Guild Reviews
The Bhootnii
Comedy, Horror, Romance (Hindi)
The Virgin Tree, based in the heart of St. Vincent's College, is home to a spirit who awakens every Valentine's Day in response to the longing for true love. As strange incidents multiply, the Virgin Tree becomes a place of dread, the authorities call in a veteran para-physicist to confront the entity.
Cast:
Sanjay Dutt, Mouni Roy, Palak Tiwari, Aasif Khan, Sunny Singh
Director:
Sidhaant Sachdev
This film lacks plot, production value, sense and sensibility
Mon, May 5 2025
Within a few minutes of the film’s opening, I asked myself: what am I doing here? Two hours, ten minutes, and what seems like a lifetime of groaning-and-moaning later, I have zero answers to that one. Horror comedies may be the flavour of the season after the ‘Stree’ jamboree, but even its part 2 was nowhere close to the delightful original. In this new film, we get a ‘The’, emphasising that this is not your random garden variety of bhootni, but a very specific one, with a double i to boot. Ergo, this one will stand apart. Which it does. It proudly and flagrantly stands apart from any vestiges of plot and production values, forget about sense and sensibility.
Sanjay Dutt’s ghosthunter act cannot enliven horror comedy
Thu, May 1 2025
What’s the deal with Sunny Singh? The actor, in his fairly long career, has been a curious nonentity in Hindi cinema, turning up in any and every film that will have him. He was a mildly amusing presence in the Luv Ranjan Cinematic Universe. But his recent output has been especially bleak. It does not seem to matter if he is playing Lakshmana in Adipurush or a boozy beefcake in Wild Wild Punjab. Whatever the assignment, Singh gives the impression of an amiable jock who’s wandered in from the nearest Hakim’s Aalim. In The Bhootnii, a new horror-comedy, Singh plays Santanu, a student of ‘St. Vincent’s College of Arts and Culture’, a true cradle of learning. Its students occupy themselves with the pursuit of sachi mohabbat (true love), which is understandably hard to come by. Each year, on Valentine’s Day, they hang trinkets and pictures on a wishing tree called the ‘Virgin Tree’. It is worshipped as a bringer of romantic good luck, but it also bodes ill: a tree nymph, played by Mouni Roy, haunts the campus, and has apparently precipitated a string of recent suicides.
A Horror-Comedy That Haunts its Viewers
Thu, May 1 2025
As a genre, the horror comedy has reached a stage in its afterlife cycle where its ghoulish spirit is haunting theatres and vowing revenge against empty seats. The latest distorted entity is called The Bhootnii, an anti-film posing as a campus comedy set in a university that merges shots of Mumbai’s St. Xavier’s College with the abandoned studio lot of Om Shanti Om (2007) and the miscellaneous cultural energy of Rok Sako To Rok Lo (2004). It stars Mouni Roy as a jilted ghost named Mohabbat who yearns for the love of the student who accidentally summons her after a bad breakup by yelling “Where is my mohabbat?” in front of a tree haunted by her. He wanted to scream at the Virgin Tree (don’t ask), but drunkenly reached the wrong yard on a rainy night. Sometimes I wonder if I’m actually typing these lines in 2025.
Raid 2
Drama, Crime (Hindi)
Amay Patnaik conducts his 75th raid on the premises of a influential politician named Dada Bhai.
Cast:
Ajay Devgn, Ritesh Deshmukh, Vaani Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla, Rajat Kapoor, Sushil Dahiya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Amit Sial, Supriya Pathak
Director:
Raj Kumar Gupta
Writer:
Raj Kumar Gupta, Karan Vyas, Ritesh Shah, Jaideep Yadav
The Fun is Missing
Sat, May 3 2025
The Taxman Cometh
Sat, May 3 2025
The follow-up to Raid (2018) takes place in the late 1980s and reflects the style of films from that era, where politicians are portrayed as antagonists and the protagonist must outwit them.
