The Check Post(2022)

Storyline

A childless couple hopes to adopt a young girl named Krishna, who sells peanuts on the street. Krishna, however, is focused on earning money to search for her missing mother. The couple offers to help find her mother in return for adoption, but Krishna's future may take an unexpected turn.

“A lost mother. A found family. A child's impossible choice.”

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Cast & Crew

Trivia

• The film was shot in the small town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, giving it a distinct South Indian visual feel.
• It was director Hassan Nazer's first Hindi-language film after previously working in Iranian and British cinema.
• The young actress playing Krishna, Hiral Radadiya, was selected from over 500 children during an extensive audition process.
• The movie's original score uses traditional folk instruments like the 'dholak' and 'bansuri' to reflect the rural setting.
• Despite its 2022 release, the film had a very limited theatrical run and gained more attention on streaming platforms.
• A key scene where Krishna sells peanuts was filmed using local street vendors as background actors for authenticity.
• The story is loosely inspired by real accounts of street children in India, as noted in some director interviews.