

Parag Dixit is living a dream life with a great job and his loving girlfriend Mansi! However things take an ugly turn when after a series of unfortunate events he suddenly wakes up in jail; handcuffed and randomly beaten up by the cops.
Acting
Neil Nitin Mukesh's breakdown scenes hit devastatingly hard.
Direction
Bhandarkar's documentary-style realism makes prison feel inescapable.
Practical Effects
Actual prison locations — no polished sets, just raw decay.

Director
Madhur Bhandarkar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Madhur Bhandarkar spent months visiting Mumbai prisons and interviewing former inmates to build authentic characters.
The film sparked debates about India's overcrowded prison system and the infamous 'undertrial' phenomenon — inmates waiting years for hearings.