The story interweaves the lives of four characters from vastly different social backgrounds, whose paths cross in the crowded sprawl of Mumbai:
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: A young dhobi (washerman) and aspiring actor who navigates the city's underbelly, working as a laundryman by day and a "rat killer" by night to survive. The story interweaves the lives of four characters