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When a young woman, Bharani Verma, is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the police quickly arrest Kartik Saxena, making him the prime suspect in a seemingly open-and-shut murder case. But as the courtroom battle begins, every testimony uncovers new questions instead of answers. Hidden relationships, conflicting statements, and buried secrets gradually transform a simple murder trial into a gripping mystery where nothing is as it appears. Beyond the suspense, the film also explores a thought-provoking question: Have marriage and legal battles become a silent punishment for some innocent men, or is the truth far more complex than it seems? With every hearing, the truth becomes more elusive, and just when the verdict seems certain, an unexpected twist changes the entire direction of the case. A taut courtroom suspense thriller that keeps the audience guessing until the very last moment.
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When a young woman, Bharani Verma, is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the police quickly arrest Kartik Saxena, making him the prime suspect in a seemingly open-and-shut murder case. But as the courtroom battle begins, every testimony uncovers new questions instead of answers. Hidden relationships, conflicting statements, and buried secrets gradually transform a simple murder trial into a gripping mystery where nothing is as it appears. Beyond the suspense, the film also explores a thought-provoking question: Have marriage and legal battles become a silent punishment for some innocent men, or is the truth far more complex than it seems? With every hearing, the truth becomes more elusive, and just when the verdict seems certain, an unexpected twist changes the entire direction of the case. A taut courtroom suspense thriller that keeps the audience guessing until the very last moment.
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Genre:Thriller
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Runtime:123 minutes
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Cast
Arvind Pandey
Director
Akshay Oberoi
Kartik Saxena
Heli Daruwala
Bharani Verma
Kabir Duhan Singh
Inspector Vikram Bisht
Vijayant Kohli
Vijay
Hemant Pandey
Head Constable Mahendra Pant
Indira Krishnan
Sandhya Verma
Santosh Shukla
Neeraj Singh Rana
Vikram Sharma
Advocate Prashant Batra
Agni Agyari
Shabnam
Kumar Saurabh
Goli
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