Chumbak

Chumbak (also designated as Chumbak - THE LOTTERY) is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language slice of life drama film directed by Sandeep Modi, produced by Aruna Bhatia, Naren Kumar and Cape of Good Films and stars a renowned lyricist Swanand Kirkire in the lead role. It had its world premiere on 13 October 2017 in MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival.^[1]

Chumbak
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sandeep Modi
Written by	Saurabh Bhave Sandeep Modi
Produced by	Aruna Bhatia Naren Kumar Cape of Good Films
Starring	Swanand Kirkire
Cinematography	Rangarajan Ramabadran
Edited by	Chandrashekhar Prajapati
Music by	Saket Kanetkar
Production companies	Kyra Kumar Kreations Cape of Good Films
Distributed by	AA Films
Release dates	13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) (Mumbai) 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) (India)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi

Later, the film attracted attention of Akshay Kumar who found it "honest and pure", announcing on social media, and also went on to present it, making his Marathi cinema debut as a presenter.^[2][3][4] It was released in cinemas on 27 July 2018. Trailer for the film was released on 5 July 2018.

Plot

Chumbak is a coming-of-age story of Baalu, a teen restaurant worker boy who decides to con someone to fulfill his dream and escape his wretched life, but instead finds a mentally-ill village dim-wit - Prasanna (Swanand Kirkire) as his only victim. Baalu now finds himself torn between his morality and dreams, as the two find themselves on a journey that changes their lives.

Cast

• Swanand Kirkire as Prasanna – A 45-year-old mentally challenged man from Maharashtra.
• Sahil Jadhav as Baalu – A 15-year-old restaurant worker migrant boy in Mumbai.
• Sangram Desai as Disco - A 17-year-old mobile repairer migrant boy in Mumbai.