Choked is streaming on Netflix.
Starring Saiyami Kher, Roshan Mathew, Amruta Subhash and Rajshri Deshpande, Choked is now streaming. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, Choked is the story of a family that goes through some unexpected events after demonetisation comes into effect.
Here, Saiyami plays a middle-class working woman, Sarita, who finds rolls of cash in her kitchen pipes. The accidental discovery of money makes her life better until demonetisation hits, and all the cash she has is rendered useless.
Anurag Kashyap has earlier been associated with Netflix for projects like Sacred Games, Ghoul, Lust Stories and Ghost Stories, but this is the first time that the director’s full-length feature film is being released exclusively on Netflix.
User @sreeparnas tweeted, “#Choked hooks you right away w/ its mood & milieu. @anuragkashyap72's suspense drama finely portrays a middle-class couple's struggle w/ matters of money & the heart. @SaiyamiKher gives a stellar performance.”
Indian Express critic Shubhra Gupta rated the film 2 stars out of 5. In her review, she wrote, “Given Kashyap’s skill-sets of melding the real with the bizarre, the twisted with the straight, this money heist had the potential to be a real zinger.” She further added, “Choked doesn’t quite live up to its premise: it has some fine elements, but the connective tissue that binds it all together is a weak stretch.”
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User @MaddyMatters posted via Twitter, “Watched the film Choked directed by @anuragkashyap72. Such a refreshing film - unique, simple and yet, throws lights on life’s many complexities. Super performances, finely directed and such nuanced, beautiful writing by @misterbistar. Watch this one! #Choked @SaiyamiKher.”
I’m #choked with excitement. Damn girl @SaiyamiKher it’s 12 minutes to go.Sending the grandest love your way #RoshanMathew @misterbistar and @anuragkashyap72 @NetflixIndia,” she tweeted.
Director Hansal Mehta took to Twitter to praise the film. He said, “#Choked is critique, slice of life, twisted, poignant and funny all together. It is a simple and tight @anuragkashyap72 film. Sparkling performances by @AmrutaSubhash and @rajshriartist. #RoshamMatthew has a strong but endearing presence. The music is terrific.” He further added, “Cinematography, production design, editing and sound are top notch. Thrilled to see such a well captured and nuanced Maharashtrian world by a North Indian director! Don't miss #Choked. Repeating : don't miss @SaiyamiKher. And yes welcome @anuragkashyap72 3.0.”