Four years ago, young construction worker Mahesh had cycled two thousand kilometres alone, to return home during the first Covid lockdown. Now he finds himself the subject of a film about his epic journey. But what is he getting out of the film shoot? Blending fact and fiction, this film-within-a-film retells migrant workers’ tales while examining its own gaze. As the shoot comes to a close and Mahesh returns to the maze-like site of his construction job, the portrait of an endearing young man trapped in his condition emerges. How will Mahesh escape this vicious cycle of disappointments?
