Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Jini-B Byomkesh Bakshy is one of the most famous detectives in India. The books have been adapted into a popular TV series and a handful of films. I had been staying away from this away since I was afraid of getting disappointed but finally ventured to watch it. It was a real treat! I am familiar with the stories so I had a basic idea of the setting. The particular story shown in the film was adapted from more than one Byomkesh story, making it an even bigger challenge to put on screen.But Dibakar Banerjee has done an amazing job with it. The film is a period piece and is set in the Calcutta of the 1940's. The cinematography was visually stunning and appropriate for the times. The movie was intellectually stimulating as it keeps the viewer on their toes, until the conclusion. There were wild twists and turns and multiple red herrings, making it a good detective story. The actors seemed a little out of place at times as I guess most of them are new faces. The antagonist did a splendid job and Sushant Singh Rajput was good, for the most part. Overall, this was a good period piece book adaptation. Recommended for mystery enthusiasts.

Rafi Ahmad Anjum The Film is based on Iconic Character created by Shardindu Bandyopadhyay in 1932.The movie revolves around a Detective who needs to find out his clients father and the story is set in Pre Independence Calcutta during World War-2.Byomkesh is a North Indian Bengali fresh out of College agrees to Investigate the disappearance of Bhavan , a Chemist. who has been termed missing by the Police. This One is Byomkesh's first case which is assisted by Bhavan's son Ajit. Byomkesh links the case to large conspiracy which is thread to all of Calcutta.The Screenplay of the movie is written very beautifully by Director Himself Dibakar Banerjee and the Co-writer Urmi Juvekar, the script is very compact.Its a delicious dark story and requires patience to watch we have to indulge Director Dibakar Banerjee as He Indulges himself the opening sequence stuns you and then the story telling goes static.The Lush Camera work by Nikos Andritsakis is appreciable and the sound track by Sneha Khandwalkar, the sound design by Allwin Rego and Sanjay Mourya & Art Direction by Sachin Bhoir everything is done amazingly and most of all beautifully detailed production design by Vandana Kataria even the stains of the wall of the boarding house where much of the action takes place are artful , each frame has been crafted amazingly.After Interval the pace picks up and the film climax is in bang. what starts out as an innocuous missing person's case turned into battle for Calcutta.It's fascinating to see Byomkesh evolved as the case does. He is confident throughout the whole movie and Imerges wiser and lot more mature. It's demanding role and Sushant Singh Rajpoot more than delivers , He is consistently Impressive as is Neeraj Kabi choose up the sameAjit Tiwari as Ajit Bandyopadhyay does amazing as Bhavan's son who assisted Byomkesh. I also enjoyed Swastika Mukherjee as the sexy and mysterious actress Angoori Devi.If I would have to choose to watch one in between Fast and Furious and Detective Byomkesh Bakshi which was released on the same day then I will choose 2nd one as its an Amazing Indian Detective movie and the credit goes to Dibakar Banerjee and team.If I would have to rate it out of 5 then I will give it 4.

sanjubhat This film is amazingly fast paced .....when I say fast paced ... it is really faaassst ... u really have to focus hard to understand the dialogues and keep up with the narrative . Old world charm of 1942 Calcutta is beautifully captured .. literally takes u back in time ... khoob bhalo . Sushant is great as Byomkesh . The story signals the start of an illustrious career of one of India's most famous detectives. He is supported well by the rest of the cast who perform their roles ably . I would like to see many more sequels from this franchise. My verdict- A nice clean movie for the entire family.... can be difficult to understand at times because of the sheer pace at which it moves. Read a bit on Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay and byomkesh bakshi on wikipedia ( though not a must) to enjoy the sheer brilliance of the Satyanveshi ( seeker of truth).3 1/2 stars for this great effort and hope that we see more of our very own desi sherlock holmes in the days to come.

shamik_ghosh-1 This is just irritating. It's so bad that I slept during the movie and yet I didn't miss a thing. This was supposed to be a film on famous Bengali frictional sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi. But this turned to be an eclectic mess. The only thing notable is the picturization of early Calcutta. Probably the spent a lot for that. But the rest is worthless. The director must have gone crazy to think such stupid things about Byomkesh. And the actor who played the detective's role is mindless. There is no trace of the brilliance of original Byomkesh in him. A clown, he may be called.My final verdict is: They spend a lot to buy the ingredients but they neither know what to make nor how to make, that's why the dish is awful to taste.Don't waste your time. Any b-grade bollywood film is far better than this sh**t.