Bayaan
Hindi / Police Procedural Thriller / World Premiere at TIFF 2025
WRITER/DIRECTOR - BIKAS RANJAN MISHRA

When a letter accusing a revered cult leader of abuse surfaces in a small Indian town, rookie detective Roohi is sent to investigate. Confronted by a wall of silence and blind devotion, she must navigate a closed community to uncover the truth no one dares to speak.
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The film will have it's World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2025). The film is supported by the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund and was developed at LA Residency, a part of the Global Media Makers (GMM) program of Film Independent, Los Angeles. During the course of the residency, Bikas was mentored by Craig Mazin (HBO’s Chernobyl) and received advice on the script from writer Jeff Stockwell and story editor Ruth Atkinson.
PRODUCER
Shiladitya Bora
Madhu Sharma
Kunal Kumar
Anuj Gupta
CO-PRODUCER
Sadik Keshwani (Guidant Films)
STARRING
Huma Qureshi
Chandrachur Singh
Sachin Khedekar
Swati Das
Avijit Dut