Konkona Sen Sharma

A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortunately, all of them have the same plan. It`s every man for himself, all the dogs after one bone. Will these dogs bite the bone or will they lose to greed?

Four eminent Indian directors explore sex, desire and love through short films in this sequel to 2018's Emmy-nominated "Lust Stories".

Ajeeb Daastaans is an anthology of four unique stories that dig into the complexities of fractured relationships.

Radha "Dolly" Yadav (Konkona Sen Sharma) is part of a middle-class family in Noida with her husband Amit (Aamir Bashir) and two sons Bharat (Hearty Singh) & Pappu. While they are financially stable, they struggle to pay the installments for a new luxury apartment they are in the process of purchasing. Unbeknownst to Amit, Dolly manages the payments by selling her jewelry or by stealing money from her employers, a small accounting firm. Dolly's younger cousin Kajal "Kitty" Yadav (Bhumi Pednekar) has recently arrived from rural Bihar to chase her dreams and aspirations in the city. When Kajal tells Dolly that Amit makes unwanted advances towards her, Dolly puts it down to misunderstanding and laughs it off. Uncomfortable with her situation, Kajal looks to move out of Dolly's home but this is made difficult by her lack of qualifications (She tries to work at a shoe factory owned by Gippi (Ashwin Kushal), but quits as Gippi treats his workers like slaves). PG accommodations are very crammed and Kajal doesn't earn enough to afford a place of her own. Eventually, Kajal takes up a job at a call center for Red Rose Romance, a paid dating app where men can call in and speak to the women of their fantasies. After working through the initial shock of realization that most men call the app demanding phone sex, she takes on the identity of "Kitty" and becomes an expert at navigating tricky calls. She moves into a hostel and experiences the freedom of big city life with her new friends Shazia (Kubbra Sait) and DJ Teja Gujjar (Karan Kundra). She hides this information from Dolly, who finds Kajal's line of work indecent and unfit for women from good families. Billa (Prabhat Raghunandan) is GUjjar's brother and wants him to get rid of Shazia (as she is a Muslim). Meanwhile, Dolly struggles with hypo-active sexual desire disorder, leading to lack of intimacy with Amit and frustration. Dolly sets up a meeting with her estranged mother (Neelima Azeem) to understand whether her sexual difficulties are genetic, but her mother denies having any sexual problems and encourages Dolly to discover herself and find her own freedom. Dolly also has to reckon with the cross-dressing tendencies of her younger son Pappu (Kalp Shah), which nearly gets him expelled from school. Kajal starts to moonlight as escort to rich parties, but cant bring herself to indulge in prostitution. In one of the parties she learns that the builder of Dolly's apartment society does not intend to complete the project. When Kajal's call center becomes the center of media attention, Dolly confronts her, and the two have a verbal blow-up. Kaajal tells Dolly that her dream of owning a luxury apartment is never going to be completed. Kajal develops a friendship with a man called Pradeep (Vikrant Massey) through the Red Rose Romance app. While on a trip to the Taj Mahal (with Shazia and Gujjar), she asks Pradeep to join him for a date, and they soon become intimate. Meanwhile Dolly strikes up a friendship with MBA student and delivery man Osmaan (Amol Parashar), and over several meetings they become close. Dolly struggles with her feelings and initially tries to overcome them by trying to have sex with her husband Amit. One day Kitty realizes that Amit is a regular caller to her call center and she is his newest companion. Kitty cries. When local political goons organize a raid on a well-known lovers' lane, Kajal and Pradeep are arrested for public indecency and taken to jail. Pradeep bribes the policemen and arranges himself to be freed, then disappears without a second thought for Kajal. She calls Dolly, who comes and picks her up. The two open up to each other, with Dolly speculating that her disorder is a result of a hymen re-stitching operation that she got to make it seem like she was still a virgin when she married Amit, and Kajal recounting her disappointment at her first sexual experience. Dolly expresses that it would be a great idea if an equivalent for Red Rose Romance existed for women. Later, Kajal tracks down Pradeep, only to find out that he's actually a married man called Chhatrasar Singh. When Shazia breaks up with Gujjar, Kajal becomes intimate with him and is able to achieve orgasm through oral sex. Dolly becomes intimate with Osmaan. When they have sex, she enjoys it, realizing that her lack of sexual satisfaction with Amit is not a result of a clinical disorder, but stems from a lack of desire. When Amit calls the call center again, Kitty is her companion and confronts him directly, asking him as to why he is cheating on Dolly. Amit in turn calls Kajal's parents to Noida to confront her and what she does for a job. Kajal's office is vandalized by the political goons, and several of the women working at the call center quit their jobs, fearing for their safety. Kajal, Dolly, and her family visit a local fair for the unveiling of a new structure by a feminist artist. Kajal comes across Pradeep, who promises to leave his family for her, but she rejects him. The new structure is the shape of a vagina, and the gathering is soon attacked by goons who deem it to be against Indian culture. In the resulting commotion, Shazia and Osmaan are shot dead. Kajal and Dolly grieve for them, and reconcile due to their shared grief. Amit finds out about Dolly's affair, but wants to move on from it and resume the appearance of being in a normal family. However, Dolly explains that she is not attracted to him, and decides that she wants to separate. Her older son chooses to stay with Amit, but Pappu comes with her. Kajal goes back to her bosses, and they re-open the office and launch a new Red Rose app for women. The last shot of the film is Dolly and Pappu taking a bus ride out of town, recalling Dolly's own experience with her mother.

