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Filmi Score
Very good
5 reviews
73
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Critics praise Sonchiriya's performances, cinematography and handling of caste, gender and violence as gripping and superbly crafted, though several flag a dense, saggy post-interval stretch that narrows its appeal to a niche audience.
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Summary
Sonchiriya (2019, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
A legion of warring bandits terrorizes India's Chambal Valley.
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 Abhishek Chaubey · written by Abhishek Chaubey & Sudip Sharma · music Benedict Taylor & Ketan Sodha & Vishal Bhardwaj & Naren Chandavarkar
Abhishek ChaubeyDirector · Writer
Sudip SharmaWriter
Benedict TaylorMusic
Ketan SodhaMusic
Vishal BhardwajMusic
Naren ChandavarkarMusic
Anuj DhawanCinematography
Meghna Manchanda SenEditing
Sushant Singh RajputLead
Bhumi Pednekar
Ashutosh Rana
Ranvir Shorey
Manoj Bajpayee
Khushiya
Ram Naresh Diwakar
Mahesh Balraj
Gagan Dev Riar
Harish Khanna
Shreedhar Dubey
Sampa Mandal
Full crew
SoundKunal Sharma · Bulganin Baruah
Production designMadhumita Sen · Rajesh Choudhary · Rita Ghosh
CostumeDivvya Gambhir · Nidhi Gambhir
LyricsVarun Grover
VFXSomesh Ghosh
ActionAnton Moon · Sunil Rodrigues
MakeupShrikant Desai
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Summary
A legion of warring bandits terrorizes India's Chambal Valley.
Sonchiriya (2019, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 73 from 5 critic reviews, is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A), and streams on ZEE5 in India.
Where to watch
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What the critics said
5 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic’s own number where they gave one
Saibal Chatterjee · 1 Mar 2019
Sonchiriya Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput, Manoj Bajpayee And Cast Live And Breathe Their Roles Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 82
70
Renuka Vyavahare · 26 Feb 2019
Sonchiriya Review {3.5/5}: Chaubey’s period thriller makes for a riveting watch Read it there →
Published · 3.5/5
Filmi’s reading 80
70
Anmol Jamwal · YouTube · transcript read · 2 Mar 2019
The critic praises the ensemble performances and atmospheric cinematography but faults the film's length, thin character development, and murky… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
65
Anupama Chopra · 1 Mar 2019
3/5, stated in the text — not a formal rating. Read it there →
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Filmi’s reading 62
60
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; 4 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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Sonchiriya: quick answers
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Where can I watch Sonchiriya?
Sonchiriya is streaming on OTT: ZEE5 (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Sonchiriya?
Sonchiriya has a Filmi Score of 73 (Very good), the mean of 5 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 62 (Film Companion) to 82 (NDTV). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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