Toaster, the dark comedy starring Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra, premieres on Netflix on April 15, 2026. Netflix confirmed the release date via its official press release, announcing the film with the tagline: “A Toaster, One Miser and Total Mayhem.” The film is also the first production under KAMPA Films, the banner Rajkummar Rao launched with his wife Patralekhaa, who makes her debut as a film producer with this project.
What Is Toaster About?
Toaster follows Ramakant, a compulsively frugal man whose self-described philosophy is that every penny saved counts. When he gifts a Rs 5,000 toaster at a wedding, he immediately regrets it and becomes irrationally obsessed with getting it back. What starts as a petty retrieval mission spirals into a full-blown chain of mishaps tangled up with a murder investigation. The film blends dark comedy with heist-like chaos, with the toaster functioning as both a McGuffin and a comment on middle-class financial anxiety taken to its extreme. Rajkummar Rao described the character in an interview:
“Ramakant is someone who genuinely believes he’s doing the right thing. He doesn’t see his actions as extreme, he sees them as practical. But that’s exactly what makes the journey so unpredictable.”
Who Directed Toaster?
Vivek Das Chaudhary directs Toaster, marking his feature directorial debut. The script leans into the kind of escalating situational comedy that Indian dark comedies have used effectively since films like Andhadhun and Ludo, but Chaudhary reportedly worked closely with Rajkummar Rao from the development stage, which shaped the final version of the Ramakant character significantly.
Who Stars in Toaster?
Rajkummar Rao plays Ramakant and Sanya Malhotra plays his wife Shilpa. The two actors previously shared screen space in HIT: The First Case (2022), and the reunion has already generated strong trailer buzz. The supporting cast adds considerable weight: Abhishek Banerjee and Jitendra Joshi, both known for their work in dark-toned ensemble films, bring a dangerous unpredictability to the proceedings. Seema Pahwa and Archana Puran Singh round out the cast, with filmmaker Farah Khan appearing in an acting role, an unusual casting choice that the trailer mines for comedy.
Why Is Toaster Significant for Rajkummar Rao?
Toaster carries an unusual amount of personal stakes for its lead actor. Rajkummar Rao co-produces the film through KAMPA Films alongside Patralekhaa, who deliberately stepped back from acting to learn the production process from scratch. Rao called it “a special one” because it marks the first film from their production house. For an actor whose recent commercially-driven work had drawn mixed responses, producing a Netflix dark comedy on his own terms represents a deliberate pivot toward projects he has full creative ownership of. This is also his fifth collaboration with Netflix, after Ludo (2020), The White Tiger (2021), Monica O My Darling (2022), and Guns and Gulaabs (2023), making him one of the platform’s most consistent Indian talent partnerships.
Where and When Can You Watch Toaster on Netflix?
Toaster streams exclusively on Netflix from April 15, 2026. The film is a direct-to-Netflix release with no theatrical run preceding it. It will be available in Hindi with subtitles across Netflix’s global catalogue from the premiere date. No separate satellite or television broadcast rights window applies since the film was produced specifically for the platform.