Amoli (2018)
In India, a child goes missing every 8 minutes. Where do these children go? What happens to them? This is not just a story of one missing child. This is the reality of our nation. And yet, we sit in silence.
Top billed cast
Rajkummar RaoNarrator (Hindi)
Vidya BalanNarrator (English)
Jisshu SenguptaNarrator (Bengali)
Sanket MhatreNarrator (Marathi)
Kamal HaasanNarrator (Tamil)
NaniNarrator (Telugu)
Puneeth RajkumarNarrator (Kannada)
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