Abhishek Srivastava of The Times of India gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that "‘Nishaanchi’ is not a perfect film, but it is a compelling one.Read at source
Nishaanchi 2025 
Synopsis
Nishaanchi
Nishaanchi is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Anurag Kashyap who co-wrote the film with Ranjan Chandel and Omjit Sahu and produced by Ajay Rai and Ranjan Singh under JAR Pictures, in association with Flip Films. The first instalment of a duology, it stars Aaishvary Thackeray in his film debut, playing dual roles while Vedika Pinto, Monika Panwar, Kumud Mishra, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Vineet Kumar Singh appear in pivotal roles.
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Release
- 19 Sept 2025
- Studio
- Amazon MGM Studios, JAR Pictures
- Run time
- 177 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Nishaanchi is 61/100 from 9 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Positive 10
Critic based at Bollywood Hungama rated it 3/5 stars and said that "Nishaanchi is a gritty, engaging ride that reaffirms Anurag Kashyap’s knack for blending crime, drama, and dark humour into a compelling narrative."Read at source
Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave it 3.5 stars and commented that "Nishaanchi is pure Salim-Javed drama.Read at source
Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com gave it 3 stars out of 5 and noted that "While Nishaanchi is not a homerun for Anurag Kashyap, there's enough joy in this audience pleaser."Read at source
Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in stated that "The movie has its share of wild moments, cheeky comedy and meta-asides about the influence of popular Hindi cinema.Read at source
Rishabh Suri of Hindustan Times gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that "Nishaanchi is Kashyap returning to familiar territory, armed with a fresh cast and his trademark mix of grit and humour.Read at source
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated it 3/5 stars and commented that "It brims with raw action, earthy humour and gnarled emotions that frequently unleash full-blown violence."Read at source
Sana Farzeen of India Today rated it 3/5 stars and said that "Anurag Kashyap's 'Nishaanchi' offers a colourful mix of drama, humour and strong performances.Read at source
Shubham Kulkarni of OTTPlay rated it 3/5 stars and said that "Anurag Kashyap revisits gangsters and the heartland — but not as sharply as Gangs of Wasseypur.Read at source
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and stated that "The best of Anurag Kashyap has always included scenes and situations which go for the jugular, no waffling, no wasting time, but in this one, you are hard put to find those that will be stayers."Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Filam Dekho Madhubanti Bagchi
- Neend Bhi Teri Manan Bhardwaj
- Jhule Jhule Paalna Manan Bhardwaj, Prajakta Shukre, Himani Kapoor
- Birwa Arijit Singh
- Pigeon Kabootar Bhupesh Singh
- Bhaga Bhaga Ke Maarenge Manan Bhardwaj
- Upar Wale Ne Rahul Yadav
- Dear Country Vijay Lal Yadav
- Reh Gaye Akele Manan Bhardwaj
- Neend Bhi Teri Aaishvary Thackeray
- Kanpuriya Kantaap Alaaya Ghanekar, Amaala Ghanekar
- Raja Hindustani Upendra Yadav
- Ee Manwaa Shreya Sundararaman, Sukanya Das, Devender Kumar
- Soja Vandana Sinha, Prajakta Shukre
- Saram Lagela Kalpana Patowary
Technical specs
- Release date
- 19 Sept 2025
- Run time
- 177 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Studio
- Amazon MGM Studios, JAR Pictures
- Distributor
- Amazon MGM Studios, Pen Marudhar
Trivia
- Aaishvary Thackeray made his film debut in Nishaanchi, playing dual roles as Babloo Nishaanchi and Dabloo Wafadaar Singh.
- The film was shot predominantly in Lucknow and Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, over a 69-day period.
- Anurag Kashyap wrote the script for Nishaanchi in late-2016, inspired by the masala films of the Salim–Javed duo from the 1970s.
- The movie grossed only ₹1 crore at the box office, resulting in it being classified as a box-office bomb.
- A direct sequel, Nishaanchi Part 2, was released via Amazon Prime Video on 14 November 2025 alongside the first part due to the film's underperformance.
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