A comedy about demonetisation, one of the most painful decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recent years? It’s possible – and...
A comedy about demonetisation, one of the most painful decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recent years? It’s possible – and entertaining too, as Cash proves.
The Disney+ Hotstar release gives a new spin to the age-old Mumbai hustle. Serial start-up founder Armaan (Amol Parashar) has big dreams but no investors to back them up. One of Armaan’s ideas is to eradicate manual labour by replacing human with automatons.
Fortunately, that project doesn’t get off the ground. And even more fortuitously, there are flesh-and-blood people in charge of Cash. Directed by Rishab Seth, based on a story by him, Aarsh Vora and Vishesh Bhatt and written by Seth and Vora, Cash is a hilarious and sly send-up of the fuss over black money that led to the demonetisation announcement.
Armaan’s latest idea finally gets going – converting piles of now-useless notes into legitimate currency for a commission. The money belongs to Armaan’s uncle, the bewigged and corrupt customs agent Sanjay (Swanand Kirkire). With the help of his very superstitious and loyal chartered accountant friend Vivek (Kavin Dave), Armaan leaps into money laundering with the aim of funding his start-up.
Fellow hustler and future soulmate Neha (Smriti Kalra) gets roped in too. Friends with the masochistic goon Qazi...
