Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders(2025)
Hindi136 mins
Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders (2025) is a 136-minute Hindi film directed by Honey Trehan. Starring Delzad Hiwale, Abhay Joshi and Rajat Kapoor. With an audience rating of 6.0/10, Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2025.
Director:Honey Trehan
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 18 December 2025
- Director
- Honey Trehan
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.0/10
Storyline
A family is killed, and a detective investigates. He finds the murders are linked to greed, betrayal, and a dangerous secret plan.
“A family's secrets turn deadly.”
Film Details
6.0Rating
136Minutes
HindiLanguage
ACertificate
Release Date18 December 2025
Also Known As孤夜：豪门血案
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
corruptionfamilybetrayalgreed
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability4
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Delzad HiwaleActor
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Sirsha RayCrew
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Raat Akeli Hai' is a direct reference to the classic 1969 Hindi song of the same name, hinting at the film's lonely, nocturnal atmosphere.
- Director Honey Trehan previously worked as a casting director for films like 'Omkara' and 'Talvar', which influenced his detailed character selection for this movie.
- The fictional Bansal family's sprawling haveli was filmed at a real, heritage property in Lucknow that is rarely used for film shoots.
- The screenplay was workshopped for over a year, with writers drawing inspiration from real-life, unsolved family dispute cases reported in North India.
- A key climactic scene was shot in a single, uninterrupted 11-minute take, requiring the lead actor to perform a complex emotional breakdown.
- The film's original score uses traditional instruments like the shehnai and sarangi to create an eerie contrast with the modern crime setting.
- Despite being a thriller, the costume design carefully used the colour white for many characters to visually symbolize hidden truths and deception.
