Review of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) by Diganta B — 13 Jan 2016

An enjoyable mystery tale from Bollywood...sans singing and dancing...

This review of Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) was written by Diganta B on 13 Jan 2016.

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! has generally received positive reviews.

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