At the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, the spotlight is going to be on India's finest. 'Bayaan', the taut police procedural thriller headlined by acclaimed star Huma Qureshi, has been officially selected for the prestigious Discovery section at the esteemed festival, where it will make its highly anticipated World Premiere this September. 

About Bayaan

Helmed by writer-director Bikas Ranjan Mishra—best known for his acclaimed feature film 'Chauranga'—'Bayaan' was developed at Film Independent, Los Angeles and is produced by Shiladitya Bora of Platoon One Films, India’s leading independent film studio known for multiple Filmfare award winning Ghaath (Berlinale 2023), National Award winner Picasso (Amazon Prime’s first direct to digital Marathi film).  

Bayaan is a co-production of Platoon One Films with Madhu Sharma (Summit Studios), Kunal Kumar, Anuj Gupta as producers with Switzerland-based Sadik Keshwani (Guidant Films) as co-producer. Huma Qureshi is also attached as an Executive Producer on the film.