Udaipur Files
Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film co-directed by Bharat S. Shrinate and Jayant Sinha, co-written by Amit Jani, Bharat Singh, and Jayant Sinha, and distributed by Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Vijay Raaz, Rajneesh Duggal and Preeti Jhangiani and is inspired by the events surrounding the murder of Kanhaiya Lal on 28 June 2022. Initially titled Gyanvapi Files: A Tailor's Murder Story, the film was released on 8 August 2025 to mixe...
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Movie details
- Release date
- 08 August 2025
- Runtime
- 125 minutes
- Country
- India
- Languages
- Hindi
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- Bharat S Shrinate, Jayant Sinha
- Writers
- Bharat Singh
- Cast
- Vijay Raaz, Rajneesh Duggal, Preeti Jhangiani, Puneet Vashistha, Kamlesh Sawant, Jayshree Mahto, Kanchi Singh, Mohit Mahawar, Puneet Vashist, Aditya Raghav, Mushtaq Khan, Ahsan Khan
- Producers
- Amit Jani
- Production company
- Jani Firefox Films
Spoiler-free synopsis
Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film co-directed by Bharat S. Shrinate and Jayant Sinha, co-written by Amit Jani, Bharat Singh, and Jayant Sinha, and distributed by Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Vijay Raaz, Rajneesh Duggal and Preeti Jhangiani and is inspired by the events surrounding the murder of Kanhaiya Lal on 28 June 2022. Initially titled Gyanvapi Files: A Tailor's Murder Story, the film was released on 8 August 2025 to mixed reviews from critics and audiences, eventually bombing at the box office.
For families
Editorial guidance
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Positive messages
Constructive themes or examples.Potential constructive discussion around Udaipur Files can focus on character choices, responsibility, empathy, perseverance and the consequences of decisions. Where the Drama, Crime material creates conflict, parents can use it to discuss safer alternatives, respectful communication and how people respond to pressure. These themes are editorial discussion prompts, not claims that every one appears explicitly on screen.
Negative behaviours
Conduct that may need context.Parents should be alert to behaviour commonly associated with Drama, Crime, including conflict, deception, fear, risky choices or emotionally intense exchanges where applicable. Because detailed scene-level evidence is not equally available for every title in this catalogue, this section avoids claiming specific acts that were not verified. Use the certified age marker when available and preview the film for especially sensitive children.
Topics to discuss
Conversation starters after viewing.Useful family discussion questions include: What motivates the central characters? Which decisions create avoidable problems? How could conflicts be handled more responsibly? Do the film's relationships model respect and consent? How does the story portray courage, loyalty, justice or forgiveness? For older children, compare entertainment choices with real-world consequences and distinguish dramatic exaggeration from healthy behaviour.
Final recommendation
Our family-viewing take
Suggested minimum age: 15+. The overall family verdict is use caution. Children below that age may need stronger parental guidance, especially if Drama, Crime includes tension, violence, fear, crime, romance or mature emotional themes. Teen suitability improves with context and discussion. Shared family viewing is recommended when parents want to address the strongest concerns rather than relying on genre labels alone.
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