The teaser of Kareena Kapoor Khan’s The Buckingham Murders Teaser has finally been published, and the Hansal Mehta-directed film looks to be a compelling thriller. The film premiered at the Jio MAMI Festival last year and, after great anticipation, will be released in theatres on September 13. It will take over the space vacated by Sara Ali Khan’s Metro In Dino, which also stars Aditya Roy Kapur.
For the first time in her career, Kareena Kapoor Khan will play a detective. Hansal Mehta’s film is a crime drama, and the teaser has already raised expectations. According to the teaser, Kareena’s character loses her child and, while dealing with her grief, becomes a detective. Watch the trailer here
The Buckingham Murders
directed by Hansal Mehta, had its global premiere at the BFI London Film Festival 2023, where it received positive feedback from spectators. It was also screened at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre at the 2023 Mumbai Film Festival in October. This is Kareena’s first work with Hansal Mehta, and she also serves as co-producer on the project.
During a conversation at Netflix’s The Actors Roundtable 2023, Kareena Kapoor discussed her involvement in the upcoming film The Buckingham Murders. She revealed vital facts, stating that her role in the film is a bereaved mother. The story begins with a tragic episode in which her character’s child is shot, which inspires her to become a detective. Fleeing her home town, she arrives in another, where she must deal with the difficulties of the case handed to her.
In a chat earlier this year, Kareena Kapoor remarked, I think I loved playing this character because it’s the first time I’m portraying a detective, and I’m a huge fan of crime dramas. While the actress said that playing this role was difficult owing to the character’s enormous anguish, she also found great delight in expressing it. She went further: This is a career-defining role for me and one of my best characters. Kareena also stated that she begged the director to make it a four-part series since she did not want to let go of the role.