

Santosh
Nothing is more dangerous than following orders.
A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $1.1M
- Language
- Hindi
- widow
- female protagonist
- police officer
- biting
- female police officer
- innocent murder
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India, United Kingdom, Germany, France
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- PremiereMumbai Film Festival21 Oct 2024
- PremiereDharamshala International Film Festival9 Nov 2024
- Theatrical10 Jan 2025
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival31 Aug 2024
- PremiereAustin Film Festival29 Oct 2024
- PremiereMoMA - The Contenders23 Dec 2024
- TheatricalR27 Dec 2024
- PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival3 Jan 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival13 Oct 2024
- Theatrical1521 Mar 2025
AustraliaAU
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival12 Aug 2024
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival6 Sept 2024
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival6 Oct 2024
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 29 Jun 2024
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival20 May 2024
- Theatrical17 Jul 2024
- Digital / OTTCanal+ (ex myCanal)17 Feb 2025
- TVCanal+17 Feb 2025
- TVARTE28 May 2026
GermanyDE
- PremiereInternational Film Festival Mannheim-Heidelberg9 Nov 2024
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival6 Nov 2024
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival11 Apr 2025
IsraelIL
- Theatrical15 May 2025
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Santosh was released on 17 July 2024.
Audience reviews
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CinemaSerf
1/14/2025
Recently widowed and facing the loss of her home, the eponymous woman (Shahana Goswami) is offered a chance to take over her late husband's job as a police officer. Having basically inherited his post without any training, her first task is to work with the no-nonsense "Insp. Sharma" (Sunita Rajwar) on an horrific case in which a young girl has been brutally raped and unceremoniously dumped in a fairly lawless area o…
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