Raat Akeli Hai The Bansal Murders Teaser: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Chitrangda Singh Bring Thrill, Drama To Complex Case

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Siddiqui and Radhika Apte’s Raat Akeli Hai is getting a sequel this year. The second part of the crime thriller franchise is titled The Bansal Murders and will have its world premiere at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. It premieres globally on Netflix on December 19. Directed by Honey Trehan and written by Smita Singh, the film returns to the universe first introduced in Raat Akeli Hai, bringing back Nawazuddin as Inspector Jatil Yadav, the sharp, uncompromising investigator now facing one of his darkest and most complex cases yet.

Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders teaser

The teaser of Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders premiered on social media today (November 27). Set in Kanpur, the film is about the affluent and well-known Bansal family. Most members of the family are brutally murdered in their mansion. Jatil Yadav investigates the case while tackling power, deception, blind faith, and long-buried secrets, where every suspect hides a motive, and every revelation peels back another layer of darkness.

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Director Honey Trehan, reflecting on the sequel, said, “With Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, we’ve gone deeper into the world we built with Raat Akeli Hai. This film explores the price of truth and the corruption of conscience, with the stakes higher than ever as Jatil now has to unravel a mass murder. Working with Netflix again allowed us to tell this story with complete honesty and scale, delivering a thriller that grips you emotionally as much as it shocks you.” Speaking about the IFFI premiere, he added, “IFFI has always been a space that celebrates authentic storytelling, and it’s an honour for our film to have its first screening here. This story is darker, more introspective, and far more personal, it’s an edge-of-the-seat whodunit, about battling mysticism and influence to uncover the truth. With Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders, we wanted to take the world we built earlier and push it into a deeper emotional terrain, where deceit, silence, and power collide in unexpected ways.” Nawazuddin marks a powerful return in one of his most celebrated roles. He shared, “Returning as Jatil Yadav feels like revisiting a part of myself that never left. This film takes him to places he’s never been, emotionally and morally. To see it premiere at IFFI before it reaches audiences worldwide on Netflix is truly special.” Ruchikaa Kapoor Sheikh, Director, Original Films, Netflix India, said, “Raat Akeli Hai, The Bansal Murders is a distinct blend of suspense and emotion that stirs something primal. Honey Trehan, who made a striking directorial debut with the first in this franchise, returns to raise the stakes with a mystery that is more ambitious in scale, layered in character and grounded in emotional truth. Developed in collaboration with our long-standing partners RSVP and MacGuffin Pictures, the film brings back Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Inspector Jatil Yadav, whose quiet strength and complexity continue to resonate. Backed by a stellar ensemble, this new whodunit delivers the intrigue audiences loved, while building on the mood and world that first drew them in, with an entirely new case.” Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders also stars Chitrangda Singh, Deepti Naval, Rajat Kapoor, Revathy, Ila Arun, Sanjay Kapoor, and Akhilendra Mishra.