Bhakshak

{{See also|Muzaffarpur shelter case}}

The story of Vaishali, a journalist, who uncovers a dark secret at a shelter home in Munawwarpur, Bihar. She learns about young girls being abused there. Vaishali faces many obstacles as she tries to expose the truth, including threats to her family. With the help of a courageous girl named Sudha and a supportive police officer named SS Jasmeet Kaur, Vaishali fights against the powerful people involved in the abuse. Eventually, justice prevails, and the perpetrators are brought to light. The film sheds light on the importance of standing up against injustice and fighting for what's right.

• Bhumi Pednekar as Vaishali Singh
• Sanjay Mishra as Baskar Sinha
• Aditya Srivastava as Bansi Sahu
• Sai Tamhankar as SSP Jasmeet Kaur
• Surya Sharma as Arvind Singh
• Durgesh Kumar as Guptaji
• Chittaranjan Tripathy as Mithilesh Sinha
• Tanisha Mehta as Sudha Kumari, Vaishali's friend
• Satyakam Anand as Sonu
• Vibha Chibbar as Rajni Singh
• Pravin Kumar Sisodia as Brijmohan Singh
• Murari Kumar as Baccha Babu
• Samta Sudiksha as Gudiya
• Gulista Alija as Baby Rani
• Shakti Sinha as Pappu Thekedar
• Danish Iqbal as Suresh Singh
• Pubali Sanyal as Mamta Singh
• Farheen Khan as Seema Singh
• Aditya Uppal as IG Sagar Pratap
• Anurag as Prabhat Kumar
• Brijbhushan Shukla as Party Worker
• Prabhat Lehri as Inspector Daroga
• Shammi Jaffery as Shobha Sahu
• Anand Sharma as CM Jitesh Kumar
• Anuj Mishra as Ssp Assistant
• Ekram Khan as Prakash Sinha
• Umesh Kumar Shukla as Radheshyam
• Mahesh Chandra Deva as Seva grih doctor
• Amit Sinha as Umesh Kumar
• Ronak Pandey as Bhaskar's Son
• Punita Awasthi as Bhaskar's Wife
• Ankit Singh as Nafisa
• Shiv Mohan as Novelty security guard
• Dinesh Trivedi as Paan shop owner
• Sunil Kanal as Dom Maharaj
• Ajay Singh as Rajni Singh's Assistant
• Preeti Shukla as Samaj Kalyan Ministry

Principal photography commenced in January 2022 and wrapped only 39 days in February 2022.{{Cite web|date=22 February 2022|title=Bhumi Pednekar wraps Bhakshak shoot in 39 days, says narrative will continue to give me goosebumps|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/bhumi-pednekar-wraps-bhakshak-shoot-in-39-days-says-narrative-will-continue-to-give-me-goosebumps-1915896-2022-02-21|work=India Today|access-date=20 January 2024}}{{Cite web|date=21 February 2022|title=Bhumi Pednekar wraps up the shoot of Shah Rukh Khan's next production 'Bhakshak'|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/bhumi-pednekar-wraps-up-the-shoot-of-shah-rukh-khans-next-production-bhakshak-23215372|work=Mid Day|access-date=20 January 2024}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Bhakshak

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Anurag Saikia and Anuj Garg

| released = 9 February 2024

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| recorded = 2023

| length = 17:16

| language = Hindi

| label = Zee Music Company

| producer =

| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio|{{YouTube|zLYxI2fQrdY|Bhakshak - Full Album}}

}}

}}

The music of the film is composed by

Anurag Saikia and Anuj Garg. While lyrics written by Raj Shekhar and Anuj Garg.

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| total_length = 17:16

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Ganga

| extra1 = Megha Sriram Dalton, Anurag Saikia

| length1 = 3:35

| title2 = Shamil Hai

| extra2 = Romy, Anurag Saikia

| length2 = 7:17

| title3 = Chanda

| note3 = Music and lyrics by Anuj Garg

| extra3 = Yajat Garg

| length3 = 6:24

}}

{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=50|count=16|average=5.6|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=13 February 2024}}

Deepa Gahlot from Rediff.com awarded the film 3/5 stars and wrote "Bhakshak should create some awareness and maybe raise some compassion towards victims of abuse."{{Cite web |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |date=9 February 2024 |title=Bhakshak Review: The Horror Of Child Abuse|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/bhakshak-review/20240209.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=13 February 2024}}{{rating|3|5}} Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Bhakshak is a no-nonsense gripping investigative thriller and rests on the powerful performances of Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. It also gives a nice tribute to the small-town journalists who often risk their lives while trying to break stories that matter."{{Cite web |title=Bhakshak Movie Review: BHAKSHAK is a nononsense gripping investigative thriller |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/bhakshak/critic-review/bhakshak-movie-review/bhakshak-is-a-no-nonsense-gripping-investigative-thriller/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=16 February 2024}}{{rating|3.5|5}} Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave a rating of 2.5/5 stars, but said, "Bhumi Pednekar is solid in this stilted social drama".{{cite news |last=Vyavahare |first=Renuka |date=9 February 2024 |title=Bhakshak Review : Bhumi Pednekar is solid in this stilted social drama |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/bhakshak/ottmoviereview/107548711.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=28 September 2024}}{{rating|2.5|5}} Indian Express{{'}} Shubhra Gupta wrote, "The Bhumi Pednekar film is saddled with basic story-telling and zero nuance", giving it 2/5 stars.{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Shubhra |date=11 February 2024 |title=Bhakshak movie review: The Bhumi Pednekar film is saddled with basic story-telling and zero nuance |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/bhakshak-review-bhumi-pednekar-movie-saddled-with-basic-story-telling-and-zero-nuance-9153202/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=28 September 2024}}{{rating|2|5}}

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