Kathal

Kathal

The movie begins with a local goon, Veer Singh 'Veeru', being arrested as a result of an undercover operation led by Inspector Mahima Basore (Sanya Malhotra). At the press conference, the arrest is announced by SP Angrez Singh Randhawa, but Mahima's senior does not reveal her role in this operation, a fact that Mahima's beau, Constable Saurabh, points out, but she ignores. Two exotic-breed kathals (jackfruit) go missing from a tree in the garden of the MLA Pateria in the town of Moba. Mahima is assigned to the case. Despite its ridiculous nature, the whole police unit is under much pressure to find the fruit before it ripens. Throughout the case, Mahima faces passive caste-based discrimination from her subordinates, including Saurabh's father. SP Randhawa promises to promote her to DSP if she solves the case, but she refuses, asking him to promote Saurabh instead, thereby reducing the hierarchy between them. After questioning the family and servants of the MLA, Mahima narrows the suspects down to the recently fired gardener, Birwa as the chief suspect. The police began to look for him and it is revealed that Birwa had been trying to file a police complaint for his missing daughter, Amiya, but was repeatedly turned away by the constables, including Saurabh. Mahima is enraged by his neglect but is pressurised by Randhawa to present Birwa as the thief at a press conference the next day.

Director

Yashowardhan Mishra

Release

19 May 2023

Run time

115 min

Language

Hindi