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| director      = Vishal Furia
| director      = Vishal Furia
| writer        = {{ubl|Adhir Bhat|Vishal Kapoor|Ajit Jagtap}}
| screenplay    = Ajit Jagtap<br/>Vishal Kapoor<br/>Adhir Bhat
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| story          = Mansi Bagla
| story          =  
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[Forensic (2020 film)|Forensic]]'' (Malayalam) by Akhil Paul-Anas Khan}}
| based_on      = {{based on|''[[Forensic (2020 film)|Forensic]]''|Akhil Paul-Anas Khan}}
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*Deepak Mukut
*Deepak Mukut
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| cinematography = Anshul Chobey
| cinematography = Anshul Chobey
| editing        =  
| editing        = Abhijit Deshpande
| music          = Adrija Gupta
| music          = Amol Shrivastava<br/>Abhishek Talented
| studio        = Mini Films<br>Soham Rockstar Entertainment
| studio        = Mini Films<br/>Soham Rockstar Entertainment
| distributor    = [[ZEE5]]
| distributor    = [[ZEE5]]
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|06|24|}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|06|24|}}
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| runtime        = 134 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
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'''''Forensic: The Truth Lies Within''''', or also called '''''Forensic''''', is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language [[psychological]] [[Thriller film|thriller]] film directed by Vishal Furia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/forensic-teaser-vikrant-massey-radhika-apte-watch-7928210/lite/|title=Forensic teaser: Vikrant Massey, Radhika Apte try to solve mystery around missing girls in the thriller|date=20 May 2022 |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref> It is a remake of the 2020 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] ''[[Forensic (2020 film)|Forensic]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vikrant-massey-to-feature-in-hindi-remake-of-malayalam-thriller-forensic/article33313556.ece|title=Vikrant Massey to feature in Hindi remake of Malayalam thriller 'Forensic'|date=12 December 2020|access-date=16 November 2021|website=Thehindu.com}}</ref> The film stars [[Vikrant Massey]], [[Radhika Apte]], [[Prachi Desai]], [[Rohit Roy]] and Harbanddana Kaur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/asia/forensic-radhika-apte-vikrant-massey-zee5-1235224955/amp/|title=India's 'Forensic' With Radhika Apte, Vikrant Massey Set for ZEE5 Debut|date=5 April 2022 |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/hindi/forensic-trailer-video-vikrant-massey-and-radhika-apte-starrer-forensic-official-trailer-video/amp_videoshow/91766937.cms|title='Forensic' Trailer: Vikrant Massey and Radhika Apte starrer 'Forensic' Official Trailer|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref> The story, set in [[Mussoorie]], follows a police officer and forensic specialist who are on the trail together of a serial killer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India's 'Forensic' With Radhika Apte, Vikrant Massey Set for ZEE5 Debut |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/india-forensic-radhika-apte-vikrant-100719180.html |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=sports.yahoo.com |date=5 April 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released on [[ZEE5]] on 24 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/05/23/hindi-remake-forensic-release-june-24.html|title=Hindi remake of 'Forensic' to release on June 24, trailer out|publisher=onmanorama|access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref> It received positive to mixed reviews soon after its release.
'''''Forensic: The Truth Lies Within''''', also known as '''''Forensic''''', is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language [[psychological]] [[Thriller film|crime thriller]] film directed by Vishal Furia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/forensic-teaser-vikrant-massey-radhika-apte-watch-7928210/lite/ |title=Forensic teaser: Vikrant Massey, Radhika Apte try to solve mystery around missing girls in the thriller |date=20 May 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref> It is a remake of the 2020 Malayalam film [[Forensic (2020 film)|of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vikrant-massey-to-feature-in-hindi-remake-of-malayalam-thriller-forensic/article33313556.ece |title=Vikrant Massey to feature in Hindi remake of Malayalam thriller 'Forensic' |date=12 December 2020 |access-date=16 November 2021 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> The film stars [[Vikrant Massey]], [[Radhika Apte]], [[Prachi Desai]], [[Rohit Roy]] and Harbanddana Kaur.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/asia/forensic-radhika-apte-vikrant-massey-zee5-1235224955/ |title=India's 'Forensic' With Radhika Apte, Vikrant Massey Set for ZEE5 Debut |date=5 April 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/mx-play/hindi/forensic-trailer-video-vikrant-massey-and-radhika-apte-starrer-forensic-official-trailer-video/videoshow/91766937.cms |title='Forensic' Trailer: Vikrant Massey and Radhika Apte starrer 'Forensic' Official Trailer |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref> The story, set in [[Mussoorie]], follows a police officer and forensic specialist who are on the trail together to find a serial killer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India's 'Forensic' With Radhika Apte, Vikrant Massey Set for ZEE5 Debut |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/india-forensic-radhika-apte-vikrant-100719180.html |access-date=15 June 2022 |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=5 April 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was released on [[ZEE5]] on 24 June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/05/23/hindi-remake-forensic-release-june-24.html |title=Hindi remake of 'Forensic' to release on June 24, trailer out |publisher=onmanorama |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
A young boy is watching a girl’s birthday party from outside. The man who is with the girl sees the boy and later beats him for going there. He is later seen sneaking into the house of the birthday girl with a knife.
A young boy is beaten by his father for watching his sister celebrate her birthday. Later that night, he sneaks into his sister's bedroom holding a knife.


