A thriller set in Benares, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi, Setters is about a racket profiteering from academic scams. The film follows a cat-and-mouse game between two good friends: one a cop, and the other a "setter" who arranges brilliant students in place of weak students to appear in examinations.
Acting
Vijay Raaz steals every scene as the morally flexible middleman Nizam.
Production
Authentic North Indian city-hopping that feels lived-in, not tourist postcard.
Director
Ashwini Chaudhary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film exposes India's 'proxy' mafia where medical and engineering entrance exams are routinely cracked by imposters—a scandal so persistent that 2023 saw national testing agencies finally implement biometric verification.
Director Ashwini Chaudhary spent two years interviewing actual arrested 'setters' in Tihar Jail; Vijay Raaz based his mannerisms on a specific conman who now runs a legitimate coaching center.
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