Faltu is born of a crazy mother and his father is unknown. The people of his village have raised him as their own child. In the course of events he finds out that everyone in the village .
Acting
Soumitra Chatterjee brings devastating gravitas.
Cinematography
Rural Bengal shot like a fever dream.

Director
Anjan Das
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Das adapted this from a Bengali short story, keeping the rural setting to critique caste-adjacent social hierarchies rarely depicted in mainstream Indian cinema.
The film's title translates to 'Useless/Worthless' — a name the protagonist carries until he reclaims its power in the devastating final scene.