In [[Dehradun]], Johnny Khanna ([[Vikrant Massey]])is an eccentric forensic expert.  He goes to a crime scene where a wife is murdered and the husband claims to be in cardiac distress. He immediately finds evidence that the husband murdered his wife.
In [[Dehradun]], Johnny Khanna, a forensic specialist, is called to a crime scene where a wife has been murdered and the husband is in cardiac distress. He finds evidence that proves the husband killed his wife.


In [[Mussoorie|Mussoorie,]] a young girl in a school uniform sees another girl singing in a church, whose birthday it is. The birthday girl gives the schoolgirl candy. The next day, SI Megha Sharma ([[Radhika Apte|Radhika Aapte]]) is called to a crime scene in the rain.  The murder victim is the birthday girl, whose name is Jennifer.
In a schoolgirl walks into a church and sees a group of children singing a birthday song to a girl named Jennifer. The birthday girl offers the school girl a sweet. The next morning, SI Megha Sharma is called to a crime scene, where girl's body has been discovered. Following a [[post-mortem]], the victim is revealed to be the birthday girl.


At home, the school girl is Megha’s deceased sister’s daughter, Aanya Khanna ([[Harbandana Kaur]]), who lives with Megha and her mother ( [[Madhuri Bandiwdekar]]). Aanya shows Megha a newspaper article with Johnny, who is her paternal uncle. Megha is visible annoyed.
Megha is assigned to the case, and assisting her is her ex-boyfriend Johnny. Johnny's elder brother Abhay was married to Megha's elder sister Divya, and the couple had twins, Aanya and Aadhya. After the deaths of Aadhya and Divya, Abhay loses custody of Aanya who is taken away by Megha. She reviews [[CCTV]] footage and sees Jennifer being lured to a mysterious person before getting kidnapped. Megha deduces that Jennifer might of known her killer. Johnny uses evidence and locates where Jennifer hit her head. Johnny concludes that the killer is left-handed because of the angles of her stab wounds. He also deduces that the killer is a child who is around the same height as Jennifer. Megha believes that the killer may be an adult with [[dwarfism]] and arrests a performer named Charlie. However, he is released due to his footprint not matching with the killer's.


Megha’s superior officer tells her that they are bringing in forensic expert Johnny and hopes that the two of them can remain professional. Johnny comes to Megha’s house to see Aanya and tries to address Megha. Megha coldly tells him that she is a stickler for police procedure and he should dry not to get in the way. A flashback shows that Johnny and Megha were in love and planned to marry.  Johnny then goes to stay with his slightly depressed older brother, Abhay Khanna ([[Rohit Roy]]).
Aditi, the daughter of an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] is kidnapped at her birthday party, and after finding a blood sample, Johnny believes that the killer is a male between the ages of 10 and 12 because of his footprint. Megha gets a statement from a man who saw the killer murdering one of his victims. After distributing a sketch of the killer, Megha gets a call from a mental asylum in [[Rishikesh]], in which a young boy named Rohan, was brought to the asylum after killing his parents 3 years ago. He escaped from the asylum 3 months ago and is assumed to now be 11. Megha appeals to the people of Mussoorie to inform the police if they see him anywhere.


