Gandhari is now streaming on Netflix. Taapsee Pannu plays Bani, a mother whose daughter is kidnapped and whose sight is affected by a brutal attack. The new Hindi-language thriller follows her search through the dangerous town of Joypurra.
The film arrived on September 3, 2026, after Netflix spent the last few weeks building its central mystery around Bani’s fight. It is an action story, but the missing child is the reason every chase and confrontation matters.
What is Gandhari about?
Bani’s daughter disappears in a crowded railway station. After an attack leaves Bani temporarily blind, she refuses to step away from the search. The investigation leads her into a world of hidden connections, local power, and people who do not want the truth found.
Netflix places the story in the fictional town of Joypurra, where fear and silence surround the Behrupiyas, a group tied to the town’s cultural life. The film uses that setting to move Bani’s search beyond a simple missing-person case. Each new lead takes her closer to a network she does not understand yet.
Who is in the Gandhari cast?
Taapsee Pannu leads the film as Bani. Ishwak Singh plays Gokul, a father dealing with the disappearance of his daughter, while Jatin Sarna plays Kabir, the officer leading the investigation. Chhaya Kadam, Swastika Mukherjee, and Mita Vashisht round out the main ensemble, with Prashant Narayanan, Chandan Roy, Vishwanath Chatterjee, and Priti Shroff also listed in the Netflix cast.
The cast gives the search more than one point of view. Bani is driven by the need to bring her child home, Gokul is facing the same loss from another position, and Kabir has to work inside an investigation that keeps revealing new threats. The story stays focused on the families instead of treating the case as a puzzle with no human cost.
Who made Gandhari?
Kanika Dhillon wrote and produced Gandhari, with Devashish Makhija directing. The film reunites Dhillon and Pannu with Netflix after Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba, but this project moves them into a harder action-thriller mode. Netflix describes the role as one of Pannu’s most physically demanding performances.
Makhija’s direction also gives the film a setting with its own rules. Joypurra is not just a backdrop for the chase; it is where the investigation keeps finding new pressure points. The trailer presents a story about a mother pushing through fear while the people around her weigh what they are willing to reveal.
Where can you watch Gandhari?
Gandhari is available to stream on Netflix from September 3, 2026. The Netflix listing identifies it as a thriller and includes Hindi original audio alongside English, Spanish, French, Tamil, and Telugu options. Subtitle availability can vary by region.
If you are looking for another Netflix thriller built around a dangerous investigation, read Netflix’s Habeas Corpus Trailer Sets Up a Fight Over a Wrongful Conviction. For a literary adaptation with a very different kind of pressure, see East of Eden Netflix Trailer Reveals Florence Pugh as Cathy.
Gandhari’s central question is simple: how far can Bani go to find her daughter when the people around her keep hiding the truth? Netflix has put that question at the front of the film, with Taapsee Pannu carrying the search from its first clue to its most dangerous turn.
