Nishaanchi

A crime drama about twin brothers in northern India. Babloo and Dabloo have the same face. Their characters are opposites: one is calm and keeps to the rules, the other is angry and inclined to take the short way. The mother who raised them did it alone. The narrative takes place in Kanpur and Lucknow. The brothers fall in love with the same girl, and at the same time one of them moves into the world of crime. That is the subject: how two people raised in the same house end up in different places. The world resembles the director's earlier films set in the north; violence, politics and family ties run into each other. Aaishvary Thackeray plays both brothers. The director noticed him through monologues posted online and the actor prepared for four years. The two characters were shot in separate periods, with the actor physically transforming across the two months between. Monika Panwar, Vedika Pinto, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Kumud Mishra are in the cast. Anurag Kashyap directed. The idea dates back to 2016 and the film opened in 2025. Familiar ground for anyone who likes Indian crime cinema and this director's storytelling. For a viewer who wants restraint, the film is long and keeps raising its pitch.