At the church, Megha reviews the [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]] footage and sees Aanya talking to Jennifer. She also sees someone luring Jennifer outside and deduces that she may have known her killer.  Megha asks Aanya about Jennifer and she tells her aunt that she was just listening to her sing. Johnny uses his forensic expertise to follow Jennifer’s path outside and to the location where she hit her head. Megha remembers the CCTV footage and remembers that the person that lured Jennifer was the same height as her. She remembers seeing someone with [[Dwarfism]] in the CCTV footage. Constable Rawat ([[Vindu Dara Singh]]) identifies him as Charlie, a performer. They capture him for interrogation, but Johnny is able to prove his innocence using science.
Aanya has been undergoing counselling by psychologist, Dr. Ranjana, to overcome the trauma of losing her mother and twin sister. Megha receives call from Ranjana that Aanya has gone missing, and upon reaching Ranjana's house, she finds her playing with Rohan. After taking away Rohan, she discovers Aditi's body from a terrace. The case is solved and Rohan is convicted as the killer. However, Johhny believes that Rohan did not commit the murders, as Rohan is right-handed, and the killer is left-handed. Another girl, Bindiya Pandit goes missing and Aanya is shown pushing a cart with Aditi's dead body. In a flashback 5 years ago, Aadhya went missing at a fair and her dead body is discovered by Aanya. Out of grief, Divya committed suicide and Abhay is blamed for their deaths.


Aanya is seeing psychiatrist Dr. Ranjana ([[Prachi Desai]]) to overcome the trauma of losing her mother, Divya ([[Zeba Sheriff]]) and her twin sister, Adiya. Aanya claims her father loved Adiya more. Now Adiya is gone and she is not allowed to see her father. Dr. Ranjana practiced out of her house and takes care of her father figure and mentor ([[Anant Mahadevan]]).  She tells Megha that he was in remission for cancer, but his cancer has returned. Dr. Ranjana tries to convince Megha to allow Aanya to see her father, but she refuses. Abhay requests Johnny talk to Megha about letting Aanya see her father. When Johnny tries to talk to Aanya about her dad, Megha and Johnny fight.
Megha asks Ranjana to extract information from Rohan and he confesses to hearing a young girl's voice inside his head to commit the murders. A news report then shows footage of Aanya pushing a cart with Bindiya's dead body, framing her as the killer. Megha is taken off the case and is suspended until further notice; she is also placed on house-arrest until Aanya is located. After receiving a tip from an unknown caller, Bindiya's body is found. Johnny sneaks into Megha's home, and helps her prove Aanya's innocence. He admits to finding Bindiya's body and comes to the conclusion is in fact an adult, who has been manipulating Rohan and Aanya to commit the murders. Johnny had discovered a derelict house containing Bindiya's DNA, and believes that killer will only kill her after 3 days, which will be her birthday. Through some drawings that Aanya made, Johnny and Megha go to the supposed location where they find Abhay with Aanya. Aanya has been seeing Abhay for more than a year, unbeknownst to Megha. After seeing Aanya on the news, Abhay brings her to his villa, afraid that the killer might be after her. Fearing for her safety, Megha lets Aanya stay with Abhay.


A flashback shows that 5 years ago, Abhay lost Adiya during a fair in [[Rishikesh]].  She was later found dead by Aanya, having suffered a fall and hit her head on a brick. In grief, Divya commits suicide. Megha blamed Abhay for the tragedies. She breaks up with Johnny and takes Aanya away from Abhay.
Megha's theory is proven to be correct, when similar cases of girls reported missing occurred in Rishikesh, 5 years earlier. Johnny's mentor, Dr. Solanki suggests that they should do [[DNA phenotyping]], to find out the age and appearance of the killer. They learn that the Rishikesh victims had a common psychiatrist, Dr. Ramesh Gupta. A neighbor informs them that Gupta had been diagnosed with cancer, and that his adopted son Shashi, committed suicide. Since the other victims were discovered on train tracks, Megha deduces that Gupta was recreating his son's death using the victims. Upon recalling Gupta's appearance, she learns that Gupta is none other than Ranjana's mentor. Believing that Ranjana and Aanya's lives are in danger, she and Johnny rush to Mussoorie.


