Prakash Jha-starrer Matto Ki Saikal (Matto’s Cycle) will release theatrically on September 16. The film is distributed by PVR Pictures. 

Directed by M Gani, Matto Ki Saikal premiered at the Busan International Film Festival in 2020. Shot in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, the film stars Prakash Jha as Matto, a daily-wage worker who loses his trusty cycle. 

"It is about a daily-wage laborer, his family, and their bicycle which is very dear to them. It is not just something that's merely material. The family is very attached to it," says Gani about his debut feature. "The film is a contemporary one, but many situations, incidents, and people are drawn from my life."

"The script is very good," Prakash Jha shares. "I was simply bowled over. It took me back to the 1980s when I started my career with documentaries and the bonded labour-themed film Damul. I liked the story so much that I decided not only to act in the 95-minute movie but also produce it."