Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Huma Qureshi's Bayaan Set for Melbourne Festival Premiere
An actress named Huma Qureshi stars in a movie called Bayaan.
In the movie, she plays a police officer named Roohi who is new on the job.
Roohi gets her very first big case: she must investigate a powerful cult leader accused of sexual abuse.
Many people stay silent and the system pushes back, making her search for the truth very hard.
The film asks big questions about power, truth, and what justice really costs.
Bayaan will have its Australian premiere at the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
Huma Qureshi says the festival champions bold and meaningful cinema.
She is proud that Bayaan is part of the festival's line-up.
She hopes people leave the movie talking and thinking about it long after it ends.
Huma Qureshi stars as Roohi, a rookie police officer, in the Hindi police procedural Bayaan.
Bayaan will have its Australian premiere at the 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
The film is written and directed by Bikas Ranjan Mishra.
Roohi's first major case targets a powerful cult leader accused of sexual abuse.
Qureshi calls the role one of the toughest and most rewarding of her career and praises the festival for championing bold cinema.
- Who
- Huma Qureshi, who plays rookie police officer Roohi, and writer-director Bikas Ranjan Mishra.
- What
- The Hindi police procedural Bayaan will have its Australian premiere.
- When
- 2026.
- Where
- Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
- Why
- The film tackles questions about power, truth, and justice, and Qureshi sees the festival as a stage for bold, meaningful cinema.
- Film
- Bayaan
- Genre
- Hindi police procedural
- Lead Actor
- Huma Qureshi (as Roohi)
- Writer & Director
- Bikas Ranjan Mishra
- Premiere
- Australian premiere
- Festival
- 2026 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
- Plot Focus
- Rookie cop investigates a cult leader accused of sexual abuse