Taxing sequel of an income-tax raid
Sat, May 3 2025
Logically, a sequel ought to be bigger and better, a feat rarely achieved. Indeed, ‘Raid 2’ ups the scale on the execution front. But in terms of treatment, as it tries to marry the realistic with the dramatic, it is a tough balancing act. From the ‘No One Killed Jessica’ director Raj Kumar Gupta, who directed the prequel ‘Raid’ too, you do not expect the same old wine in a new bottle. If we lauded ‘Raid’, based on a real-life incident, for fleshing out a full-fledged movie out of an income-tax raid, ‘Raid 2’ can’t possibly be just more of the same. For, how much surprise can you pack in the crevices of where and how the corrupt hide their money?
Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight
Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy (French)
When their druid forgets how to prepare the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix must defend the village as Caesar plots to use a Gallic law against them.
Cast:
Alain Chabat, Gilles Lellouche, Anaïs Demoustier, Laurent Lafitte, Thierry Lhermitte, Géraldine Nakache, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Jérôme Commandeur
Director:
Alain Chabat
Writer:
Alain Chabat, Benoît Oullion, Pierre-Alain Bloch
By Toutatis! Netflix quenches thirst for nostalgia with magic potion for the soul
Sat, May 3 2025
Unlike his fellow Franco-Belgian comic book icon Tintin, Asterix has a rich history of representation in cinema and on television. While Tintin has inspired mainly the beloved Canadian cartoon adaptation and a criminally underrated feature film directed by Steven Spielberg, the adventures of Asterix the Gaul have spawned 18 films, 15 board games, 40 video games, and one theme park. The latest is a glossy Netflix mini-series, originally announced in 2021 but released only this week. Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight is based on the 1964 comic of the same name, and will likely delight generations of readers who’ve grown up with the character.
Havoc
Action, Crime, Thriller (English)
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.
Cast:
Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Timothy Olyphant, Forest Whitaker, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Luis Guzmán, Sunny Pang, Yeo Yann Yann, Michelle Waterson-Gomez
Director:
Gareth Evans
Writer:
Gareth Evans
Tom Hardy unleashes a tornado of violence in Netflix’s blood-drenched action-thriller
Sat, May 3 2025
Everybody just needs to calm down in Havoc, the long-awaited new movie from Welsh director Gareth Evans. Starring Tom Hardy, it appears to be an attempt by Evans to deliberately distance himself from his two Raid films. Those movies introduced the world to a Pencak Silat, an Indonesian martial art that had previously never been represented on screen in such delectable detail. Evans filmed the combat scenes in those movies the way that Quentin Tarantino films feet. In Havoc, however, he replaces the frenetic fisticuffs with gory gunfights. The result is about as brutal, and far more stylish than anything he’s ever done before.
Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins
Action, Thriller (Hindi)
In this high-octane battle of wits and wills, ingenious con artist Rehan devises a diamond heist while trying to outsmart Rajan, his sadistic adversary.
Cast:
Saif Ali Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nikita Dutta, Kunal Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Gagan Arora, Dorendra Singh Loitongbam, Peter Muxka Manuel, Ayaz Khan, Sumit Gulati
Director:
Robby Grewal, Kookie Gulati
How many times will Saif Ali Khan facilitate the destruction of Bollywood (after restoring it)?
Sat, May 3 2025
Many years ago, Netflix announced a grand prequel series to SS Rajamouli’s landmark Baahubali films. A cast was assembled and paraded before the press in Singapore; the series was even given a title: Baahubali: Before the Beginning. It was filmed at Ramoji; people were taken on tours of the set. But the final show was deemed unworthy of Netflix’s server space, and, in an admirable display of creative integrity, it was decided that the project be revamped before being shown to the world. A new creative team was brought on board, and the entire thing was redone with a different cast. Remarkably, even the 2.0 version failed to meet Netflix’s high standards — we are, after all, talking about the same streamer that nodded in approval when presented with Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins — and the mega-budget project, on which hundreds of crores had already been spent, put out of its misery.
