Mamta is so bubbly you lose sight of the dark side for awhile. Con jobs going back a few years led to extreme despair for individuals who found the only way out was suicide. One of the victims was the husband to Mamta. Since then she had been coerced by a loan shark (one of the scammers) and found herself doing a range of jobs and hiding from the loan shark.
The plot seems to start when Abhishek loses his phone with some semi pornographic videos as well as for con jobs. Somehow Mamta ends up with it and discovers the semi pornography and decides this is an opportunity to blackmail.
It gets a whole lot more complicated. There is a crooked police man, a loan shark, a wife who wants to get pregnant, a girlfriend who has her own agenda. We begin to understand that there is more to the characters.
It takes a cast and crew to get your attention and they do it brilliantly. Here are some of them.
Umesh Shukla was the writer, director and producer. He started with theatre including in the Gujarati language. Umesh has 13 writing credits, 12 for directing, 11 for acting and 1 for producing including "OMG Oh My God" (2012), "All is Well" (2015) and "102 Not Out" (2018).
Amar Mohile was the composer. He has 172 composing credits, 75 for the music department and 3 for soundtrack including "Koi...Mil Gaya" (2003), "Ek Hasina Thi" (2004), " Shaitan" (2011), "The Attacks of 26/11" (2013), "Table No. 21" (2013), "Diwale" (2015), "Jazbaa" (2025), "Jolly LLB 2" (2017), "Prawaas" (2020) and "Dhoka" (2022). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2022/11/dhokha.html
Sameer Arya was the cinematographer. He has 41 credits for cinematography, 5 for the camera and electrical department and 2 for acting including "Anjaam" (1994), "Koyla" (1997), "Monsoon Wedding" (2001), "Koi..Mil Gaya" (2003), "Jazbaa" (2015) and "All is Well" (2015).
Mayur Hardas was the editor. He has 61 editor credits, 7 for the editorial department and 4 for cinematography including "The Silence" (2015) and "Cycle" (2018).
Divya Khossla played the versatile Mamta. She was a model and got into music videos as performer and director. She has 17credits for acting; 9 for producing, 2 for directing and 1 for choreography.
Neil Nitin Mukesh played Abhishek, the con man. He has 32 credits for acting, 3 for the music department, and 1 for writing including "Johnny Gaddaar" (2007), "New York" (2009), "7 Khoon Maaf" (2011), "David" (2013), "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo " (2015) and "Wazir" (2016).
Heli Daruwala played Tina, Abhishek's girlfriend (and secretary). She has 14 acting credits.
Chhaya Kadam played Mamta's live in mother in law. She has 67 acting credits and 1 for producing including "Andhadhun" (2018), "Gangubai Kathiawadi" (2022), "Laapdtaa Ladies" (2023) "All We Imagine as Light" (2024). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2024/04/laapataa-ladies.html and http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2025/09/all-we-imagine-as-light.html
Sushant Singh played Inspector Trilocki, the crooked (but kindly) cop. He has 77 acting credits including "The Legend of Bhagat Singh" (2002), " Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women" (2003), "Lakshya" (2004), "Sehar" (2005) and "Mohandas" (2009).
Rose Sardana played Angela, Abhishek's wife. She has 11 acting credits including "Drishyam 2" (2022). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2023/02/drishyam-2-signifies-new-global-movie.html
Zakir Hussain played Querishi, a crime boss. He has 145 acting credits including "Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty" (2014), "Badlapur" (2015), "Johnny Gaddaar" (2017), "Andhadhun" (2018), "Aranyak" (2021) and "Farzi" (2023). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2023/03/farzi-or-fakes.html
Anil Rastogi, played a helpful neighbor for Mamta. He earned a degree in microbiology. Anil has had over 100 theatrical performances. He has 58 acting credits and 2 for producing including "Ishaqzaade" (2012) and "Thappad" (2021). See http://www.therealjohndavidson.com/2020/05/thappad-or-in-english-slap.html
Available on Netflix with subtitles. Suicide is an underlying theme and may bother some viewers, but the lead character is so vivacious in getting revenge you will appreciate that overcoming evil can be uplifting.
As usual I have bolded the first mention of films I have seen. They are not necessarily a recommendation, but generally I found them worthy of my time. If you follow the links you should be able to determine if a particular film is worth following up.
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