Natkhat

Natkhat

2020 · 33 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

One evening, seven-year-old Sonu casually alludes to a ghastly act that he committed in school. Horrified and determined to correct his course, his doting mother Surekha decides that she won’t let him go down the same path as the other machismo-obsessed men in his family. Through her bedtime stories, she teaches Sonu the true virtue of equality.

Directed by Shaan Vyas · Written by Shaan Vyas

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Vidya Balan Surekha
Raj Arjun Sonu's father
Atul Tiwari Sonu's grandfather
Sparsh Shrivastava Sonu's uncle

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