Kathal
On
Netflix:
Sanya
Malhotra's
latest
movie,
Kathal,
co-produced
by
Guneet
Monga
Kapoor's
Sikhya
Entertainment
and
Ekta
Kapoor's
Balaji
Telefilms,
is
one
of
the
very
few
movies
with
an
intentionally
absurd
storyline.
It
is
a
satirical
comedy
about
a
local
politician
whose
prized
jackfruits
go
missing
and
a
young
police
officer
who
is
adamant
to
solve
this
bizarre
case
to
prove
herself.
The
story
is
inspired
by
similar
real-life
incidents
that
have
happened
in
the
past,
like
an
official
almost
draining
an
entire
dam
to
retrieve
a
phone
accidentally
dropped
by
the
owner
while
trying
to
take
a
selfie,
or
an
IAS
Officer
that
cut
practice
sessions
at
a
Delhi
stadium
short
so
that
he
could
walk
his
dog.
SANYA
MALHOTRA
VOUCES
KATHAL
IS
NOT
FAR
FROM
REALITY
As
absurd
as
the
story
might
sound
to
many,
the
cast
and
crew
vouch
that
Kathal
is
not
very
far
from
reality.
Sanya
Malhotra
says,
"I've
been
overwhelmed
with
the
love
and
response
to
'Kathal'.
Every
day
on
social
media
I'm
tagged
for
such
bizarre
stories
happening
around
us.
This
is
such
a
fitting
social
commentary
and
it's
fascinating
to
see
our
fiction
being
reflected
so
relevantly
in
times
now.
It's
so
absurd,
and
every
time
someone
says,
'This
should
have
been
a
movie',
now
it
is!
Kathal
is
on
Netflix.
Made
by
some
really
special
people."
Director
Yashowardhan
Mishra
says,
"Kathal
is
a
colourful
bouquet
of
the
bizarre
that
we
see
all
around
us
nowadays.
We
wanted
to
make
a
sharp
Social
Satire
which
gently
nudges
the
audiences
towards
critical
thinking
about
the
world
we
live
in.
It's
been
really
rewarding
seeing
the
response
and
love
for
this
quirky
film
of
ours,
and
it's
been
an
honour
being
able
to
tell
this
peculiar
story
based
on
true-ish
events
alongside
Sikhya
Entertainment,
Balaji
Telefilms
and
a
stellar
cast
including
Sanya
Malhotra,
Anant
V
Joshi,
Rajpal
Yadav,
Raghubir
Yadav,
Vijay
Raaz
and
more."
Producer
Guneet
Monga
Kapoor
said,
"When
Yashowardhan
Mishra
and
Ashok
Mishra
approached
us
with
the
idea
of
'Kathal',
Achin
and
I
instantly
knew
this
was
a
project
Sikhya
Entertainment
could
voice
and
lead.
We
made
'Kathal'
with
the
hope
of
speaking
about
the
absurdity
of
our
reality,
and
with
the
headlines,
we're
seeing
now,
it's
all
the
more
validating
that
sometimes
reality
is
stranger
than
fiction."
The
movie
also
stars
Anant
V
Joshi,
Vijay
Raaz,
Rajpal
Yadav,
Raghubir
Yadav,
Brijendra
Kala,
and
Neha
Saraf,
in
prominent
roles.
Sanya
plays
the
role
of
Inspector
Mahima
Basor,
who
is
assigned
the
task
of
finding
the
culprit
of
the
stolen
jackfruits.
Kathal
-
A
Jackfruit
Mystery
is
now
streaming
on
Netflix.