Nishaanchi(2025)
Twin brothers, identical looks but different values, face brotherhood, betrayal, love, and redemption. Their paths weave through crime into a deeper story of human nature and its results.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 19 September 2025
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 56m
- Rating
- 6.1/10
Storyline
Two twin brothers look exactly alike but live by different rules. Their lives become tangled in crime, testing their loyalty and leading to betrayal. Their choices force them to confront the consequences and seek a chance at redemption.
“Two brothers, one fate. How far will blood ties bend?”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Nishaanchi
Cast reunions in this film: Kumud Mishra & Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (4 films together), Anurag Kashyap & Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub (3 films together), Anurag Kashyap & Saharsh Kumar Shukla (3 films together), Anurag Kashyap & Kumud Mishra (2 films together), and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub & Saharsh Kumar Shukla (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Nishaanchi' is a Marathi word meaning 'the one with a mark', hinting at a physical or symbolic difference between the twins.
- Anurag Kashyap reportedly wrote the script over a decade ago but waited for the right actors to play the twin brothers.
- To tell the twins apart on set, the crew used different colored wristbands for the actor playing both roles during filming.
- The movie's climax was shot in a single, uninterrupted 11-minute take, requiring weeks of precise rehearsal.
- A real-life former police officer consulted on the film to ensure the crime procedures shown were authentic.
- The soundtrack features a rare classical Indian raga reinterpreted with electronic music, composed by a first-time film composer.
- Early promotional posters hid the fact that the twins were played by the same actor, revealing it only in the final trailer.