Toaster
Official release poster
Directed by	Vivek Daschaudary
Screenplay by	Parveez Shaikh Akshat Ghildial Anagh Mukherjee
Story by	Parveez Shaik
Produced by	Rajkummar Rao Patralekhaa Tarun Bali
Starring	Rajkummar Rao Sanya Malhotra Archana Puran Singh Upendra Limaye Farah Khan Abhishek Banerjee Jitendra Joshi
Cinematography	Jishnu Bhattacharjee
Edited by	Chandrashekhar Prajapati
Music by	Aman Pant
Production company	Kampa Films
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	15 April 2026 (2026-04-15)
Running time	126 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Toaster is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller film directed by Vivek Daschaudary. It is produced by Rajkummar Rao, Patralekha and Tarun Bali under KAMPA Films. It marks Patralekha's debut as a film producer. The film stars Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra in the lead roles. The story follows a stingy man who becomes irrationally obsessed with a toaster he gifted to a newlywed couple, getting entangled in a chain of mishaps involving murder and mayhem.

The film was released on Netflix on 15 April 2026.^[2]

Ramakant is a miser who is married to Shilpa. The couple gift a INR 5000 worth toaster to a couple at their wedding as wedding gift, which was a day later dissolved. Trouble is compounded when the couple gets entangled in a murder case as the miser Ramakant is obsessed to get his toaster back from the couple’s families as things go south, leading to a series of hilarious mishaps. This results in a complex web of secrets and surprises all centred around a seemingly ordinary toaster.

• Rajkummar Rao as Ramakant^[3]
• Sanya Malhotra as Shilpa
• Archana Puran Singh as Pherwani Aunty
• Farah Khan as Nandini
• Abhishek Banerjee as Glenn
• Upendra Limaye as Inspector Balagode
• Jitendra Joshi as Amol Ambre
• Vinod Rawat^[4] as Guddu
• Karmveer Choudhary as Guruji
• Seema Pahwa^[5] as Dsouza Aunty
• Patralekha (cameo) ^[6]
• Pratik Gandhi (cameo)
• Dev Raaz

The film is produced by Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa under their banner KAMPA Films.^[7] Patralekhaa stated that she chose not to act in the project in order to focus on understanding the filmmaking process from the production side and to gain experience behind the camera.^[8]

The film was announced on 22 May 2024. Sonakshi Sinha was initially attached to play the female lead but was later replaced by Sanya Malhotra before filming began in the latter half of 2024. Archana Puran Singh, who described her part in the film as the best role of her career, reunites with Rao after their collaboration on Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video.^[9] Abhishek Banerjee appears in a cameo, having agreed to the role at Rao’s request; the two actors have shared a longstanding working relationship since Stree (2018) and Stree 2 (2024). Seema Pahwa also reteams with Rao following Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017). Rao and Malhotra reunite three years after working together in Ludo (2020) and HIT: The First Case (2022).^[10] Most of the previous cast members had previously worked with each other in various films with exception of Farah Khan.^[11]

Filming began in the latter half of 2024, following the replacement of Sonakshi Sinha with Sanya Malhotra. Principal photography was completed shortly before Netflix officially announced the film on 3 February 2025.^[12] Rao and Malhotra reunited on the project three years after their collaboration on HIT: The First Case (2022).^[13] During production, Archana Puran Singh suffered a fall while shooting an early morning sequence in Virar, resulting in a fractured right wrist. She underwent surgery and later attended the film’s announcement event with her hand in a cast. Despite the injury, she completed her portions, with scenes filmed in a manner that concealed the cast on screen.^[14]

Toaster was released on Netflix on 15 April 2026.^[15][16]

Rahul Desai of The Hollywood Reporter India stated that it is a "Hindi movie with a sense of humour."^[17] Shreyas Pande of The Hindu writes that "the film delivers on the laughs even when the writing remains largely perfunctory as it operates within safer zones"^[18] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in observed that "It’s the kind of movie in which cops investigate missing toasters and broken flowerpots, bland-looking apartments are vice dens, and outwardly appearance is no guarantee of good behaviour. The crisp premise is overstretched but the buffoonery is consistent."^[19]

Hardika Gupta of NDTV gave 1 star out of 5 and said that "It feels like a film that had all the right ingredients but forgot the recipe."^[20] Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost rated it 3/5 stars and observed that "Netflix ‘Toaster’ Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra’s film is refreshing, but the script thins out towards the end."^[21] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1 star out of 5 and writes that "For a film like this to work, you need zippy writing, full of smart gags. In this Rajkummar Rao-Sanya Malhotra-starrer, so little lands that it’s deeply depressing: you are left scraping off burnt toast."^[22]

Bollywood Hungama rated it 3/5 stars and said that "TOASTER is a quirky entertainer that benefits greatly from its unusual plot and Rajkummar Rao’s thoroughly enjoyable performance. Despite a weaker second half, the film has enough amusing moments and eccentricity to keep one invested."^[23] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 4 stars out of 5 and writes that "Toaster marks a confident debut for director Vivek Daschaudhary and producers Patralekhaa and Rao. It is a light-hearted comedy that pokes good-natured fun at people who are stingy with their money without ever hitting below the belt."^[24]

Vineeta Kumar of India Today rated it 3/5 stars and observed that "Toaster looks even better when you realise that dark comedies are not forgiving. It demands precision in everything - writing, performances and edit. The film largely meets that demand. It understands that the humour must come from discomfort, not decoration. Even its visual choices, like the interplay of light and shadow in major moments, add to the mood without calling attention to themselves."^[25] Kartik Bhardwaj of Cinema Express said that "Toaster had the potential to be a quirky, crazy ride but it gets derailed quite soon. Great premise, great actors, it gets two ingredients correct but the screenplay lacks spice."^[26]

• Toaster at IMDb
• Toaster on Netflix