A Spotify Review
Tue, April 29 2025
Weeks after Nadaaniyan that starred his son, Saif Ali Khan’s Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins—inexplicably—further lowers the bar for Netflix India. We struggle to talk meaningfully about the heist movie and instead find ourselves discussing Netflix’s terrible track record in India. We wonder why an actor of Jaideep Ahlawat’s talent would put himself through this, and eventually get around to poking holes in the film’s plot and questioning the intelligence of its characters.
धूल मचाने निकला ‘ज्वेल थीफ’
Sun, April 27 2025
सबसे पहले तो नेटफ्लिक्स वालों को अपने सब्सक्राइर्ब्स से यह शपथ-पत्र साइन करवा लेना चाहिए कि ‘ज्वेल थीफ’ नाम की इस फिल्म को देखने से पहले वे लोग कोई रिव्यू नहीं पढ़ेंगे, फिल्म देखते समय कोई सवाल नहीं पूछेंगे और फिल्म देखने के बाद बिना गाली-गलौज किए अपना सब्सक्रिप्शन जारी रखेंगे। चलिए आगे बढ़ते हैं। हां तो, एक विलेन है जिसके बारे में पूरी दुनिया के क्राइम वर्ल्ड को पता है कि वह बदमाश आदमी है, नहीं पता तो मुंबई पुलिस को, दुनिया भर की पुलिस को। उसे पांच सौ करोड़ के एक हीरे की चोरी करवानी है इसलिए वह एक नामी चोर के पापा को ब्लैकमेल करता है। वह नामी चोर क्यों नामी है, यह बात हमें नहीं बताई जाती। भई, हर बात क्यों बताई जाए 149 रुपए में पूरा महीना नेटफ्लिक्स चाटने वालों को? हां तो, उस नामी चोर के पीछे मुंबई पुलिस के एक अफसर ने सरकारी खर्चे पर दो ऐसे बंदे छोड़ रखे हैं जो विदेशों में घूम-घूम कर उस पर सिर्फ ‘नज़र’ रख रहे हैं और उनमें से एक तो चिप्स खा-खाकर इतना तगड़ा (मोटा पढ़िए) हो चुका है कि चार कदम भी नहीं भाग पाता। इन्हें चकमा देकर वह नामी चोर मुंबई आ जाता है क्योंकि वह हीरा भी मुंबई आने वाला है। यह बात भी सबको पता है, बस नहीं पता तो हमारे उस पुलिस अफसर को। वैसे इस पुलिस अफसर की मुंबई में भले ही न चलती हो, विदेशी पुलिस इसके एक इशारे पर जुट जाती है। अब शुरू होती है उस हीरे को चुराने की मुहिम और साथ ही शुरू होता है चोर-पुलिस का खेल।
Cast:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priya Bapat, Hussain Dalal, Gagan Dev Riar
Writer:
Bhavesh Mandalia
(Writing for M9 News)
A Dry Biopic of an Inspiring Life
Sat, May 3 2025
In 1990s Goa, a determined customs officer, Costao Fernandes, wages a fierce battle against a large gold smuggling network. His pursuit of justice thrusts him into dangerous situations. A confrontation with the smugglers leads to a death, and Costao is subsequently accused of murder. How does he stay committed to his duty amidst the heavy personal toll in his fight against corruption in Goa? Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the lifeline of the film, who uses dialogues and body language to masterfully depict his fiery yet underplayed arrogance. However, he needed a more engaging script to sink his teeth into. Priya Bapat is as reliable as ever, winning your empathy while cast as a responsible wife who prioritises her family over anything else.
A Promising Biopic That Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory
Thu, May 1 2025
All things considered, Costao is not your cookie-cutter Bollywood biopic. It stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Costao Fernandes, the plucky Goa customs officer who killed the brother of a powerful minister in self-defense while trying to bust a gold-smuggling operation in 1991. This incident happens around 30 minutes into the two-hour-long film. At this point, he goes on the run; the Goa police as well as the politician’s goons search for him. The CBI soon puts him on trial for murder, and the gangster plans cold-blooded revenge. He is even attacked in a medical room by henchmen disguised as doctors. Most stories would stage his fight for innocence as an extension of this moment — as a tense battle for survival. One can almost imagine a high-pitched climax where he uncovers proof, exposes the smugglers, wins the case and clears his own name.
