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Summary
Khufiya (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 47 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 16+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 16+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
When a mole in an intelligence unit leads to the murder of an undercover spy, a hardened agent relentlessly pursues him to avenge the death.
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 Vishal Bhardwaj · written by Vishal Bhardwaj & Rohan Narula · music Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal BhardwajMusic · Writer · Director
Rohan NarulaWriter
Farhad Ahmed DehlviCinematography
Sreekar PrasadEditing
TabuLead
Ali Fazal
Wamiqa Gabbi
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Atul Kulkarni
Navnindra Behl
Shataf Figar
Azmeri Haque Badhon
Lalit Parimoo
Rahul Vohra
Alexx O'Nell
Disney James
Full crew
SoundShajith Koyeri · Yash Darji · Shantanu Yennemadi · Boloy Kumar Doloi · Rahul Karpe · Esha Kushwaha
Production designAbid T.P. · Rhea Shetty · Sandeep Sharma · Sanjoy Das Gupta · Raevn Brasch
CostumeKarishma Sharma
ChoreographyAarnav Barot
LyricsGulzar · Sant Kabir · Sant Rahim · Vishal Bhardwaj
ActionHarpal Singh
MakeupLuluaa Mathias · Kedar Devrukhhar · Areej Shaikh · Mitali Vakil · Umesh Kanojiya · Rajesh Ninave
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Summary
When a mole in an intelligence unit leads to the murder of an undercover spy, a hardened agent relentlessly pursues him to avenge the death.
Khufiya (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 47 from 5 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
5 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Umesh Punwani · 6 Oct 2023
Khufiya Movie Review: Vishal Bhardwaj’s Masterclass To Bollywood On How To Narrate An Espionage Thriller (Tip: Skip A Couple Of Chapters Though!) Read it there →
Published · 3/5
Filmi’s reading 63
60
Pratikshya Mishra · 5 Oct 2023
The critic finds Khufiya gripping in its first hour and elevated by strong performances from Tabu, Fazal and Gabbi, but faults Bhardwaj for never… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
58
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 7 Oct 2023
Anmol Jamwal is conflicted on Khufiya: he praises its grounded, unglamorous take on espionage and Nandita Das's darkly funny performance, but… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
45
YouTube · transcript read · 7 Oct 2023
Tyagi finds Khufiya intermittently gripping — carried by Tabu's performance and striking early visuals — but calls it overlong and formulaic, only… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
35
Prannay Pathak · 5 Oct 2023
Pathak finds the first half gripping, carried by an ever-watchable Tabu, but says the plot collapses into contrivance, rushed exposition and… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
33
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; 1 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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Khufiya: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Khufiya's OTT release date?
Khufiya arrived on OTT on 5 Oct 2023 on Netflix in India.
Where can I watch Khufiya?
Khufiya 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 Khufiya?
Khufiya has a Filmi Score of 47 (Mixed), the mean of 5 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 33 (Hindustan Times) to 63 (Koimoi). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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