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Filmi Score
Very good
5 reviews
65
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Critics call it a gripping recreation of the Dhaka attack lifted by strong performances from Juhi Babbar, Aditya Rawal and Zahan Kapoor, though they fault its underwritten title character and attackers.
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Summary
Faraaz (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 65 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (BBFC: 18), and streams on Netflix in the US.
A terrifying hostage crisis unfolds over one fateful night in 2016 when heavily armed militants attack a popular cafe in Dhaka.
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Directed by Hansal Mehta · written by Raghav Raj Kakker & Kashyap Kapoor & Ritesh Shah
Hansal MehtaDirector
Raghav Raj KakkerWriter
Kashyap KapoorWriter
Ritesh ShahWriter
Pratham MehtaCinematography
Amitesh MukherjeeEditing
Aditya RawalLead
Zahan Kapoor
Juhi Babbar
Aamir Ali
Sachin Lalwani
Jatin Sareen
Ninad Bhatt
Harshal Pawar
Palak Lalwani
Ressham Sahaani
Abhirami Bose
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Summary
A terrifying hostage crisis unfolds over one fateful night in 2016 when heavily armed militants attack a popular cafe in Dhaka.
Faraaz (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 65 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (BBFC: 18), and streams on Netflix in the US.
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.What the critics said
5 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Pratikshya Mishra · 3 Feb 2023
The critic calls Faraaz's screenplay and direction exquisite, praising strong performances from Zahan Kapoor, Aditya Rawal and Juhi Babbar and… Read it there →
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80
Monika Rawal Kukreja · 3 Feb 2023
Calls Faraaz a gut-wrenching, gripping recreation of the Dhaka attack carried by strong performances, especially Juhi Babbar and Aditya Rawal.… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
77
YouTube · transcript read · 3 Feb 2023
The critic finds Faraaz well-acted and tense but hollow at its center — the title character lacks depth, the terrorists' motivations go… Watch it there →
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63
Umesh Punwani · 4 Feb 2023
Finds Faraaz visually tense and anchored by Aditya Rawal's performance, but faults the writing for skipping richer available real-world material… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
YouTube · transcript read · 3 Feb 2023
The critic finds Faraaz visually restrained and well acted, especially by Zahan Kapoor and Juhi Babbar, but faults its good-Muslim/bad-Muslim… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 5 readings; 0 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Faraaz: quick answers
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Where can I watch Faraaz?
Faraaz is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Faraaz?
Faraaz has a Filmi Score of 65 (Very good), the mean of 5 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 45 (Film Companion Reviews) to 80 (The Quint). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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