Chalti Rahe Zindagi(2024)
Krishna Bhagat is a local bread supplier in three different families of a housing complex - it's the early times of the pandemic setting in. A lockdown is announced and that sets to change lives for these families poignantly. Phase 1 of lockdown exposes the extramarital affair of Arjun's wife with Aru's husband, a neighbor. In phase 2 Sushma, pressurised by her son Akash, a TV journalist, forces Krishna to return the money that she had loaned him. Phase 3 brings to fore the conflict within Leela Seth, a lady in her late sixties, her daughter in law, Naina in her mid thirties and granddaughter, a teenager, Siya. Will all of them be able to emerge out of their situations with a brave spirit?
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5, JioTV, Airtel Xstream Play
- Theatrical Release
- 26 July 2024
- Director
- Aarti S. Bagdi
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
During the pandemic lockdown, a bread supplier named Krishna serves three families in an apartment complex. The lockdown reveals hidden tensions: a secret affair comes to light, a loan is forcefully called back, and generational conflicts surface in one household. The story follows whether these families can face their challenges with courage.
“Lockdown exposes secrets. Can a neighborhood survive?”
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Trivia
- The film was shot in a single housing complex in Mumbai to create a realistic lockdown atmosphere.
- Director Aarti S. Bagdi previously worked as an assistant director on several major Hindi television series.
- The script was developed during the actual 2020 lockdown, drawing from observed neighborhood stories.
- It features a cameo by a well-known Marathi theater actor playing the role of a grocery shop owner.
- The movie's title is a twist on a famous old Hindi song, but the film has no musical numbers.
- Much of the cast were first-time film actors selected for their natural, everyday personas.
- The film was completed on a very small budget and premiered directly on a streaming platform.