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Filmi Score
Mixed
10 reviews
49
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Critics agree Saif Ali Khan's performance is the standout in Kartavya, but most call the thriller predictable and formulaically written, with a weak villain, underexplored resolution and cluttered screenplay holding it back.
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Summary
Kartavya (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 49 from 10 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far he'll go to uphold his duty.
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
Directed and written by Pulkit · music Anurag Saikia
Cast
Saif Ali KhanLead
Rasika Dugal
Sanjay Mishra
Saurabh Dwivedi
Zakir Hussain
Manish Chaudhary
Durgesh Kumar
Saharsh Kumar Shukla
Swastik Bhagat
Saurabh Abrol
Suraksha Gaire
Yudhvir Ahlawat
Full crew
SoundShishir Chousalkar
Production designPrashant Bidkar · Dattatray Sapte
CostumeKirti Kolwankar · Maria Tharakan
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Summary
With his family's safety at stake and menacing threats closing in, a police officer must decide how far he'll go to uphold his duty.
Kartavya (2026, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 49 from 10 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
10 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 10 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Lachmi Deb Roy · 15 May 2026
Netflix 'Kartavya' Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan starrer Shah Rukh Khan's production drama is morally complex... Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
70
Tanisha Bhattacharya · 15 May 2026
Kartavya Review: Saif Ali Khan Returns To Sacred Games Mode, Only Better Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 78
60
Suchin Mehrotra · 15 May 2026
The Quint finds Kartavya a rushed but effective moody thriller elevated by a magnetic Saif Ali Khan and a heartbreaking Yudhvir Ahlawat, though… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
76
Trisha Gaur · 15 May 2026
Kartavya Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan Is So Flawless In A Flawed Film That I Can’t Stop Admiring Him – This Could Have Been Two Brilliant Short Films! Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 65
60
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 15 May 2026
3/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video
Filmi’s reading 62
60
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 17 May 2026
Anmol Jamwal praises Kartavya's cinematography, ensemble performances and Saif Ali Khan's turn, but calls the storytelling predictable and… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
32
Sukanya Verma · 15 May 2026
Kartavya Review: Fascinating To Phusss! Read it there →
Published · 2/5
Filmi’s reading 32
40
Nandini Ramnath · 15 May 2026
Scroll finds Kartavya a colourless, predictable copy of the director's earlier Bhakshak, redeemed only by Saif Ali Khan's charisma keeping the… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
Shubhra Gupta · 15 May 2026
Kartavya movie review: Cop jeep has more character than any human in Saif Ali Khan film Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5
Filmi’s reading 20
30
Rashmi Vasudeva · 16 May 2026
Deccan Herald calls Kartavya exhausting and predictable despite promising ingredients like caste violence and corruption, with a weak villain and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
15
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 10 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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Kartavya: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Kartavya's OTT release date?
Kartavya arrived on OTT on 15 May 2026 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Kartavya?
Kartavya 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 Kartavya?
Kartavya has a Filmi Score of 49 (Mixed), the mean of 10 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 15 (Deccan Herald) to 80 (Firstpost). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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