Neeyat trailer: Vidya Balan’s knives are out in Prime Video’s murder mystery, could this be the start of her own franchise?

Watch the Neeyat trailer here:

Vidya’s Mira Rao shows up to investigate, and immediately begins interrogating the suspects. She finds that each of them had resentments against Ashish Kapoor, and had reasons to harm him.

The murder mystery genre has experienced a resurgence in recent years with the smash hit Murder Mystery, the Kenneth Branagh Hercule Poirot, and Knives Out movies. In India, however, the last major murder mystery was 2020’s Netflix release Raat Akeli Hai, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Before that, there was the Ittefaq remake, which was released in 2015. But the concept of locked room mysteries remains largely unexplored in Bollywood. But if Neeyat works, it could be the start of Vidya’s own franchise.

About her character, Vidya said in a statement, “In Neeyat, Mira Rao is not your classic, everyday detective, which is what made it fun for me. Also, not only did I get a chance to sink my teeth into an unusual and quirky character, but I also got to work with a powerful set of co-actors.”

Neeyat has been written by Anu Menon, Priya Venkataraman, Advaita Kala and Girvani Dhyani with dialogues by Kausar Munir. Neeyat is slated for a July 7 release in theatres, followed by a Prime Video release.