Poster of the film Pushtaini

Pushtaini

Hindi


A Bollywood actor involved in a scandal flees to his birth village in the Himalayan foothills and by happenstance picks up a determined young woman along the way. Once at home he is unpleasantly surprised, and must, against his will, deal with a disputed inheritance. His new friend becomes an ally.

Cast:Vinod Rawat, Hemant Pandey, Rita Heer, Rajkummar Rao,
Director:Vinod Rawat

Guild Reviews

Image of scene from the film Pushtaini

A true-blue independent film with a big heart

FCG Member Reviewer Keyur Seta
Keyur Seta | Bollywood Hungama
Sun, December 8 2024

(Written for The Common Man Speaks)

A lot of indie films are based on unexpected journeys that bring about a change in the film’s character(s) and provide a heartwarming message in the end. Director, actor and producer Vinod Rawat’s Pushtaini is also one such film but it succeeds in standing apart due to quite a few reasons. The story revolves around Bhupinder Rawat aka Bhuppi (Vinod Rawat). He is a struggling actor in Mumbai, who has just landed a role in a film starring the famous actor Ankur Bhatia (Rajkummar Rao) for a small sum. If this wasn’t enough, his friend (?) Sumit (Nitin Goel) shows him a video of his sex scandal that happened while he was drunk recently. Bhuppi has no idea of him indulging in such an act. But now Sumit asks for Rs 8 lakhs from him, else he threatens to make the video viral.

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