Director: Homi Adajania
An elite Delhi club, a gym trainer's sudden death, and a guest list full of people who all had reasons to want him gone set the stage for Murder Mubarak, a 2024 Hindi crime comedy that treats a whodunit as an excuse to skewer the habits of the very rich.
What is Murder Mubarak about?
When a fitness trainer turns up dead inside the grounds of an exclusive social club, the case falls to an investigator whose patience for the club's ultrawealthy members runs noticeably thin. As he works through alibis, grudges, and long-buried rivalries, the film peels back the polished surface of the club to expose petty jealousies, secret affairs, and financial schemes hiding behind good manners and expensive clothes. Director Homi Adajania keeps the tone light and satirical even as the suspect list grows, using each new interview to reveal another layer of dysfunction among the members rather than racing toward a single twist. Pankaj Tripathi plays the investigator steering the inquiry, with Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Tisca Chopra, Sanjay Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, and Suhail Nayyar rounding out the ensemble of suspects, each given enough screen time to feel like a plausible culprit. At roughly two and a half hours, the film balances its mystery plotting with steady comic timing drawn from the absurdity of the club's social hierarchy.
Cast & crew
Pankaj Tripathi anchors the investigation at the center of Murder Mubarak, with an ensemble that includes Sara Ali Khan, Vijay Varma, Tisca Chopra, Sanjay Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, and Suhail Nayyar playing the club's tangled web of members and suspects.
Context & significance
Murder Mubarak arrived in 2024 as part of a growing wave of Hindi-language ensemble whodunits, a format that leans on a large cast of suspects and a closed setting to keep audiences guessing while poking fun at a specific social world.
Where & how to watch
Murder Mubarak is available on K-Time with Persian-dubbed audio for Farsi-speaking viewers. This page is free to read for anyone; watching the film itself requires signing in with a K-Time account.