Aanya and her grandmother attend a birthday for Aditi birthday party.  At the birthday party, she disappears. After analyzing the crime scene, Johnny deduces that the killer is a 10-12 year old. When Megha’s superior officer struggles to accept such a young serial killer, Johnny shows past examples of child killers:  [[Murder of James Bulger|Robert Thompson & Jon Venables]], [[Mary Bell]], and [[Amarjeet Sada]].
Abhay finds Aanya having a seizure, and calls Ranjana. Megha and Johnny arrive at Ranjana's home, and finds Gupta who reveals that he had adopted Shashi from a juvenile home when he was a child. As he grew elder, he wanted to be a child psychiatrist like his father, but after hearing about his father's cancer diagnoses, he goes on a killing spree. Megha and Johnny are also informed that the phenotype shows the DNA of Shashi. Moreover, they discover that Shashi faked his death and is disguised as Ranjana. Once Shashi arrives at Abhay's villa, she stabs him and hypnotises Aanya, like she did with Rohan.


Megha informs her superior of a witness who saw a child in the crime scene where Jennifer was murdered.  They are able get a sketch and distribute it.  Megha gets a call from a mental asylum claiming that the sketch is that of Rohan, an 8-year old who killed his father.  He escaped 3 months ago and was 11 at the time.  The city goes on lockdown with school being canceled, along with birthday parties.
Johnny receives a call from Abhay who tells him that Aanya has been kidnapped by Shashi. Johnny and Megha are able to locate Aanya, who has been held hostage by Shashi. A fight ensues between Megha and Shashi, and Johnny frees Aanya. As Shashi is about to win against Megha, Johnny shoots her. In the end, Aanya visits her father in hospital along with Johnny and Megha, who are shown to be together again. Megha and Johnny both receive calls to investigate a series of murders in [[Goa]], excited to work with each other again.
 
Aanya disappears from Dr. Ranjana’s house.  When Megha appears, she finds Aanya playing on a see-saw with Rohan.  They capture Rohan and find Aditi’s body nearby. With the “Birthday Killer” caught, the city is now relaxed. 
 
However, Johnny doesn’t think Rohan is the killer because he is right handed and evidence shows the killer is left handed. Megha and Johnny fight about this, until Megha discovers another young girl has disappeared. Aanya is shown pushing a wagon with a dead Birthday Girl on it.
 
Megha asks Dr. Ranjana to talk to Rohan to extract information on the missing Birthday Girl Vidya Pandit. Rohan tells her that a young girl tells him what to do. The news shows a video of Aanya pushing Vidya’s dead body on a wagon. Megha tries to find Aanya, but she is missing. Her teacher informs her that Aanya has been skipping school. Megha is suspended and Johnny is dismissed. Megha is out under house arrest.
 
Johnny sneaks in and convinces her to help him prove Aanya’s innocence. He tells her that he found Vidya’s body and has determined that the killer is an adult that may have manipulated Rohan and Aanya. Evidence led him to a house, where he found Vidya’s DNA. They don’t think the killer will murder Aanya until 3 days later, which is her birthday. 
 
After seeing a drawing of Aanya’s, Johnny and Megha go to a Villa where they find Abhay with Aanya. Aanya has been meeting her father for a year, behind Megha’s back. Abhay confesses that when he saw Aanya’s news footage, he panicked and brought her to the villa.  He was afraid that the killer might be after Aanya. Since her birthday is coming up, he tells Megha that he doesn’t want to lose Aanya on her birthday, the way she lost Adiya on her birthday. This gives Megha a hunch. Aanya also tells her that she was following the instructions of a young girl. Megha agrees to let Aanya stay with Abhay for her protection.
 
