You may even feel guilty while enjoying a moment of black humour in scenes between the two actors. The chemistry between Ranveer and Sanjay is darkly entertaining. But the effects of it, like the loan a farmer takes, linger on. He shows how, the changes happen gradually, like a failing crop. What’s nice about the film is that filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda never tries to shove global warming in your face. With his dhoti and bedraggled look, just like the film’s poster, he blends into the landscape. This may be one of the best performances he has given, as he hops around on his stick thinking ways of getting his son out of the conundrum. Sanjay Mishra, too, is effortless in his role of a blind, worldly-wise old man. With a thick Odiya accent and a permanent scowl on his face, he carries of his role well.
Ranvir Shorey as a villain appears all too human when you understand just why he is choosing to do what he does. The question then is, how far will he go on with the scheming? Will the weight of the guilt ever get too heavy? In fact, he starts to give bigger tips when he senses his son is sinking further into depression. But with his crop failing this year again, morals can be put on a hold for survival. This is a tough choice for Hedu to make turning against his fellow villagers. This way, Gunu will know just exactly whom to approach to clear his debt. However, one day, Hedu comes up with a plan wherein he tips-off Gunu whenever any of his fellow, debt-ridden farmers comes across some money. But that’s like asking a lion to live off grass.
So he lands up at the bank and asks Gunu to waive-off the loan. He can feel Mukund’s depression and helplessness and is scared that one day he, too, will take his own life. A blind farmer Hedu (Sanjay Mishra) knows that his own son Mukund (Bhupesh Singh) owes a considerable amount to the lender. For this reason, they call him ‘Yamdoot’. As a loan recovery agent, whenever he goes to a village, he claims a few lives of the poor farmers as they commit suicide when they fail to pay back their loans. Gunu Baba (Ranvir Shorey) descends on the village of Mahua like the harbinger of death. In a village affected by climate change and scanty rainfall, a blind farmer strikes a deal with the debt recovery agent to save his son from a debt trap.