Tracker(2024)
The story revolves around Shalini, a single mother dealing with work and family issues while working in the security department of a nightclub. When a security breach shakes her workplace, the management enforces a new policy: mandatory smartwatches for all staff members to track their movements. Blamed for her team's incompetence, Shalini is pressured to enforce the device's usage or face severe consequences. Adding to her challenges is a young recruit from her village whose resistance further complicates Shalini's position. These seemingly innocuous devices, promoted as tools for safety and efficiency, soon reveal a darker purpose.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- VI movies and tv, JioHotstar
- Theatrical Release
- 22 October 2024
- Director
- Udit Khurana
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 40m
- Rating
- 8.2/10
Storyline
Shalini is a single mother working security at a nightclub. After a breach, the club forces all staff to wear tracking smartwatches. She must make her team comply, but the devices hide a dangerous secret.
“When safety becomes a trap, who's really being watched?”
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- The film's director, Udit Khurana, is also a noted screenwriter who previously worked on the acclaimed series 'Mirzapur'.
- The movie was primarily shot on location in Mumbai, using real nightclub settings to add authenticity to the security-department backdrop.
- Actress Sanya Malhotra, who plays Shalini, reportedly spent time with real-life security personnel to prepare for her role as a single mother in the field.
- The smartwatches used as key props in the plot are actual modified fitness trackers, chosen for their common look to emphasize everyday surveillance.
- Tracker subtly references older Hindi films about workplace exploitation, such as 'Kaagaz Ke Phool', in its visual tone and maternal struggle theme.
- The film's score incorporates electronic sounds mixed with traditional Indian instruments to mirror the clash of technology and personal life.
- Despite its 2024 release, the project was first announced in 2022 under a different working title, 'Surveillance'.