Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai (2020)

Original title

चोक्ड: पैसा बोलता है

Directed by

Anurag Kashyap

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

UA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bank cashier living in a crowded Mumbai apartment finds a wad of cash mysteriously appearing in her kitchen sink during the chaotic 2016 demonetisation. Her husband is a failed musician and her son needs money for school. The unexpected money strains her marriage and forces her to make a choice.

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What happens

Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai (transl. Money talks) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, written by Nihit Bhave, and jointly produced by Netflix and Good Bad Films (in their debut production). The film stars Saiyami Kher and Roshan Mathew, with Amruta Subhash and Rajshri Deshpande appearing in supporting roles. Set against the backdrop of 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation, the film tells the story of a bank cashier who discovers a stash of cash hidden in her kitchen sink. It released on Netflix on 5 June 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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