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Filmi Score
Weak
18 reviews
36
What the critics say
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Critics mostly call Gandhari a contrived, overstuffed revenge thriller with weak plotting and unearned twists, though Taapsee Pannu's committed performance and a few supporting turns are frequently singled out as the film's saving grace.
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Summary
Gandhari (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 36 from 18 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
When a mother loses her eyesight and her daughter in a kidnapping, she takes matters into her own hands to hunt down those responsible.
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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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Devashish Makhija · written by Kanika Dhillon · music Shor Police & Clinton Cerejo & Bianca Gomes
Devashish MakhijaDirector
Kanika DhillonWriter
Shor PoliceMusic
Clinton CerejoMusic
Bianca GomesMusic
Amit RoyCinematography
Naman AroraEditing
Taapsee PannuLead
Ishwak Singh
Mita Vashisht
Swastika Mukherjee
Chhaya Kadam
Jatin Sarna
Prashant Narayanan
Chandan Roy
Vishwanath Chatterjee
Priti Shroff
Myrah Shivan
Amayira Sharma
Full crew
SoundKaamod Kharade
Production designNikhil S Kovale · Apurva Bhagat
CostumePrashant Sawant
LyricsKausar Munir
ActionRinku Bachan Singh · Riyaz Shaikh · Habib Sayed · Brahim Achabbakhe · Annu Shaikh
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Summary
When a mother loses her eyesight and her daughter in a kidnapping, she takes matters into her own hands to hunt down those responsible.
Gandhari (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 36 from 18 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), 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
18 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 18 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Tanisha Bhattacharya · 3 Sep 2026
Gandhari Review: Taapsee Pannu's 'Mardaani' Act Powers Another Sex-Trafficking Thriller Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Upma Singh · 3 Sep 2026
Navbharat Times says Taapsee Pannu is strong but the half-baked story and loose writing keep Gandhari from landing, praising its pace,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 3 Sep 2026
2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 60
50
BH Harsh · 3 Sep 2026
Cinema Express admires the film's world-building but finds the plot-driven narrative too familiar in its beats and missing the emotional… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
Rachel Pereira · 3 Sep 2026
Mid-day says Gandhari has a promising, dark premise but reveals its twists too early, turning Bani into a predictable action heroine and losing… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
42
Rishabh Suri · 3 Sep 2026
2.5/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
Stated in text
Filmi’s reading 42
50
Renuka Vyavahare · 3 Sep 2026
Gandhari Movie Review: Too Many Tricks, Too Little Tension Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 40
50
Devesh Sharma · 3 Sep 2026
Gandhari Movie Review: A Layer Cake That Refuses to Hold Together | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 2.0/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Anuj Kumar · 3 Sep 2026
Anuj Kumar finds Gandhari torn between Makhija's gritty realism and Dhillon's commercial feminist template, with the mythic Gandhari framing… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
YouTube · transcript read · 3 Sep 2026
Sucharita Tyagi calls Gandhari a disjointed 'Frankenstein creation' — manipulative music, overplayed performances, and unconvincing… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Anupama Chopra · YouTube · transcript read · 3 Sep 2026
Chopra calls Gandhari the weakest entry in the Dhillon-Pannu collaborations, arguing director Makhija's talent is stunted by a silly, illogical… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Nandini Ramnath · 3 Sep 2026
Scroll says Gandhari opens with a strong hook but collapses into a contrived, poorly investigated plot that squanders its trafficking premise,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Sukanya Verma · 3 Sep 2026
Gandhari Review: Taapsee's Blind Fury Lacks Logic Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
40
Rahul Desai · 3 Sep 2026
The Hollywood Reporter India calls Gandhari an incoherent, self-destructive mess of disjointed twists, awkward dubbing and unearned tonal shifts,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
25
Trisha Gaur · 3 Sep 2026
Gandhari Movie Review Ft. Taapsee Pannu: Call It Draupadi Or Dhritarashtra – Kanika Dhillon’s Writing Makes It Still The Same – Pretentious! Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 20
30
Suchin Mehrotra · 3 Sep 2026
Suchin Mehrotra calls Gandhari a serious contender for the year's worst Hindi film, faulting incoherent editing, a deafening score, and absurd… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
12
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 5 Sep 2026
Anmol Jamwal delivers an angry takedown, arguing Gandhari squanders a promising premise and a talented cast through incoherent editing,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
12
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 18 readings; 8 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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Gandhari: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Gandhari's OTT release date?
Gandhari arrived on OTT on 3 Sep 2026 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Gandhari?
Gandhari 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 Gandhari?
Gandhari has a Filmi Score of 36 (Weak), the mean of 18 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 12 (The Quint) to 65 (NDTV). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
The Audience Score appears once three readers’ reviews have been read under the rubric — built from what people write, never from the rating numbers.
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Gandhari · official trailer
Netflix India · 25 Aug 2026 · 9 days before release
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