Terribly upsetting: Hansal Mehta addresses criticism of 'The Buckingham…' Hindi dub

Hansal Mehta addressed criticism over the Hindi dubbed version of his film, The Buckingham Murders, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan. The filmmaker responded to an X user about the same and clarified the situation.

In Short

• Hansal Mehta clarified the Hindi dubbing issue of The Buckingham Murders on Netflix
• The filmmaker called it a technical glitch and not his decision
• The Buckingham Murders stars Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta responded to an X user who expressed his disappointment with the Hindi-dubbed version of The Buckingham Murders. To reach a wider audience, the film was released in theatres in two versions: one in Hindi and English and the other dubbed solely in Hindi. Starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, the movie is currently streaming on Netflix.

The social media user addressed Hansal Mehta and Netflix on his X post and wrote, "Disappointed with #TheBuckinghamMurders Hindi dubbing. @NetflixIndia, @netflix pls release the original version! Authenticity matters. It's painful to watch the foreign actors speak Hindi #KareenaKapoorKhan @mehtahansal what were u thinking ? Waiting for the Hinglish version (sic)."

To this, Mehta replied, "Do you think we did this? We have nothing to do with all this. This is a tech mess up by @netflix. It is terribly upsetting. They have assured us that they’re working on resolving it by later tonight (sic)."

Here is the post:

Another user asked the filmmaker when the film should be watched (probably with the corrected Hindi dubbed version). He replied, "Please watch the Hindi (Original) version now. Due to a technical glitch this was not available earlier (sic)."

Take a look at the post:

In the original version of the film, a blend of Hindi and English was used. Mehta selected actors from the same region to preserve an authentic accent. To make it more accessible, an additional fully Hindi version of the movie was also released.

To ensure that a wider audience enjoyed the mystery thriller on the big screen, the filmmakers decided on a 50-50 strategy. While 50 per cent of the screens showed the Hindi and English versions, the other 50 per cent showed the Hindi version.

Watch the trailer of The Buckingham Murders here (in the original version):

The Buckingham Murders travelled across multiple film festivals before premiering in India on September 13.