

A 20-minute rickshaw ride straight to the gut.
Sunil is a happy-go-lucky richshaw driver living in a Mumbai's slum with his beautiful wife Indu, till an incident consumes and changes Sunil's life forever.
Acting
Ishtiyak Khan carries worlds in his silence.
Production
Mumbai slum authenticity, no poverty-porn gloss.

Director
Sharad Malhotra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's playful Marathi-English mix ('Prem Gajra' = love garland, 'Chilli Chicken' = aspirational takeout) deliberately mocks working-class dreams before crushing them.
Director Sharad Malhotra made this after years in advertising; the rickshaw's rear-view mirror framing is his visual trademark, later copied in Sacred Games.
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