Khaali Peeli (2020) on Netflix
Pooja turns eighteen and flees the brothel with a bag of stolen money. Blackie, a taxi driver on the run, agrees to drive her out of Mumbai for a price.
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- Netflix1.7/5
- IMDb2.6/1010,263 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes40%
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Plot summary
Set in 2007, Pooja lives in a Mumbai brothel owned by the brothel owner Yusuf Chikna, and Choksi Seth, a long-standing client, has paid for her keep with the plan of marrying her. On her eighteenth birthday she runs off with a bag of stolen money. Blackie, born Vijay, drives a taxi and has been on the run since a jewelry heist he planned with his father. On the night of a citywide taxi strike, he crosses paths with Pooja and agrees to drive her out of the city for a fee, then raises his price when he learns what her bag holds. Goons follow her, and Inspector Tawde grows suspicious of the pair he finds in a cab on strike night.
Cast
- Annup Sonuas Ravi
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Khaali Peeli (2020)
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- The song "Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi" was called out as racist by outlets including HuffPost India and News18, and the film's director, Maqbool Khan, apologised once the backlash against it grew heavy.
- The producers first respelled the song's title from "Beyoncé" to "Beyonse" after News18 reported that Jay-Z held the trademark on the name Beyoncé, and the title was then changed again to "Duniya Sharma Jayegi".
