Director: Konkona Sen Sharma, Sujoy Ghosh, R. Balki
Star Cast: Kajol, Mrunal Thakur, Tamannaah Bhatia, Kumud Mishra, Angad Bedi, Amruta Subhash, Neena Gupta, Tillotama Shome, Vijay Varma, Jeniffer Piccinato
Genres: Romance/Drama
Languages: Hindi
Released Date: June 29, 2023
IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
Plot:
Made for Each Other: Veda and Arjun seem like the 'perfect match', as their families meet to discuss their arranged marriage. The parents are busy raving over the couple's shared interests, but Veda's grandmother intervenes, enquiring whether the two have had sex yet. The couple's parents are left embarrassed, but Veda's grandmother insists that a sexless marriage leads to an unhappy life. The next day, Veda has an open discussion with her grandmother, who insists that Veda and Arjun have premarital sex so they can learn to satisfy each other. Taking cues from this, Veda and Arjun rent a hotel room and sleep together for the first time. Veda has no complaints, but her grandmother insists that Arjun learn to make her orgasm. The couple keep up their sexual exploration, until one day, Veda excitedly breaks the news to her grandmother that she climaxed during sex with Arjun. Veda's grandmother is pleased and finally approves the union. She offers up her room to the couple to use as a honeymoon suite for their eventual wedding night.
The Mirror: Ishita, a graphic designer in her early 40s, lives alone in a lavish apartment. One afternoon, she inadvertently walks in on her maid, Seema, having sex with her husband in her (Ishita's) bed. Too shocked to confront them, Ishita hides while the couple finish and leave. She realises this is a daily occurrence, as Seema lives in a small house shared with kids, and does not have privacy in her own home. That night, Ishita masturbates to the image of Seema having sex. Realising she enjoys being a voyeur, she starts spying on the couple
each day when they routinely have sex in her apartment. Seema spots Ishita through a mirror in the apartment, but carries on as if nothing happened, knowing Ishita cannot confront them. Both seem to derive pleasure from the arrangement. One afternoon, Ishita knocks over a vase and is forced to reveal herself. She fires Seema, who accuses her of invading her privacy. A few weeks later, the two women cross paths while out shopping for groceries. Ishita enquires about Seema, who has failed to land another job. Ishita too is struggling to replace her as a maid. They agree that Seema can come back to work, and Ishita hands over her apartment keys. The next day, Seema's husband visits the apartment on cue, and Ishita hides in the closet to spy on them, indicating a return to old patterns
Sex with the Ex: Vijay is a successful CEO of a company, who is married but has a strained relationship with his wife Anu. He meets with an accident while driving his old car. Before the accident, he had a video call with his girlfriend, who distracted him and caused him to crash into a tree while trying to avoid hitting a cyclist. Unable to start his car or use his phone, he seeks help from the cyclist and they go to a nearby village. He asks a reluctant mechanic to fix his car, but there is no phone signal available. He goes to a coffee shop and hears a familiar song playing nearby. He follows the sound and finds a woman in a red saree dancing at a community hall. He tries to approach her, but she denies being the person he thinks she is and asks him to leave. A police officer arrives and addresses her by the name he called her (Shanti), which makes him happy. Inside her house, it is revealed that they were once married, but she disappeared ten years ago. He is thrilled to see her again, but she wants him to leave. They recall their past and have conversations, during which he behaves inappropriately towards her. She repeatedly asks him to go away, but he refuses. They discuss the events leading up to her disappearance, and she suspects that Anu was involved. He reveals that he married Anu and had children with her, becoming the CEO of Anu's father's company. This angers Shanti, who thinks Anu orchestrated her abduction to marry Vijay. They have sex, and while lying together, Shanti mentions the pregnancy test she took before her disappearance. Vijay's response reveals that he manipulated the situation and planned everything to marry Anu. Shanti realises this and confronts him, and he admits to it. He then suffocates and kills her with a pillow. In order to escape the arriving policeman, Vijay escapes through a window. Back at his car, he sees people pulling his body out, thinking he is dead because he didn't respond. Shanti appears next to him and tells him he should have returned when he had the chance, which is when he screams.
Tilchatta: Devyani is a victim of marital sexual abuse by her husband, Suraj Singh, a former king in rural Rajasthan. Suraj marries Devyani after lusting for her in a prostitution house, and takes in her son too. His stepson, Ankur, wishes to study abroad, but Suraj is fearful that Devyani will follow him too as a way to escape the palace. A new maid, Rekha, starts working at the palace, and catches Suraj's eye. Unknown to Suraj, Rekha is a former prostitute who has contracted HIV. Devyani hired Rekha, hoping Suraj will get the disease as well when he inevitably assaults her. His illness would clear the path for Devyani and Ankur's future, devoid of his menacing presence. Suraj calls Rekha to his room, but is interrupted in the process of disrobing her by Ankur, who unknowingly walks into the room. Ankur spots the bottle of alcohol on the table nearby. At night, Devyani hears moaning sounds emanating from Rekha's quarters. She walks towards the room, expecting to see Suraj there, but Suraj stumbles into the house that very second, having just returned from his nighttime drinking routine. Realisation dawns on Devyani's face, as Ankur is the only other
male in the house who could be having sex with Rekha. Her expression changes to horror, as she realises she has inadvertently ruined her son's life.