Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- somber
- empathetic
- anxious
- reflective viewing
- social issue film night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot follows four people among thousands whose lives are disrupted by the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
Multiple characters, including Mehrunnisa, Madhav, Phoolmati, and Moon Alves, embody different effects of the 21-day shutdown.
The country-wide lockdown creates distinct hardships for people whose livelihoods, mobility, and security are suddenly suspended.
Its central event is the Indian government's COVID-19 lockdown and its impact on citizens.
Films like India Lockdown, and why
Traffic Signal
shared ensemble social drama, contemporary crisis setting, and focus on ordinary people under institutional pressure
Peepli Live
shared Hindi-language social realism, intersecting lives, and compassionate attention to marginalized urban communities
The Father of the Cyborgs
shared pandemic-era drama, collective anxiety, and intimate human stories shaped by public restrictions
Movie Details
- Director
- Madhur Bhandarkar
- Release Date
- 2022-12-02
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (17)
Cast
- Shweta Basu Prasad
- Prateik Smita Patil
- Sai Tamhankar
- Aahana Kumra
- Prakash Belawadi
- Zarin Shihab
Common questions
- What is India Lockdown about?
- Four Indian lives are disrupted in sharply different ways when a 21-day COVID-19 lockdown brings an entire nation to a standstill.
- What is India Lockdown like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of India Lockdown as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is India Lockdown violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in India Lockdown as mild.
- Which films are like India Lockdown?
- Films with a similar feel include Traffic Signal, Peepli Live, and The Father of the Cyborgs.
- How long is India Lockdown?
- India Lockdown runs 117 minutes.
