Hidden Gem Crime Drama Santosh: Shahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar, Sanjay Bishnoi & Kushal Dubey are pivotal in featuring in the Hindi underrated police procedural crime drama “Santosh“, which was banned in the Indian theatres for the CBFC major cuts and was released in the UK (March 21, 2025) and select US theatres (Jan. 31, 2025). On 20 May 2024, it was premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Post-theatrical run, it started streaming on Prime Video.
The critically acclaimed film got a submission for Best International Feature at the 97th Oscars and a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding Debut.
Santosh Movie Storyline
The gripping plot centered on a young widow in rural India whose husband was killed during a riot; later she inherits her late husband’s position as a police constable. She was involved in an investigation of a Dalit girl’s brutal murder. How will she battle against a deeply corrupt and caste-stratified system and seek justice?
Where to Watch Hidden Gem Crime Drama Santosh?
Following immense acclaim at various film festivals and in theatres, it is now available for streaming on OTT giant Amazon Prime Video with a runtime of 2 hours and 7 minutes (127 minutes). It’s worth adding that it achieved a 7.1 rating on IMDb, based on 2,437 individual remarks, and holds a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score based on 55 critic reviews.
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