Kaisi Ye Paheli(2025)
Hindi101 mins
In a sleepy hill town in northeast India, a lonely mother tries to reconnect with her estranged policeman son by channeling her inner detective to help him solve a murder.
Director:Ananyabrata Chakravorty
Mood:
emotionalsuspensefuldark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 28 November 2025
- Director
- Ananyabrata Chakravorty
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
Storyline
A mother living alone in a quiet mountain town wants to mend her relationship with her son, a police officer. To get closer to him, she decides to use her own investigative skills to help him crack a local murder case.
“A mother's love becomes her greatest clue.”
Film Details
101Minutes
HindiLanguage
U/A 16+Certificate
Release Date28 November 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalsuspensefuldark
Themes
familyidentityjusticecorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfamily
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
S
Sadhana SinghUttam's mother
→#2C
Chittaranjan GiriTamang
→#3R
Rajit KapoorDetective Bondo
→#4
N
Nishu DikshitRasika
→#5
U
Ujjaini DebSanjukta
→#6
D
Den SherpaMoyur
→#7
S
Sukant GoelUttam
→#8
B
Bindhiya DhamalaJhini
→#9
R
Rahul Nawach MukhiaGogoi
→#10
R
Rinchen SherpaLimbu
→#11
A
Ananyabrata ChakravortyDirector
→Trivia
- The film's title is inspired by a classic Hindi song from the 1970s movie 'Jheel Ke Us Paar'.
- It was shot entirely on location in Shillong, using many local non-professional actors as extras.
- The director spent a month living with a retired police officer in Meghalaya to research the script.
- The lead actress learned basic Khasi phrases for her role as the mother living in the northeast.
- A key plot detail involves a traditional Khasi folk tale about a mysterious forest spirit.
- The film's score uses instruments native to the region, like the bamboo flute and the 'duitara'.
- It is one of the first major Hindi thrillers to be set and filmed entirely in Meghalaya.