Bhakshak teaser out: Bhumi Pednekar plays a journalist in streaming film- watch

Bhumi Pednekar is set to play an investigative journalist in the upcoming streaming film Bhakshak. The crime drama helmed by Pulkit is based on real events.

Hyderabad: The makers of the upcoming criminal thriller film Bhakshak released the official teaser on Thursday. Bhakshak stars Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra, Aditya Srivastava, and Sai Tamhankar in key roles. The film will be available for streaming on Netflix's OTT platform from February 9.

Producer Gauri Khan shared the teaser of Bhakshak on Instagram with the caption, "A fearless journalist on a mission to uncover the truth against all odds. #Bhakshak, inspired by genuine events, will be available exclusively on Netflix on February 9th." Soon after Gauri posted about the teaser, her friends and admirers flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons.

Reacting to the teaser, a user wrote: "This looks very good 😳 #Bhakshak on Netflix — #BhumiPednekar is on a roll after the incredible #Afwaah last year …and also the *entertaining* #ThankYouForComing." Another one wrote: "#Bhakshak looks very interesting 🍿😎💥 #BhumiPednekar #SanjayMishra #SaiTamhankar"

The film helmed by Pulkit tells the story of an unyielding woman's struggle for justice. Bhumi Pednekar plays Vaishali Singh, an investigative journalist who wants to bring to light a horrible crime and expose the reality of crimes against women. At the end of the teaser, Bhumi says to a girl, "Bachchon ke adhikar ke liye lad rahe hain hum, samajh rahi ho?" (Do you understand? We are fighting for girls' rights.)"

In a statement, director Pulkit reiterated the sentiment, saying: "Our goal was to put light on society's unpleasant realities and generate conversations that led to significant change. I'm looking forward to more people joining this important conversation."

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