Alpha Beta Gamma(2021)
Jai's directorial career is on the uptick, though his marital life is on the rocks and he is trying to move on with his girlfriend Kiara. Mitali Chauhan, his wife, wants a divorce so that she can marry her clever engineer boyfriend Raviraj Varma, who is sober and caring, as against her unpredictable soon-to-be ex-husband. When Jai drops in in March 2020 to talk divorce, Raviraj is in the flat that once used to be Jai and Mitali's house, 'Talli Galli'. Raviraj, realizing that it will be awkward for the estranged couple to discuss divorce in front of him, decides to leave. But before one of the men can make way for the other in Mitali's life, the COVID-19 lockdown intervenes. Now, three horny souls afflicted with the love virus struggle to decide what they want, and at what cost, with nowhere to go but inside. Will they have threesome?
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 20 November 2021
- Director
- Shankar Sri Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
A director visits his estranged wife to finalize their divorce, but her new boyfriend is also at the apartment. Before they can resolve the situation, a sudden COVID-19 lockdown traps all three together. Stuck in close quarters, they must confront their tangled relationships and decide what they truly want.
“Locked down with an ex and a new flame.”
Film Details
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Trivia
- The film was shot in just 16 days during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a single apartment location.
- It was one of the first Indian films to directly incorporate the 2020 nationwide lockdown into its plot.
- Director Shankar Sri Kumar also wrote the story and co-produced the film under his banner Third I Pictures.
- The movie features a cameo by veteran actor Anupam Kher in a voice-only role as a doctor.
- Despite its adult theme, the film avoided an 'A' certificate from Indian censors and got a UA rating.
- The title 'Alpha Beta Gamma' refers to the personality types of the three main characters in the story.
- It premiered directly on an OTT platform without a theatrical release due to pandemic restrictions.