Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film two out of five, writing, "Hisaab Barabar vacillates between the mildly droll and the stodgily solemn.Read at source
Hisaab Barabar 2024 
Synopsis
Hisaab Barabar
Hisaab Barabar is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Ashwni Dhir. The film stars R. Madhavan in the lead role, with Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari, Rashami Desai, and Faisal Rashid in supporting roles. The story follows a railway ticket checker who uncovers discrepancies in minor bank transactions, which leads him to uncover deeper systemic corruption. The film is produced by Jio Studios and SP Cinecorp. The film premiered at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 26 November 2024 and was released on 24 January 2025 on ZEE5.
- Director
- Ashwni Dhir
- Release
- 26 Nov 2024
- Studio
- Jio Studios, ZEE5
- Run time
- 111 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
2 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Unfavorable
Critics' aggregate for Hisaab Barabar is 35/100 from Saibal Chatterjee (NDTV) and Shubhra Gupta (The Indian Express).
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Critical 2
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 out of 5, writing, "An honest-to-a-fault, maths-whizz ticket collector gets embroiled, unwittingly, in the doings of a greedy banker: this one-line premise may have sounded exciting on paper, but the execution comes off contrived and clunky."Read at source
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 26 Nov 2024
- Run time
- 111 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Ashwni Dhir
- Studio
- Jio Studios, ZEE5
- Distributor
- ZEE5
Trivia
- The film stars R. Madhavan in the lead role, supported by Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kirti Kulhari, Rashami Desai, and Faisal Rashid.
- The movie was produced by Jio Studios and SP Cinecorp.
- The film premiered at the 55th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 26 November 2024 before releasing on ZEE5 on 24 January 2025.
- The film was shot in Delhi, including at railway stations, during the post-COVID period.
- Santhosh Thundiyil served as the cinematographer for the production.
- The script was co-written by director Ashwni Dhir and Ritesh Shastri.
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