: A young man (Vicky Kaushal) from the Dom caste, whose family works at the cremation ghats, falls in love with Shalu (Shweta Tripathi), an upper-caste girl. Their relationship challenges deep-seated social hierarchies.
Released in 2015, Masaan (or Fly Away Solo ) is a parallel cinema masterpiece. Set in the ancient city of Varanasi, the film interweaves four lives dealing with loss, shame, caste, and forbidden love. It introduced the world to Vicky Kaushal (in his breakout role as the earnest Deepak) and Shweta Tripathi (as the guilt-ridden Shalu). masaan hdhub4u 2021