Megha’s hunch is confirmed:  similar cases of girls murdered on their birthdays were reported in Rishikesh 5 years ago. Johnny seeks assistance from his mentor, the country’s foremost forensic scientist, Dr. Solanki ([[Narendra Gupta (actor)|Narendra Gupta]]). Assessment of bite marks from Vidya’s body and a Rishikesh victim shows the same DNA, but different bite marks.
 
The Rishikesh victims had a common psychiatrist, Dr. Ramesh Gupta.  A neighbor informs them that Dr. Gupta went into remission from cancer but he was not happy.  Upon discovering Dr. Gupta’s cancer, his adopted son Shashi committed suicide by jumping in front a train.  Since the other victims were also found on train tracks, Megha suspects that Dr. Gupta was replaying his sons death with the victims. Upon seeing Dr. Gupta’s picture, Megha realizes that Dr. Gupta is none other than Dr. Ranjana’s mentor.  Megha and Johnny rush back to Mussoorie thinking Dr. Ranjana and Aanya are in danger.
 
Aanya is having  seizure, so Abhay calls Dr. Ranjana who rushes over. Advance DNA phenotyping shows the DNA is of Dr. Gupta’s son Shashi.  A closer examination shows that Shashi and Dr. Ranjana are one in the same.
 
Dr. Gupta reveals that he adopted the disturbed Shashi, the boy shown at the beginning of the movie, when he was about 12. Shashi wants to be a child psychiatrist, but his father’s cancer diagnoses triggers Shashi who goes on a killing spree.  He then fakes his death and becomes Dr. Ranjana.
 
When her father’s cancer returns, she again goes in a killing spree.  Shashi’s father loved his sister but not him. So seeing these girls with their fathers when she is about to lose hers triggers her to kill.  She also believes her father will go into remission if she kills these girls, just as he did in Rishikesh.
 
Dr. Ranjana attacks Abhay and hypnotizes Aanya using a little girls voice. Flashback reveals how she hypnotized all the previous victims, who were all under her care.
 
Aanya is taken to the same house that the girls were murdered.  Johnny and Megha go to rescue Aanya.  Johnny rescues Aanya while Megha faces off with Dr. Ranjana. Johnny is forced to shoot her to save Aanya and Megha.
 
Abhay is reunited with Aanya. Megha and Johnny are back together and seen relaxing on a beach.  They both receive calls about a series of murders in Goa, excited that they will get a chance to work together again.  


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Vikrant Massey]] as Forensic Specialist Johnny Khanna, Abhay’s younger brother
*[[Vikrant Massey]] as Johnny Khanna, A forensic surgeon and Abhay's younger brother
*[[Radhika Apte]] as SI Megha Sharma, Divya’s younger sister  
*[[Radhika Apte]] as SI Megha Sharma, Divya's younger sister  
*[[Harbandana Kaur]] as Aanya Khanna, Abhay and Divya’s daughter
*[[Prachi Desai]] as Dr. Ranjana / Shashi Ramesh Gupta, a therapist
*[[Rohit Roy]] as Abhay Khanna, Jonny’s older brother, Aanya’s father
*[[Rohit Roy]] as Abhay Khanna, Johnny's elder brother and Divya's husband
*[[Prachi Desai]] as Dr. Ranjana / Shashi Ramesh Gupta
*[[Anant Mahadevan]] as Dr. Ramesh Gupta  
*[[Narendra Gupta (actor)|Narendra Gupta]] as Dr. Solanki, Johnny's mentor
*Harbandana Kaur as Aanya Khanna, Abhay and Divya's daughter
*[[Vindu Dara Singh]] as Constable Rawat
*[[Vindu Dara Singh]] as Constable Rawat
*[[Anant Mahadevan]] as Dr. Ramesh Gupta
*[[Subrat Dutta]] as Inspector Ved Prakash Mathur
* [[Narendra Gupta (actor)|Narendra Gupta]] as Dr. Solanki, Johnny’s mentor
*Zeba Sherriff as Divya, Aanya's mother and Megha's elder sister


