Anshumaan Pushkar

An earnest small-town man heads to Delhi to become a police officer, facing systemic adversity at every turn ahead of the notorious civil service exams.

Maalik is a gripping tale set in Allahabad’s gritty underworld, where a young man, inspired by a feared gangster, seeks power and respect. As he rises in crime, he's torn by moral conflicts and the cost of ambition. Alongside runs the emotional story of Maalik and his wife, Shalini, exploring love, family, and the generational divide in a world of violence.

A group of small-town young men run a lucrative phishing operation, until a corrupt politician wants in on their scheme — and a cop wants to fight it.