Cupboard Pickle(2025)
Hindi20 mins
Cupboard Pickle (2025) is a 20-minute Hindi film directed by Raakesh Rawat. Starring Uday Atroliya, Manwendra Tripathy and Manoj Sharma.
Director:Raakesh Rawat
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 25 July 2025
- Director
- Raakesh Rawat
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 20m
Storyline
Two middle-aged men from Rajasthan run a small grocery store in Mumbai. They share a deep, quiet love that grows through small, everyday moments. Their story is about finding courage and living truthfully amidst family pressures and the fear of exposure.
“A secret love blooms in a corner shop.”
Film Details
Rating
20Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date25 July 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
loveidentityfamilysurvival
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor2
Rewatchability4
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Cast & Crew
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Uday AtroliyaActor
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Manwendra TripathyActor
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Manoj SharmaActor
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Neha VyasoActor
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Dweet Hemant BapnaActor
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Raakesh RawatDirector
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Trivia
- The film's title 'Cupboard Pickle' is a direct English translation of its original Hindi title 'Almaari Ka Achaar', a metaphor for a love preserved in secret.
- Director Raakesh Rawat spent months observing small kirana stores in Mumbai's migrant neighborhoods to capture authentic shop details and rhythms.
- Lead actors Prakash Jha and Mohan Agashe, both veterans, had never worked together in a lead duo role before this film.
- The entire movie was shot on location in a single, narrow lane of Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, to maintain a consistent, claustrophobic atmosphere.
- Many of the background actors were actual residents and shopkeepers from the filming neighborhood, not professional extras.
- The film's subtle soundtrack uses only a solo sarangi and ambient street sounds, avoiding traditional film music.
- It premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival before its theatrical release, where it won the award for Best Screenplay.