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Filmi Score
Weak
23 reviews
32
What the critics say
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Most critics call this Priyadarshan remake of Oppam a dull, scene-for-scene copy that flattens the original's texture, wastes Akshay Kumar's villain and only intermittently credits Saif Ali Khan's committed performance.
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Summary
Haiwaan (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 32 from 23 critic reviews, and is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+).
A retired judge faces difficulty keeping his daughter safe from a convict he imprisoned. Later, when he gets murdered, a man with visual impairment who was loyal to him tries to defend his daughter.
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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Box office collection
₹$≈ at ₹88/$, as of 26 Oct 2026
₹15.08 CrWorldwide gross in 19 days
India gross₹11.83 Cr
Overseas gross₹3.25 Cr
As of 23 Oct 2026 · Sacnilk · still running
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Cast & crew
Cast
Directed by Priyadarshan · written by Priyadarshan & Rohan Shankar & Abhilash Nair · music Pritam Chakraborty
PriyadarshanDirector · Writer
Rohan ShankarWriter
Abhilash NairWriter
Pritam ChakrabortyMusic
Divakar ManiCinematography
M S Ayyappan NairEditing
Saif Ali KhanLead
Akshay Kumar
Boman Irani
Shriya Pilgaonkar
Saiyami Kher
Rajpal Yadav
Sharib Hashmi
Rajesh Sharma
Manoj Joshi
Asrani
Naira Shah
Mohanlal
Full crew
Production designSabu Cyril
CostumeKomal Shahani · V. Sai
LyricsJaved Akhtar · IP Singh · Kumaar
ActionStunt Silva · Ravi Thyagarajan
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Around the web
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Hindustan Times · Abhimanyu Mathur · 1 Sep 2026 · 900 words
Summary
A retired judge faces difficulty keeping his daughter safe from a convict he imprisoned. Later, when he gets murdered, a man with visual impairment who was loyal to him tries to defend his daughter.
Haiwaan (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 32 from 23 critic reviews, and is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+).
Where to watch
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What the critics said
23 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 23 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Devesh Sharma · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan Movie Review: Blind Man’s Bluff | Filmfare.com Read it there →
Published · 3.0/5
Filmi’s reading 78
60
Rishabh Suri · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan review: Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan lead an uneven thriller by Priyadarshan, saved by its final act | Bollywood Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Upma Singh · 11 Sep 2026
Navbharat Times says Haiwaan's superhuman blind hero is hard to believe and the screenplay sags under too many character notes, calling the film… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
62
Shweta Keshri · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan review: Akshay Kumar-Saif Ali Khan's thriller takes too long to thrill Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 48
50
Sahir Avik D’souza · 11 Sep 2026
The Quint finds Haiwaan involving at first, with a compelling mystery and committed lead performances, but says clichéd comedy and mounting logic… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
Netra Brid · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan Review: Priyadarshan-directorial with Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar is slow paced with predictable screenplay Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 33
50
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Sep 2026
2/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Renuka Vyavahare · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan Movie Review: An overstretched middling thriller that never quite finds its rhythm Read it there →
Published · 2.5/5
Filmi’s reading 32
50
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 16 Sep 2026
Priyadarshan's own Malayalam hit Oppam remade in Hindi leaves the critic cold — no performance stands out, Saif's blind-man act feels forced and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 11 Sep 2026
Jamwal finds Haiwaan a scene-for-scene remake that plays it safe: he credits Saif Ali Khan's committed, physical performance but pans the flat… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Shubhra Gupta · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan movie review: Akshay Kumar-Saif Ali Khan film is more uff than ole ole Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 30
40
Kartik Bhardwaj · 11 Sep 2026
Cinema Express calls Haiwaan a tonally confused thriller where unintentional comedy undercuts the suspense; the critic finds the narrative… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Anupama Chopra · YouTube · transcript read · 11 Sep 2026
Anupama Chopra argues the Hindi remake loses everything that made Oppam work — naturalistic Malayalam textures, Mohanlal's effortless ordinariness… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Sep 2026
1.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 28
30
Anuj Kumar · 11 Sep 2026
The Hindu credits Saif Ali Khan's committed performance and Priyadarshan's early atmosphere-building but says the remake flattens the original's… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Rajiv Vijayakar · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan Movie Review: Akshay Kumar & Saif Ali Khan Bring A Messy Revenge Drama With A Predictable Twist! Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 28
40
Subhashini Ramasamy · 12 Sep 2026
The critic finds this Bollywood remake of Priyadarshan's Oppam let down by uneven performances — Saif shines only in flashes, Akshay fails as the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
28
Sukanya Verma · 11 Sep 2026
Haiwaan Review: Akshay Hams, Saif Bores Read it there →
Published · 1/5
Filmi’s reading 18
20
Nandini Ramnath · 11 Sep 2026
Nandini Ramnath calls the remake 'dafter' than its already-daft Malayalam original, faulting sluggish pacing, poor acting and ill-suited leads,… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
18
YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 13 Sep 2026
The reviewer calls Haiwaan a soulless, shot-by-shot copy of Oppam — 'a 144p Oppam' — panning Saif Ali Khan's blind-man performance and the noisy,… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
18
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Sep 2026
1/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 15
20
Rahul Desai · 11 Sep 2026
The Hollywood Reporter India delivers a scathing takedown of Haiwaan's illogical plot, dated tone and hammy performances, concluding there is… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
12
Oshin Fernandes · 11 Sep 2026
Mid-day pans Haiwaan as a dated, poorly acted remake, telling readers who've seen the Malayalam original to skip it and calling the leads'… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
10
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 23 readings; 11 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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Haiwaan: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Haiwaan's box office collection?
Haiwaan has a box office collection of ₹15.08 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹11.83 Cr India gross and ₹3.25 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 23 Oct 2026, day 19 and still running. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Haiwaan collected at the box office?
Haiwaan has collected ₹15.08 Cr worldwide in 19 days, as of 23 Oct 2026, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Haiwaan?
Haiwaan 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 Haiwaan?
Haiwaan has a Filmi Score of 32 (Weak), the mean of 23 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 10 (Mid-Day) to 78 (Filmfare). 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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