Dynamic Nawaz
Thu, May 1 2025
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s gift to embody individuals committed to their ideology is frequent fodder for cinema. After playing the unwavering Dashrath Manjhi in Manjhi: The Mountain Man, illustrious author Saadat Hasan Manto in Manto, blunt politician and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray in Thackeray and psychotic serial killer Raman Raghav in Raman Raghav 2.0, the actor plays a 1990s Goan hero in the eponymous Costao. Customs officer Costao Fernandes rose to fame for standing his ground against an influential smuggling kingpin when the latter dragged him to court for the murder of his younger brother.
Firefly
Drama, Comedy (Kannada)
Firefly is a melancholic, surreal journey of Vicky as he deals with lifes challenges and seeks the purpose of his life through bizarre adventures.
Cast:
Vamshi Krishna, Rachana Inder, Shivaraj Kumar, Achyuth Kumar, Sheetal Shetty, Anand Ninasam, Sudharani, Moogu Suresh
Director:
Vamshi Krishna
Writer:
Vamshi Krishna
(Writing for OTT Play)
Treads Lightly Through Grief — And Finds Joy
Sat, May 3 2025
THERE’S A SCENE in Firefly when Vicky, recently out of a coma, returns home after months and rings the bell, getting more and more irritated with every unanswered ring, before his new reality strikes him. There’s a glimmer of realisation in his eyes. The scene does not cut to sad music and tears. Instead, he searches for the house keys and strides out to get them from his uncle’s house, from where he had just walked out in a huff. This scene, in a strange way, sets the tone for the film, which speaks about coping with grief, depression, sleeplessness, and the overwhelming yearning to see one’s parents one more time. Despite the theme, debut actor-director Vamshi Krishna, who has also written the film, infuses it with a certain childlike lightness of touch and quirky humour. He’s also careful not to toss around the word depression casually—there’s a sensitivity in the portrayal of group therapy and more.
Guru Nanak Jahaz
Drama (Punjabi)
The film is based on a true incident of 20th century popularly known as Komagata Maru incident. The film unveils a poignant chapter in history when a group of Indian Sikh immigrants aboard a Japanese steamship named Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying 376 passengers from India. Canada, enforcing discriminatory immigration laws, denied entry to most passengers who were of Indian descent. After two months of legal battles and protests, the ship was forced to return to India. The incident highlights racial prejudices and immigration policies of the time, symbolising a struggle for Equality and Justice.
Cast:
Tarsem Jassar, Balwinder Bullet, Gurpreet Ghuggi
Director:
Sharan Art
Writer:
Sharan Art
Powerful retelling of the struggles of early migrants to Canada
Fri, May 2 2025
Directed by Sharan Art and starring Tarsem Jassar, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Mark Bennington; Guru Nanak Jahaz is a historical drama that revisits an almost forgotten moment to remind us of the struggles of early migrants to Canada. While Amrinder Gill’s directorial debut, Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya (2022) examined the many hurdles faced by the first wave of immigrants to Canada, this film examines the many struggles with government policies and the resilience of migrants in the face of it.
Muthayya
Drama, Family (Telugu)
In a remote village, a 70-year-old man dreams of becoming an actor before he dies. While sharing these dreams with his best friend, he tries to showcase his acting skills in every way possible.
Cast:
Sudhakar Reddy, Mounika Bomma, Purna Chandra, Kiran Kumar, Sai Leela Pooja, Arun Raj, Jayavardhan Sagar
Director:
Bhaskhar Maurya
A charming tale about long-cherished dreams pays homage to cinema
Thu, May 1 2025
Watching director Bhaskhar Maurya’s Telugu film Muthayya, now streaming on ETV Win, feels like shedding the trappings of urban life and settling into an unhurried rural setting, surrounded by affable characters. The story centres on a 70-year-old man from a village in Telangana, who dreams of becoming a film actor and seeing himself on the big screen — just once in his lifetime. Age may not be on his side, but his zest for life remains undiminished. Humour weaves gently through the narrative. In an early scene, two men climb a water tank to unveil a banner. Someone remarks, in the Telangana dialect, “Yem peekindu?” (What did he achieve?). We soon find out. At the heart of the story is Muthayya (played by Sudhakar Reddy of Balagamfame), who owns a modest plot of land that overlooks open fields and distant hills. Each evening, he retreats to his simple dwelling on the land, sharing a drink or two with his much younger friend Malli (Arun Kumar), who runs a cycle repair shop in the village.
