A taxi driver is caught between a dysfunctional relationship between a woman and her father as he drives them to Kolkata.
Acting
Deepika, Bachchan, and Irrfan—three masters doing the most with pauses.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll swear they forgot the script.
Direction
Sircar finds poetry in a toilet-obsessed old man's tantrums.
Director
Shoojit Sircar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amitabh Bachchan actually learned Bengali for the role; his accent coaching came from watching Satyajit Ray films.
The film sparked real conversations about elderly care in India, with adult children recognizing their own Bashkors.
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