Batti Gul Meter Chalu - 2018


BATTI GUL METER CHALU is the story of the struggles of the common man with regards to the inconsistent electric supply. Sushil Kumar Pant aka SK (Shahid Kapoor), Lalita Nautiyal aka Nauti (Shraddha Kapoor) and Sundar Mohan Tripathi (Divyenndu) are thick friends.

All three are based in Tehri in Uttarakhand. While SK is a lawyer who likes to earn a quick buck by blackmailing people and arm-twisting them, Nauti runs a boutique shop and dreams of becoming a top designer. Sundar is a simpleton who has recently started his factory, called UK Packaging. Both SK and Sundar have feelings for Nauti. Nauti decides to date both of them one by one and decides to announce her decision as to whom she'll eventually get into a relationship with.

At first, she dates SK and she has a lovely time. Then, it's Sundar's turn and he floors her with his simplicity and honesty. One day, SK sees them cosying up to each other and he loses his mind. He stops talking to them and leaves for Mussoorie. Meanwhile, Sundar is slapped with a bill of Rs. 54 lakhs by the private electricity company SPTL. He tries his best to find a solution to it and explain to the concerned authorities that it's impossible that he has consumed so much of electricity.

Moreover, due to power cuts, he's already using generator which has put additional burden on his finances. Realizing that he might have to sell off his ancestral house to pay off the dues, Sundar approaches SK for help. But SK is hurt that Nauti chose Sundar over him. Hence, he ridicules both of them. With no other solution in hand, Sundar decides to end his life. What happens next forms the rest of the film.

Cast & Crew

Shree Narayan Singh
Nitin Chandrachud, Shree Narayan Singh, Kusum Arora, Nishant Pitti, Krishan Kumar, Bhushan Kumar
Anu Malik, Sachet Tandon, Parampara Band, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rochak Kohli
Siddharth-Garima, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Manoj Muntashir

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