Another Simple Favor
Comedy, Crime, Thriller (English)
Stephanie and Emily reunite on the beautiful island of Capri, Italy for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman. Along with the glamorous guests, expect murder and betrayal to RSVP for a wedding with more twists and turns than the road from the Marina Grande to the Capri town square.
Cast:
Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Bashir Salahuddin, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Kelly McCormack, Elena Sofia Ricci, Michele Morrone
Director:
Paul Feig
Writer:
Paul Feig, Laeta Kalogridis
Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick Film Is Chaotic, Wacky And A Bit Fun
Tue, April 29 2025
Another Simple Favour directed by Paul Feig is a sequel to A Simple Favor released in 2018. Both films are based on a book of the same name by Darcey Bell. The sequel is based on the characters written by Darcey Bell but does not explore the same tone or plotline as the previous film. We do get to see many characters return but the twists take wilder turns as the story moves forward. The 2018 film was known for take a deep dive into the thriller genre and exploring the stereotypes in it with two female characters but the sequels drops it all to explore something different. The film begins with Anna Kendrick’s Stephanie Smothers, who has turned into a celebrity and an author. While she is preparing to release her book based on Blake Lively’s Emily aka the allusive blonde in her life, Stephanie is also suffering from PTSD about her crime solving days. She decided to leave it behind after a man shot himself for being accused of sexual harassment and possibly abuse. However, as Miles’ mother she decides to move on with her life. But Emily isn’t done with her yet.
Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick Sparkle In Entertaining Yet Freaky Dark Comedy
Tue, April 29 2025
Based on the characters by author Darcey Bell, the sequel to A Simple Favor (2018) returns with double the craziness and twists of the first film. Several familiar faces are back in Another Simple Favor, directed once again by Paul Feig. But it’s the weird bond between frenemies Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) that elevates this fun and freaky sequel. The Italian setting and the wedding venue lead to wild storytelling, which is only saved by the stars’ chemistry and banter. Emily, who is out of prison on appeal, invites her old bestie Stephanie to be her maid of honour at her Italian wedding to a wealthy Italian man, Dante Versano (Michele Morrone), who may or may not be in the mob. As the wedding festivities take off, the bodies begin to drop like flies, and unsurprisingly, mommy vlogger Stephanie is one of the suspects. Is this one of Emily’s tricky traps again?
Phule
History, Drama (Hindi)
A biopic on Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule, considered to be a pioneering couple in India’s societal history. They are often credited for underlining the importance of the girls’ education and self-dependence.
Cast:
Pratik Gandhi, Patralekhaa
Director:
Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
Too much like textbook history
Tue, April 29 2025
Writer-director Ananth Narayan Mahadevan bookends his 129-minute biopic on social reformers and educationists Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule with the events of 1897. Poona is devastated by the plague. Savitribai runs across parched land to bring an ailing child to a makeshift medical camp. Before the doctors can pronounce a prognosis, events move back in time to 1848. Savitri was a child bride then, married to the slightly older Jyotirao Phule who, even as a teenager, was progressive enough to want his wife to be educated. This did not sit well with his conservative father (Vinay Pathak). Undeterred, Jyotirao continued to encourage not just his wife, but also the younger village girls, to learn. Now older and more committed, the Phules’ egalitarian practices and focus on social reform conflicted with the caste hierarchy of the time. The ire of higher-caste men, enraged that the ‘untouchables’ were stepping out of their lane, compelled the couple to move away from their family home. Joy Sengupta plays the upper-caste Vinayak, Darsheel Safary is the adopted son Yashwant Phule, and Amit Behl plays the head priest. Sharad Kelkar serves as narrator, giving the staccato screenplay some cohesion.
