The Ink-Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb (2026)

In a forgotten pocket of northern India, where the world feels like it could drop off into nothing, Santosh and Rajji spend their days collecting tolls from crumbling roadside booths. Here, labor and endless anticipation melt into one. Held together by love—and the relentless push to keep moving for work—they cling to the hope of a fresh start and the joy it might bring. But everything shatters when an unexpected tragedy flips their world into chaos.