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2025 · Hindi · 2h 32m · Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama · CBFC A
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Filmi Score
Mixed
9 reviews
47
1 exceptional1 very good1 good2 mixed4 weak
What the critics say

Rajkummar Rao's committed gangster performance earns praise, but most critics find Maalik a predictable, overlong rise-and-fall drama recycling familiar underworld tropes with a weak villain and dragging second half.

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Summary

Maalik (2025, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 47 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.

Set in the rural, rusty and politically charged Allahabad of the 1980s, Maalik is a peek into the making of a dreaded gangster from a humble background with intoxication of power to rule the world.

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₹29.51 CrWorldwide gross in 28 days
India gross₹29.51 Cr
Overseas gross₹0.00 Cr
As of 26 Aug 2026 · Sacnilk
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Summary

Set in the rural, rusty and politically charged Allahabad of the 1980s, Maalik is a peek into the making of a dreaded gangster from a humble background with intoxication of power to rule the world.

Maalik (2025, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 47 from 9 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on Prime Video in the US.

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What the critics said

9 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 9 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Anu Chandra · 15 Jul 2021
The critic calls Malik a first-rate political drama, praising the ensemble cast top to bottom (Fahadh, Nimisha Sajayan, Jalaja, Indrans, Joju… Read it there →
Derived by Filmi
86
Vinamra Mathur · 11 Jul 2025
'Maalik' movie review: Rajkummar Rao rules and roars in a tenacious but tried-and-tested crime drama Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5 Filmi’s reading 68
70
Yogi · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Jul 2025
2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video Filmi’s reading 50
50
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 11 Jul 2025
Anmol praises Maalik's performances and its atmospheric recreation of 1990s Uttar Pradesh gang politics, but faults an abrupt, oscillating… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
48
YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Jul 2025
2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video Filmi’s reading 45
50
Deeksha Sharma · YouTube, Hindi · rating spoken aloud · 11 Jul 2025
2.5/5, said on camera. Published nowhere. Watch it there →
Stated in video Filmi’s reading 32
50
Satya · 12 Jul 2025
Maalik Movie Review Read it there →
Published · 2/5 Filmi’s reading 32
40
Shubhra Gupta · 11 Jul 2025
Maalik movie review: Rajkummar Rao film is predictable to a fault Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5 Filmi’s reading 30
30
Rajiv Vijayakar · 11 Jul 2025
Maalik Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao’s Badla Mode Is Totally Passable As The Actor Turns Slave To Predictable Storytelling! Read it there →
Published · 1.5/5 Filmi’s reading 28
30
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 9 readings; 7 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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Maalik: quick answers

Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.

What is Maalik's box office collection?

Maalik has a box office collection of ₹29.51 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹29.51 Cr India gross and ₹0.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 26 Aug 2026, day 28. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.

How much has Maalik collected at the box office?

Maalik has collected ₹29.51 Cr worldwide in 28 days, as of 26 Aug 2026, according to Sacnilk.

Where can I watch Maalik?

Maalik is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.

What did critics say about Maalik?

Maalik has a Filmi Score of 47 (Mixed), the mean of 9 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 28 (Koimoi) to 86 (Madhyamam). 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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