Amit Bhatia of ABP News opined "‘Bhaiyya Ji’ feels like a film that would have been remarkable 20 to 25 years ago.Read at source
Bhaiyya Ji 2024 
Synopsis
Bhaiyya Ji
Bhaiyaa Ji is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written by Apoorv Singh Karki, who co-wrote it with Deepak Kingrani. It stars Manoj Bajpayee in the titular role, reuniting with Karki after the legal drama Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (2023). It received mixed reviews from critics.
- Director
- Apoorva Singh Karki
- Release
- 24 May 2024
- Studio
- Bhanushali Studios, SSO Productions, Aurega Studios
- Run time
- 131 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
9 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Bhaiyya Ji is 34/100 from 5 scored critic/publication reviews including Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Watch points
- performances
- writing
Positive 5
A critic for Bollywood Hungama rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Bhaiyya Ji rests on a decent first half and Manoj Bajpayee’s massy performance, but the film fails to impress."Read at source
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "Bhaiyya Ji has several characters and scenes that similarly go nowhere."Read at source
Pragati Awasthi of WION also gave a negative review and wrote "Keep your brain in snooze mode while watching this, as you won’t need to use much of it.Read at source
Shalini Langer of The Indian Express stated "There is a glimmer of hope that Karki is suggesting a Bihari sub-network that runs through cities such as Delhi that people like us see and not see – and that this could be Bhaiyya Ji’s biggest strength."Read at source
Critical 4
Anuj Kumar of The Hindu stated "After spelling out the premise, the narrative takes a predictable shape."Read at source
Taher Ahmed for Deccan Herald rated 2 stars and commented "The actors playing antagonists do hold their own.Read at source
Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated 2/5 stars and notes "A film with a one-line plot needed a lot more pizzazz, whistle-worthy dialogue and a large-than-life, invincible protagonist.Read at source
Kartik Bhardwaj of Cinema Express gave 2 stars out of 5 to the movie and stated "Most of Bhaiyya Ji is all bark and no-bite."Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 24 May 2024
- Run time
- 131 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Apoorva Singh Karki
- Studio
- Bhanushali Studios, SSO Productions, Aurega Studios
- Distributor
- Pen Marudhar Entertainment
Trivia
- Manoj Bajpayee reunites with writer Apoorv Singh Karki for this project, marking their second collaboration after Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai (2023).
- Principal photography for the film commenced on 19 September 2023 and was mainly shot in Uttar Pradesh.
- The official teaser was unveiled on 20 March 2024, followed by the trailer release on 9 May 2024.
- The film was theatrically released on 24 May 2024 and later premiered on ZEE5 from 26 July 2024.
- The worldwide box office collection for Bhaiyya Ji totaled 11.76 crore.
- The film's soundtrack features music composed by Manoj Tiwari and Deepak Thakur, with lyrics written by Dr. Sagar.
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