"Religion is opium," said Marx; this film, five short stories in genres from comedy to social issues and dystopian sci-fi, attempts to examine the religious situation in India from multiple perspectives.
Social & External
The people behind it
Vinay Pathak
Colaco
Sharib Hashmi
Geetika Vidya
Dilip Prabhavalkar
Sunil Colaco
Hemant Saini
Son
Aeklavya Tomer
Opium
In front of a six-year-old boy, gangsters kill his father. It turns out that police inspector Saxena exposed a gang of smugglers, and the gangsters took revenge on him. Little Anup Saxena remembered the faces of the killers forever. Fourteen years passed. The thought of revenge never left Anup. He tracked down the killers. Three of the four have already been killed. The fourth remains—the gang leader, Bakshi. Anup kidnaps his daughter, Sima. But Anup and Sima fall in love with each other. Now Bakshi is not only an enemy, but also the father of his beloved. Anup is confused...
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A moment's weakness can make one guilty and destroy the person.
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A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious and bizarre.
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An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.