Bhakshak

A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.

Cast

Bhumi Pednekar

as Vaishali Singh

Sanjay Mishra

as Bhaskar Sinha

Aditya Srivastava

as Bansi Sahu

Sai Tamhankar

as SSP. Jasmeet Gaur

Surya Sharma

as Arvind Singh

Chittaranjan Tripathy

as Mithilesh Sinha

Durgesh Kumar

as Guptaji

Satyakam Anand

as Sonu

Tanisha Mehta

as Sudha Kumari

Vibha Chibber

as Rajni Singh

Reviews

Ritesh Mohapatra

BHAKSHAK on Netflix unfolds a gritty and honest narrative, exposing systemic flaws with unflinching realism. Short Review: “Bhashak," Netflix's latest offering, courageously exposes systemic flaws inspired by the Muzaffarpur shelter home case. Director Pulkit navigates the harrowing tale with...

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