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Filmi Score
Good
13 reviews
50
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Critics agree Manoj Bajpayee's performance is the thriller's one real draw, but most say the writing turns predictable, thin and overly convenient once an initially promising setup unravels into a muddled, unconvincing resolution.
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Summary
Gajab Raat (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 50 from 13 critic reviews, and is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+).
A corrupt, troubled cop's night spirals out of control when a reluctant act of mercy toward an injured girl pulls him into a deadly web of crime.
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Cast
Directed by Ritesh Shah · written by Ritesh Shah & Neeraj Pandey · music Sanjoy Chowdhury
Ritesh ShahDirector · Writer
Neeraj PandeyWriter
Sanjoy ChowdhuryMusic
Arvind SinghCinematography
Kathikuloth PraveenEditing
Manoj BajpayeeLead
Divya Dutta
Akshay Oberoi
Saqib Saleem
Shraddha Das
Rajiv Gupta
Aditi Sandhya Sharma
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Kiku Sharda
Sunit Tandon
Sumit Gahlawat
Sachin Kathuria
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SoundDebasish Mishra
Production designRajesh Choudhary
CostumeFalguni Thakore
ActionAbbas Ali Moghul
MakeupAvinash Pawar
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Summary
A corrupt, troubled cop's night spirals out of control when a reluctant act of mercy toward an injured girl pulls him into a deadly web of crime.
Gajab Raat (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 50 from 13 critic reviews, and is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+).
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What the critics said
13 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 13 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Anuj Kumar · 24 Oct 2026
The critic calls it a gripping, well-acted institutional thriller, praising Bajpayee's rapid-fire turn and a strong ensemble, with no significant… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
82
BH Harsh · 23 Oct 2026
Harsh calls Gajab Raat a pacy, enjoyable thriller carried by a magnetic Bajpayee performance and punchy writing, despite flat lighting and a… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
78
Sukanya Verma · 24 Oct 2026
Gajab Raat Review: Manoj Bajpayee Saves The Day Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 65
50
Upma Singh · 24 Oct 2026
The critic says Bajpayee alone makes the film worth watching, but the plot twist is ordinary and supporting characters become pointless once the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Archika Khurana · 23 Oct 2026
Gajab Raat Movie Review: Manoj Bajpayee anchors an uneven crime thriller Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 62
50
Rahul Desai · 24 Oct 2026
The critic admires Bajpayee's layered, grey performance and the premise but criticises the padded pacing, derivative style and a third act that… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
23 Oct 2026
Scroll praises Bajpayee's weaselly, scene-stealing performance and the film's dark humour about Delhi's normalised graft culture, but closes… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
38
Shubhra Gupta · 23 Oct 2026
Gajab Raat movie review: Manoj Bajpayee keeps you watching as film meanders Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 35
50
Rachel Pereira · 23 Oct 2026
Pereira's headline judges the mystery as muddled and the climax underwhelming, saying Bajpayee's intense performance can't rescue the film from an… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 23 Oct 2026
1.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 32
30
Arathi Kannan · 24 Oct 2026
The critic says the film starts well but the writing falters completely in the second half, collapsing into a familiar… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Sana Farzeen · 23 Oct 2026
Gajab Raat review: Manoj Bajpayee holds together a thriller more ajab than gajab Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 30
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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 13 readings; 6 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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Gajab Raat: quick answers
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What is Gajab Raat's OTT release date?
Gajab Raat arrived on OTT on 23 Oct 2026 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Gajab Raat?
Gajab Raat is not on any OTT service we track in India, the US, the UK or Canada right now. Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Gajab Raat?
Gajab Raat has a Filmi Score of 50 (Good), the mean of 13 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (India Today) to 82 (The Hindu). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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