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Toaster’ Debuts on Netflix With Mixed Reviews and Strong Early Buzz

Kampa Films, led by Rajkummar Rao with Patralekhaa, launches its first feature.

Overview

  • The Netflix dark comedy, which premiered Wednesday, April 15, is now streaming globally with multiple language dubs and more than 30 subtitle options.
  • The story tracks a miser who tries to take back a gifted toaster and ends up in a chain of secrets, blackmail and chaos.
  • Vivek Daschaudhary directs from a story by Parveez Shaikh with Akshat Ghildial and Anagh Mukerjee, starring Rajkummar Rao with Sanya Malhotra.
  • Critics split between praise for sharp tone and performances (India Today, Scroll.in) and knocks on pacing and execution (The Indian Express, The Quint, Mid-day).
  • Early audience posts on X singled out Abhishek Banerjee’s performance and called the film a fun one-time watch, with industry shout-outs adding to the buzz.