New Delhi:
Netflix India has released the trailer of the first movie directed by Ritesh Shah. wonderful night. The film, initially titled The sneaky punditIt changed its name after an uproar over its alleged cast insult.
The trailer follows the events of one night. It shows a girl being brutally thrown out of a moving car in the heart of New Delhi and the police springing into action. As Manoj Bajpayee’s character Ajay Dixit begins to uncover the crime and the girl’s identity, he faces several obstacles, including conflicting claims surrounding the girl’s identity and people trying to bribe him.
At the end of the trailer, Nushrat Bharucha, who plays the love interest of Manoj Bajpayee’s character, asks him when he is coming back. To which he replies, “The world is hard, Rosie. It will take time but I will come back (The world is hard, Rosie. It will take time, but I will come back.”)
Produced by Neeraj Pandey’s Friday Story Tellers, the crime thriller boasts an ensemble cast. Apart from Manoj Bajpayee and Nushrat Bharucha, the film also stars Saqib Saleem, Divya Dutta, Akshay Oberoi, Kiku Sharda, and Shraddha Das in lead roles.
Earlier this year, when Netflix India unveiled its slate for 2026, it pitched the film as The sneaky pundit. However, the title caused a storm on social media, as many users called the title racist and offensive. Due to this dispute, an FIR was also registered at the Hazratganj police station in Uttar Pradesh. Indian Express Report.
India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting following a complaint. Many political leaders have also condemned the title of the film.
Producer Neeraj Pandey later shared a statement on social media admitting that the film’s title “offended” a section of the audience. Manoj Vajpayee also said in a statement that he respects people’s feelings and concerns about the title.
wonderful night Released on October 23rd on Netflix.
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