2017 came to a fitting finish with the the black comedy Newton, but Kaalakaandi, another one of that genre, is as far removed from the country's nominee for the Oscars as can be. With Newton, the system was the problem; with Kaalakaandi, you discover that life itself can be a challenge when it decides to throw upon you one curveball after another.
That's something Saif Ali Khan's (unnamed) character is reeling under the immediate effect of when the movie opens. He's a well-heeled executive whose life comes crashing down around him when his doctor tells him he has stomach cancer ....