''Chumbak'' (also designated as ''Chumbak - THE LOTTERY'') is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language

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directed by Sandeep Modi, produced by Aruna Bhatia, Naren Kumar and Cape of Good Films and stars a renowned lyricist

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in the lead role. It had its world premiere on 13 October 2017 in MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival. Later, the film attracted attention of

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who found it "honest and pure", announcing on social media, and also went on to ''present'' it, making his

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debut as a presenter. It was released in cinemas on 27 July 2018. Trailer for the film was released on 5 July 2018.

Plot

Chumbak is a coming-of-age story of Baalu, a teen restaurant worker boy who decides to con someone to fulfill his dream and escape his wretched life, but instead finds a mentally-ill village dim-wit - Prasanna (

) as his only victim. Baalu now finds himself torn between his morality and dreams, as the two find themselves on a journey that changes their lives.

Cast

as Prasanna – A 45-year-old mentally challenged man from Maharashtra. *Sahil Jadhav as Baalu – A 15-year-old restaurant worker migrant boy in Mumbai. *Sangram Desai as Disco - A 17-year-old mobile repairer migrant boy in Mumbai.

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* 2017 films Slice of life films 2010s Marathi-language films Indian drama films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor National Film Award-winning performance {{2010s-Marathi-film-stub