is a fast-paced thriller that makes us reflect on the social churn. Fuelled by the powerhouse talent of Kareena Kapoor Khan and fine-tuned by writer-director Hansal Mehta’s empathetic gaze, the film genuinely attempts to understand the social outcasts within the framework of the genre.

Who are these young boys who shoot indiscriminately in public places in the affluent American and European suburbs? How is it that personal acrimony is taking a communal turn even in the so-called melting pots of the world? Who are these housewives who keep drudging to keep dead marriages and male ego alive? From Shahid and Omerta to Faraaz, Mehta seems to have this urge to understand the psyche of people whom we summarily ostracise or stereotype without listening to their side of the story.

InTBM, without romanticising their actions, Mehta maps the troubled mindscapes on both sides of the law to probe how humanity crumbles, faith gives way, and demons seep through the crevices in conscience.

TBM set in the multicultural background of England, stays true to the language and cultural accent of the location. The story revolves around a competent police officer Jaspreet Bhamra or Jass (Kareena), who is emotionally torn after a personal loss.

She takes a transfer and accepts a demotion in her job profile but the grief refuses to fade away. Reluctant to dig into the mystery of the missing teen initially, Jass eventually learns to put his duty first. At first, it seems that Ishpreet’s sufferings stem from the differences between his Punjabi father Daljit (Ranveer Brar) and his Pakistani Muslim business partner Saleem. As the prime suspect, Saqib, is the son of the latter, the case threatens to snowball into a racial stir in the neighbourhood.

But as the case unfolds, we realize that writer Aseem Arora has chiselled multiple red herrings and a killer out of our social conditioning on grief and immigrant experience.

The template of a mourning cop finding peace while solving a case isn’t new and has become formulaic with time. In fact, it’s been a go-to format for aging stars to flaunt some acting chops and find a new set of audience and critical acclaim. Kareena’s elder sister Karisma attempted something similar in the streaming series Brown

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