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:2022 psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:2022 psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2022 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian direct-to-video films]]
[[Category:ZEE5 original films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:Hindi remakes of Malayalam films]]

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Forensic
Directed byVishal Furia
Produced by
  • Deepak Mukut
  • Mansi Bagla
  • Varun Bagla
Screenplay byAjit Jagtap
Vishal Kapoor
Adhir Bhat
Story byMansi Bagla
Based onForensic (Malayalam) by Akhil Paul-Anas Khan
Starring
Music byAmol Shrivastava
Abhishek Talented
CinematographyAnshul Chobey
Edited byAbhijit Deshpande
Production
company
Mini Films
Soham Rockstar Entertainment
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 24 June 2022 (2022-06-24)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Forensic: The Truth Lies Within, also known as Forensic, is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological crime thriller film directed by Vishal Furia.[1] It is a remake of the 2020 Malayalam film of the same name.[2] The film stars Vikrant Massey, Radhika Apte, Prachi Desai, Rohit Roy and Harbanddana Kaur.[3][4] The story, set in Mussoorie, follows a police officer and forensic specialist who are on the trail together to find a serial killer.[5] It was released on ZEE5 on 24 June 2022.[6]

Plot[edit | edit source]

A young boy is beaten by his father for watching his sister celebrate her birthday. Later that night, he sneaks into his sister's bedroom holding a knife.

In Dehradun, Johnny Khanna, a forensic specialist, is called to a crime scene where a wife has been murdered and the husband is in cardiac distress. He finds evidence that proves the husband killed his wife.

In a schoolgirl walks into a church and sees a group of children singing a birthday song to a girl named Jennifer. The birthday girl offers the school girl a sweet. The next morning, SI Megha Sharma is called to a crime scene, where girl's body has been discovered. Following a post-mortem, the victim is revealed to be the birthday girl.

Megha is assigned to the case, and assisting her is her ex-boyfriend Johnny. Johnny's elder brother Abhay was married to Megha's elder sister Divya, and the couple had twins, Aanya and Aadhya. After the deaths of Aadhya and Divya, Abhay loses custody of Aanya who is taken away by Megha. She reviews CCTV footage and sees Jennifer being lured to a mysterious person before getting kidnapped. Megha deduces that Jennifer might of known her killer. Johnny uses evidence and locates where Jennifer hit her head. Johnny concludes that the killer is left-handed because of the angles of her stab wounds. He also deduces that the killer is a child who is around the same height as Jennifer. Megha believes that the killer may be an adult with dwarfism and arrests a performer named Charlie. However, he is released due to his footprint not matching with the killer's.

Aditi, the daughter of an MLA is kidnapped at her birthday party, and after finding a blood sample, Johnny believes that the killer is a male between the ages of 10 and 12 because of his footprint. Megha gets a statement from a man who saw the killer murdering one of his victims. After distributing a sketch of the killer, Megha gets a call from a mental asylum in Rishikesh, in which a young boy named Rohan, was brought to the asylum after killing his parents 3 years ago. He escaped from the asylum 3 months ago and is assumed to now be 11. Megha appeals to the people of Mussoorie to inform the police if they see him anywhere.

Aanya has been undergoing counselling by psychologist, Dr. Ranjana, to overcome the trauma of losing her mother and twin sister. Megha receives call from Ranjana that Aanya has gone missing, and upon reaching Ranjana's house, she finds her playing with Rohan. After taking away Rohan, she discovers Aditi's body from a terrace. The case is solved and Rohan is convicted as the killer. However, Johhny believes that Rohan did not commit the murders, as Rohan is right-handed, and the killer is left-handed. Another girl, Bindiya Pandit goes missing and Aanya is shown pushing a cart with Aditi's dead body. In a flashback 5 years ago, Aadhya went missing at a fair and her dead body is discovered by Aanya. Out of grief, Divya committed suicide and Abhay is blamed for their deaths.

