New Delhi. The murder mystery slow-burn thriller The Buckingham Murders, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, was released in theaters on September 13. The film has received praise from audiences and critics for Kareena’s powerful performance, interesting screenplay and Hansal Mehta’s brilliant direction. Almost two months after its release, The Buckingham Murders will now stream on Netflix from November 8. On Wednesday, Netflix made the announcement on its social media handles and shared the poster of the film, writing, “Here’s a hint: The Buckingham Murders is coming to Netflix on November 8.”
Code red: The Buckingham Murders is coming to Netflix on 8 November#TheBuckinghamMurdersOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/FgzGUVYhry
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) November 6, 2024
Kareena Kapoor Khan has also debuted as a producer with this film. He has produced it along with Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor. In this film directed by Hansal Mehta, along with Kareena, actors like Ranveer Brar, Aash Tandon, Asad Raja, Prabhleen Sandhu, Sanjeev Mehra, Adwa Akoto and Zain Hussain will also be seen.
In The Buckingham Murders, Kareena plays the role of a police officer who loses her son, after which she goes to a small town to investigate the death of a child. Many viewers compared it to Kate Winslet’s Murray of Easttown, in which Kate Winslet grapples with personal tragedy while investigating a complex murder in a small town.
When Hansal Mehta was asked about these comparisons, he dismissed them, telling DNA, “I saw Murray of Easttown and I knew it would be like this. The story of a grieving mother is a universal sentiment. Those who find such deep similarities between these two are very superficial thinking. This is a sign of lazy thinking. These comparisons are made to hide our weakness.”
He further added, “This story was written in 2018 and it was narrated to me by Aseem Arora on the sets of Chhalaang. So are we saying that Murray of Easttown stole Asim’s story? I feel really proud, and so should Kareena. It’s fine to be compared to Kate Winslet and Murray of Easttown, but calling it an imitation is just a sign of decadent thinking.”
