Bollywood seems to be going through a serious female action hero phase right now, and honestly? That’s Bollywood putting everything all at once. Hot on the heels is Alpha, Baby Do Die Do, and the trailer dropped just yesterday, on 22nd June.
The film stars Huma Qureshi as India’s first so-called “desi hitwoman”, A deaf and mute contract killer named Baby who operates in the Mumbai underworld.
The two-minute-plus trailer opens with a cinematic sequence of Baby shooting a man using a concealed weapon hidden inside an umbrella, on a crowded bus, no less.
It’s the kind of opener that grabs you immediately. Quiet, precise, and seriously stylish. The red umbrella as a murder weapon is a brilliant little detail.
Now, a lot of people are comparing this to Alpha, but the more fitting comparison is actually with Maa Inti Bangaaram starring Samantha.
Both films feature a female lead with a deeply emotional, psychological core beneath all the action. This isn’t just a woman punching people. There’s clearly a lot more going on inside Baby’s head.
Towards the end of the trailer, Huma’s character is seen bruised and emotionally shattered, watching a building burn, hinting at a deeper story of conflict and loss.
There also seems to be a psychological angle where she is somehow connected to her dead sister, who she appears to hear even though she cannot hear anyone else.
That’s a fascinating hook, and the audience is curious to see how the film handles it.
Huma Qureshi suits the role beautifully. We’ve seen her in everything from dark dramas to comedy, and this is yet another shade of her range.
She has the screen presence to carry a film like this on her shoulders.
Director Nachiket Samant described her character as someone who “kills and disappears into the crowd,” and, from the trailer, Huma absolutely delivers that energy.
The cinematography looks polished, the tone feels grounded yet stylish, and the ensemble, including Sikander Kher as the villain, Chunky Pandey, Seema Pahwa, and Rachit Singh as the love interest, all add interesting layers.
The only real question is execution. Bollywood has a habit of taking a brilliant concept and losing it somewhere between the trailer and the final cut.
The potential is clearly there. Whether Baby Do Die Do delivers on it, we’ll know on 3rd July.