Megha asks Ranjana to extract information from Rohan and he confesses to hearing a young girl's voice inside his head to commit the murders. A news report then shows footage of Aanya pushing a cart with Bindiya's dead body, framing her as the killer. Megha is taken off the case and is suspended until further notice; she is also placed on house-arrest until Aanya is located. After receiving a tip from an unknown caller, Bindiya's body is found. Johnny sneaks into Megha's home, and helps her prove Aanya's innocence. He admits to finding Bindiya's body and comes to the conclusion is in fact an adult, who has been manipulating Rohan and Aanya to commit the murders. Johnny had discovered a derelict house containing Bindiya's DNA, and believes that killer will only kill her after 3 days, which will be her birthday. Through some drawings that Aanya made, Johnny and Megha go to the supposed location where they find Abhay with Aanya. Aanya has been seeing Abhay for more than a year, unbeknownst to Megha. After seeing Aanya on the news, Abhay brings her to his villa, afraid that the killer might be after her. Fearing for her safety, Megha lets Aanya stay with Abhay.

Megha's theory is proven to be correct, when similar cases of girls reported missing occurred in Rishikesh, 5 years earlier. Johnny's mentor, Dr. Solanki suggests that they should do DNA phenotyping, to find out the age and appearance of the killer. They learn that the Rishikesh victims had a common psychiatrist, Dr. Ramesh Gupta. A neighbor informs them that Gupta had been diagnosed with cancer, and that his adopted son Shashi, committed suicide. Since the other victims were discovered on train tracks, Megha deduces that Gupta was recreating his son's death using the victims. Upon recalling Gupta's appearance, she learns that Gupta is none other than Ranjana's mentor. Believing that Ranjana and Aanya's lives are in danger, she and Johnny rush to Mussoorie.

Abhay finds Aanya having a seizure, and calls Ranjana. Megha and Johnny arrive at Ranjana's home, and finds Gupta who reveals that he had adopted Shashi from a juvenile home when he was a child. As he grew elder, he wanted to be a child psychiatrist like his father, but after hearing about his father's cancer diagnoses, he goes on a killing spree. Megha and Johnny are also informed that the phenotype shows the DNA of Shashi. Moreover, they discover that Shashi faked his death and is disguised as Ranjana. Once Shashi arrives at Abhay's villa, she stabs him and hypnotises Aanya, like she did with Rohan.

Johnny receives a call from Abhay who tells him that Aanya has been kidnapped by Shashi. Johnny and Megha are able to locate Aanya, who has been held hostage by Shashi. A fight ensues between Megha and Shashi, and Johnny frees Aanya. As Shashi is about to win against Megha, Johnny shoots her. In the end, Aanya visits her father in hospital along with Johnny and Megha, who are shown to be together again. Megha and Johnny both receive calls to investigate a series of murders in Goa, excited to work with each other again.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Vikrant Massey as Johnny Khanna, A forensic surgeon and Abhay's younger brother
  • Radhika Apte as SI Megha Sharma, Divya's younger sister
  • Prachi Desai as Dr. Ranjana / Shashi Ramesh Gupta, a therapist
  • Rohit Roy as Abhay Khanna, Johnny's elder brother and Divya's husband
  • Anant Mahadevan as Dr. Ramesh Gupta
  • Narendra Gupta as Dr. Solanki, Johnny's mentor
  • Harbandana Kaur as Aanya Khanna, Abhay and Divya's daughter
  • Vindu Dara Singh as Constable Rawat
  • Subrat Dutta as Inspector Ved Prakash Mathur
  • Zeba Sherriff as Divya, Aanya's mother and Megha's elder sister

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Forensic teaser: Vikrant Massey, Radhika Apte try to solve mystery around missing girls in the thriller". The Indian Express. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Vikrant Massey to feature in Hindi remake of Malayalam thriller 'Forensic'". The Hindu. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "India's 'Forensic' With Radhika Apte, Vikrant Massey Set for ZEE5 Debut". Variety. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "'Forensic' Trailer: Vikrant Massey and Radhika Apte starrer 'Forensic' Official Trailer". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "India's 'Forensic' With Radhika Apte, Vikrant Massey Set for ZEE5 Debut". Yahoo! Sports. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Hindi remake of 'Forensic' to release on June 24, trailer out". onmanorama. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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