Talvar is a fictional dramatization of true life events revolving around the Arushi Talwar murder case investigation. Known as the Noida Double Murder Case, it happened in the city adjoining India`s capital Delhi, in 2008. The incident still resonates in the minds of the public, as there is no sense of closure in the case in spite of a guilty verdict - the parents of the murdered girl have been sentenced to life for killing her. Boasting of power packed performances by Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma and Neeraj Kabi, it also has Tabu in a special appearance. With Gulzar`s lyrics, Vishal Bharadwaj`s music and cinematography by Pankaj Kumar, the thriller is a work of fiction which is based on one of the most intriguing and talked about murder cases in recent Indian history. Produced by Junglee Picture and VB Pictures, it is written by Vishal Bharadwaj and is directed by Meghna Gulzar.

The film starts off with an introduction of Joint Director Ashwin Kumar at the annual function of India's premier police investigating agency, the Central Department of Investigation (CDI). At the function (1 April 2008), his senior officers hand him over a double murder case. The film then goes into a flashback of events leading to the murders. On the night of 15-16 March 2008, Shruti Tandon (Ayesha Parveen), a 14-year girl is found dead at her home in Sameer Vihar of Noida, by her parents Ramesh (Neeraj Kabi) and Nutan (Konkona Sen Sharma). The local policemen, led by Inspector Dhaniram (Gajraj Rao) are incompetent, and do not know the basics of criminal investigation. Initially, they seek the missing servant Khempal. However, later, Khempal's decomposed body is found on the terrace of the building in which the Tandons live. The police question Khempal's close friend and Tandons' assistant Kanhaiya. Kanhaiya tells the police that Ramesh Tandon might have been involved in an extra-marital affair, and Khempal might have been involved in a relationship with Shruti. The police start suspecting the Tandons, and after sometime, declare the murders as a clear case of honour killing. On 25 March, the Noida police arrest Ramesh Tandon for the two murders. The police chief organizes a press conference in which he declares that Ramesh murdered Shruti and Khempal after finding them in a compromising position. This character assassination of Shruti leads to public outrage, and the case is handed over to the Central Department of Investigation (CDI), the country's elite investigating police agency. The CDI team is led by Joint Director Ashwin Kumar (Irrfan Khan) and ACP Vedant (Soham Shah). Kumar holds contempt for the sloppy first responders who botched the initial crime-scene investigation. He believes the parents to be innocent, and methodically builds a case against the father's resentful assistant. His team uses narco tests, attempting to prove that the assistant and his two accomplices committed the murders. On 22 June 2008, he officially exonerates the parents, and Ramesh Tandon is released from the jail. The narrative also briefly discusses the dissolution of Kumar's marriage with Reema (Tabu). Just as Ashwin Kumar is about to conclude his investigation, his senior officer retires and a new CDI chief takes over. ACP Vedant, in his greed to get a promotion, starts working against Kumar. This leads to an altercation between the two officers, resulting in Kumar's suspension. On 9 July 2008, CDI hands over the case to a new probe team led by Kumar's former boss Paul (Atul Kumar), who concludes that the parents committed the murders. In the final act, rival camps (of Kumar and Paul), with opposing hypotheses, make their cases before the CDI chief. On 20 February 2011, CDI files a closure report in Ghaziabad court, naming parents as the prime suspects, but states that the evidence is insufficient to initiate prosecution. On 15 March, the Tandons file a protest plea opposing CDI's report. On 25 March, the judge rejects the closure report and makes the parents an accused in the case. The trial begins on 8 June 2012, and the Tandons are convicted for the murders on 26 November 2013.

Dia, a divorced mother living in New York, returns to India after learning that her guru is on his deathbed. Upon arriving, she discovers he has passed away, leaving her with the responsibility of reviving the Ajanta Theater where she once danced. However, political officials plan to demolish it to make way for a shopping mall. As Dia fights to save the theater, she must also confront the resentment of the townspeople she left behind a decade ago, striving to regain their trust and honor her guru`s legacy.

Badki and Chutki are sisters and live with their parents Shivshankar and Sabitri Sahay on the banks of River Ganga in Benaras. The family is quite poor but very close knit. Badki decides to take charge of the financial situation when it seems as if Chutki will have to give up her education. She goes to Mumbai to make a living. By chance, she becomes a part of the flesh trade of the city. She keeps the secret to herself while Chutki completes her education successfully. But what happens when Chutki follows her sister to Mumbai? Do the sisters face reality? Does Badki ever find love?

The world is becoming smaller. Cell phones have cut down distances. Low cost airlines have got cities closer. There`s less time for breakfast. Even lesser time for dinner. And no time for lunch. The sensex is rising. Malls in every corner. Multiplexes, the only way to watch movies. The seven year itch has come down to 7 months. Or lesser. Depending on how ambitious one is. We are getting bored too soon. Too many choices. The movie hovers around these, addressing issues that happen in a metro.