The One Who Plays
2025, Hindi. Directed by Shobhita Thakur.
Sapna, a 12-year-old girl from the denotified Banchhada caste of Madhya Pradesh (India), dreams of becoming a doctor, inspired by the confidence of a lady doctor who works at the village primary healthcare clinic. However, her dreams are crushed by her community's generational tradition of caste-based prostitution, where girls are forced into the trade to fund their brothers' marriages and run the household.
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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- Released
- 1 May 2025
- Original title
- Khilawadi
- Country
- India, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Shobhita Thakur
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The One Who Plays runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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The One Who Plays isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 2025. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The One Who Plays?
If you liked The One Who Plays, try Homebound, Masaan, Poison.
Who directed The One Who Plays?
The One Who Plays (2025) was directed by Shobhita Thakur and stars Jahnav Rane, Richa Gupta, Devraj Joshi.