Kankhajura Review: Family Secrets Unravel

Kan Khajura is a Hindi psychological crime thriller on SonyLIV about Ashu, recently released from prison after 14 years, who returns to Goa to reconnect with his brother Max. As past secrets resurface, their fragile bond is tested amid danger and betrayal.

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Written by Sumit Kaushik

30 May 2025
3 min
Kankhajura Review: Family Secrets Unravel

Kan Khajura Hua is one of the new OTT series that has captured the attention of the audience with its dark psychological crime thriller plot. Drawing inspiration from the hit Israeli series Magpie, the show features Roshan Mathew as the lead character Ashu, a boy who has come back to Goa from 14 years of prison life to meet his estranged brother Max, essayed by Mohit Raina. 

 

As Ashu tries to start afresh, concealed family deceit and dangerous past allegiances threaten to bring down the entire premise. Powered by some excellent performances and seat-edge suspense, Kan Khajura explores the depths of guilt, redemption, and brotherhood richness, and is therefore a must-watch for suspense drama fans.

 

Shadows of the Past: A Brother’s Battle in Kan Khajura

 

Kan Khajura weaves the sordid and sinister story of Ashu, who has been in prison for 14 years and returns to Goa's sizzling but sleazy beaches. Anxious to locate his wayward brother Max, Ashu soon realizes that the past is not so easy to escape from. With evil foes, deep wounds, and hidden secrets surfacing, the brothers are driven into a thin and deadly dance of survival, betrayal, and loyalty. 

 

Ashu and Max walk every step on a thin web spun tight with deadly secrets capable of killing them. It is a spine-chilling psychological thriller balancing on a thin wire between family love and deadly revenge.

 

Kan Khajura Review: A Dark Dance of Blood and Brotherhood

 

Enter the dark corridors of Kan Khajura, where familial bonds are strained to breaking point by the burden of a guilty conscience and the stings of forgiveness. This SonyLIV psychological thriller takes you into the broken life of Ashu, who is set free from jail after 14 agonising years only to realize that liberty is merely the start of a new imprisonment — imprisonment of deception, guilt, and peril.

 

Roshan Mathew's Ashu is magic personified. He carries his wounds of the past like a second skin, and he gives the character a haunted and hopeful persona at the same time. Compared to him, Mohit Raina as Max is the embodiment of push and pull of brotherly love trapped in suspicion and dread. The two together share an electric chemistry fueled by tension, an explosive mix of loyalty and resentment that drives the heart of this story.

 

In the midst of Goa's sexy, rainbow-colored landscape, Kan Khajura is not just a thriller — it is a slow burn symphony of feelings where each look, every silence, is a message. The story unravels itself along delicate threads of family relationships, treachery, and the desperate clutches of forgiveness. The secondary characters weave deep shades into the tapestry of the story, depicting a world that is as lovely as it is deadly.

 

However, as in a good game of cards, the show does have a couple of surprises that don't quite make the cut. The series rushes towards the end with twists that needed more space to unfold, leaving some questions lingering like shadows during twilight. However, despite this misstep, the ride is exciting enough to keep you glued.

 

In the end, Kan Khajura is a haunting dance — a tale of broken brothers, deep-buried secrets, and unending hope that maybe, just maybe, some scars can be healed. It's a must-see for anyone who craves compelling, soul-stirring thrillers that linger long after the credits fade to black.

 

Final Bow: Dive in for a tear-jerking ride where every beat matters and every secret can burst the thin lines of family. Kan Khajura is a nail-biting shadow play on SonyLIV which enthralls and ignites to the same degree.

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