New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Bansal Murders' is a restrained and unsettling crime thriller that expands the moral and thematic world of its predecessor. Directed by Honey Trehan, the film returns to the bleak terrain of power, privilege and rot beneath respectable surfaces. It is less interested in spectacle and more focused on the quiet violence of secrecy and complicity.

Set around a single brutal night, the film follows the murder of several members of the wealthy Bansal family. Inspector Jatil Yadav, played once again by Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is assigned to the case.

What begins as a seemingly contained investigation soon unravels into something far more complex. As Yadav digs deeper, the crime exposes layers of family conflict, long-bu...