Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders

Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders Movie Review Conclusion: On the whole, RAAT AKELI HAI: THE BANSAL MURDERS works in parts, mainly because the climax is unpredictable, while the performances of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Revathy stand out. However, the film suffers due to uneven writing and execution. An average fare, at best.

It is a sobering, intelligent thriller that confirms this franchise is less about murder mysteries and more about the moral loneliness of those who choose to see clearly.

Overall, even when it stumbles, Raat Akeli Hai 2 remains compelling.

The best written character remains Nawaz’s Jatil, still moving his mouth in the way he did in the first film, as the moral centre of the film. He has grown: when Radha talks of going to college, he says, ‘tum ko jo achcha lage karo’. He is still a small town man, but he’s no longer a prisoner of small-town mentality (in the first film, he was shocked at a girl wearing ‘chote kapde’): he is looking outward and upward. Here’s hoping there’s a third-go-round of Jatil cracking yet another jatil case.