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Is Bhakshak OK for kids?
Age guidance
18 and up
CBFC A · BBFC R18 · our read 18+ · read from 7 reviews and the board’s record
18+
Parents should know
Strong scary or upsetting scenes: minors are sexually abused by perpetrators who hold power over them. A true-crime drama about a journalist exposing sexual abuse of minors at a shelter home. Also strong sexual content and strong violence.
Parents should know
18 and up
- Strong violence
- Strong sex & nudity
- Strong intense scenes
From 7 reviews Filmi read; the age is the CBFC A certificate’s.
1 · CertificateCBFC A · 18+
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
LanguageNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
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Summary
A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.
Filmi puts it at 18+, and the CBFC certified it A.
Where to watchAvailability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
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Certificates
CBFC · IndiaA
BBFC · UKR18
Minimum age
Source: CBFC
Certificate · BBFC
R18minimum age 18
source link pending
Certificate · CBFC
Aminimum age 18
source link pending
The record, item by item
Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“If you want something fun and feel-good, turn the TV off instead.” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“The girls there are always subjected to sexual abuse.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“This film is not for everyone.” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“the film is definitely not meant for the faint-hearted” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“men and their barbaric nature and sexual deviances has no limit in age” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“It's dark, disturbing and distressing, leaving a lump in your throat” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“torture on girls that angers you” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Strong · Reviewer on record
“the movie also focuses on the sexual exploitation of young girls” view the record →
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“It's not everyone's cup of tea” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“sexual abuse, specifically minors are involved, the perpetrators are abusing victims and power alike” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“The first scene occurs right after an assault has taken place and right before a murder is about to” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“he also whips them with a belt it's brutal” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Strong · Reviewer on record
“a woman who runs the shelter is making sexually suggestive gestures at a young girl using a radish” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“we see men dancing with young girls lurching at them while disco lights throb” view the record →
Violence · Strong · Reviewer on record
“the camera focuses on their faces their bruises cigarette burns” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“dark, disturbing and distressing, leaving a lump in your throat many a times” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“starts on a disturbing note, and that's just the hint of what horror unfolds further” view the record →
Intense scenes · Strong · Reviewer on record
“arm yourself with all the trigger warnings you know you will need” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“their bruises cigarette Burns and the abysmal conditions that they live in” view the record →
Violence · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“right after an assault has taken place and right before a murder” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Strong · Reviewer on record
“story deals with sexual abuse, specifically minors are involved” view the record →
Sex & nudity · Moderate · Reviewer on record
“movie also focuses on the sexual exploitation of young girls in every possible way” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“she is resilient in her fight, and doesn't give up till she accomplishes her mission” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“reminder of what power the right kind of journalism holds” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“Bhumi Pednekar plays a fearless journalist in riveting crime drama” view the record →
Role models · Strong · Reviewer on record
“she's tenacious and Relentless in her pursuit of the perpetrators” view the record →
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.Summary
A struggling local journalist begins a dogged investigation into harrowing cases of abuse being covered up at a shelter for young girls.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is Bhakshak OK for kids?
Filmi puts Bhakshak at 18+ — suitable for 18 and over. The CBFC certified it A. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is Bhakshak suitable for?
18+, based on the CBFC rating of A. 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in Bhakshak?
What the record shows: violence — strong; language — not on record; sex or nudity — strong; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — strong. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from Bhakshak?
The CBFC certified it A with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.