(Writing for The Common Man Speaks)
Pratik Gandhi excels in this decent period drama
Sun, April 27 2025
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitri Phule were a social reformer couple who worked for the causes like eradication of caste discrimination, women education, widow remarriage, etc. Filmmmaker Ananth Narayan Mahadevan’s Phule is a biopic on their lives and struggles. Jyotirao is married off to Savitri when they were kids, as per the traditions and customs of that era. They both belonged to the (so-called) lower caste. Jyotirao starts educating his wife from an early age as he strongly believed that it’s important for women to be educated. The movie starts off in 1848 when Jyotirao (Pratik Gandhi) and Savitri (Patralekhaa) are already grown-ups and working towards education of girls from their neighbourhood in Pune (then Poona). The two face strong opposition from the (so-called) upper caste people of that time.
Ananth Mahadevan’s Film is Not as Brave as its Firebrand Protagonists
Sun, April 27 2025
One could argue: making a biopic in Hindi cinema these days is a lost battle even before one begins. Such is our legal system, our near-Olympic status at taking offence as a society, the cumbersome process of obtaining life-rights, and the patronising tone filmmakers adopt to turn someone’s life story into a moral science lesson (or they won’t get it). It’s no surprise then that most biopics coming out of Hindi cinema re-manufacture a stale, reverential tone with intermittent cues of inspirational music – so much so that my brain almost involuntarily switches off during such sequences these days. And god forbid if the film has the slightest socio-political criticism. Then the headache of battling the CBFC (censor board), with the livelihoods of hundreds of crew members being on the line – it’s no surprise why nearly every filmmaker is cautious, even if the film is set around characters who took on Brahmanical patriarchy more than a century ago.
Devmanus
Drama, Crime (Marathi)
A devout priest's peaceful existence unravels after a moral transgression forces him to choose between confession and making amends.
Cast:
Mahesh Manjrekar, Renuka Shahane, Subodh Bhave, Siddharth Bodke, Anshuman Joshi, Sai Tamhankar
Director:
Tejas Vijay Deoskar
Writer:
Neha Sandeep Shitole
(Writing for The Common Man Speaks)
This drama is a fine mixture of crime and emotions
Tue, April 29 2025
Director Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar’s Marathi movie Devmanus is the official remake of directors Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Rajeev Barnwal’s Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta starrer 2022 Hindi movie Vadh (which this reviewer hasn’t seen). The movie is a fine emotional crime drama. The story takes place in Kopargaon in Maharashtra. Senior citizen couple Keshav (Mahesh Manjrekar) and his wife Laxmi (Renuka Shahane) are staying alone after their son Madhav (Ruturaj Shinde) migrates to the US and gets married over there without their consent. Keshav is a tuition teacher cum farmer, who somehow managed to gather loan to get Madhav educated in the US. Along with the bank, he also had to take money from the local contractor and an evil goon Dilip (Siddharth Bodke) while mortgaging their ancestral house.
Stellar performances and a gripping story keeps you hooked
Fri, April 25 2025
What happens when a simple, calm, composed man commits a crime out of helplessness? Is the crime justified? Does the man repent? Does he get caught? Devmanus answers all these questions and does it while keeping you hooked. An adaptation of Jaspal Singh Sandhu and Rajeev Barnwal’s Hindi film Vadh, Devmanus sees Mahesh Manjrekar and Renuka Shahane stepping into Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta’s roles. The film is a thrilling drama that packs all the right punches – stellar performances, a gripping story, beautiful shots, taut editing and a fitting background score. Owing money to a loan shark, Keshav (Mahesh Manjrekar) and Laxmi (Renuka Shahane) are struggling to make ends meet. The impending tension of losing their mortgaged house makes the couple helpless as Dilip (Siddharth Bodke), the goon who they’ve taken the money from, shows up drunk at their doorstep anytime he wishes to. Things take a drastic turn one day and the lives of Keshav and Laxmi change forever.