Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDibakar Banerjee
Written by
Screenplay by
Based onSatyanweshi and Arthamanartham
by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNikos Andritsakis
Edited by
Music byVarious Artists
Production
companies
Distributed byYash Raj Films
Release date
  • 3 April 2015 (2015-04-03)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹35 crore
Box office₹46.8 crore

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language period mystery thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, who co-produced with Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and Dibakar Banerjee Productions. The film, which is based on the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, stars Sushant Singh Rajput, alongside Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee and Meiyang Chang.

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! was released on 3 April 2015 to positive reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb. A sequel with Sushant Singh Rajput reprising his role was planned, but the film was shelved after his death on 14 June 2020.