Ashwini Chaudhary's next film revolves around education and employment mafia
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 19, 2018)

National Award-winning director Ashwini Chaudhary recently wrapped up his next, titled Setters. Featuring Shreyash Talpade and Aftab Shivdasani, it is set against the backdrop of the education and employment mafia in India, a premise which on paper sounds similar to Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming film, Cheat India. Unfazed by the comparisons, Ashwini insists his film tackles a completely different social evil.

“After seeing the trailer of Cheat India, I can say confidently say that they are two different films. Ours is in the real space, and more than education, it deals with employment market. I hope Emraan’s film works big time so it sets the ground for mine,” he smiles.

He reveals that while researching the subject, they discovered that a mafia exists in both sectors, and they are called setters. “There isn’t an exam in this country which isn’t rigged. And we are looking to expose the modus operandi of both these mafias within the framework of a thriller,” explains Ashwini who shot the film in Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi and Mumbai over 42 days.

He believes that Setters is closest he has come to his 2000 directorial debut, Laado, which bagged him the National Award. “After that I went into a commercial space but with Setters, I’m returning to my roots. In terms of content and treatment, it’s as hard-hitting as Laado,” he signs off.