In this fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect, starts a new gambling game dubbed ‘Matka’, that takes the city by storm and democratizes a terrain previously reserved for the rich and elite.

An 85-year-old woman from a small village in Tamil Nadu has been feeding Idlis to needy people in just 1 rupee from the last 25 years, but for the first time her campaign has been challenged due to the Corona lockdown.