India, April 23 -- Toaster, the black comedy thriller starring Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra, marks the directorial debut of Vivek Daschaudary. HT sat down with the director to talk about the film post-release on Netflix, his collaboration with Rajkummar Rao and why he thinks a character like Ramakant continues to exist in India. (Also read: Farah Khan agreed to act in Toaster because of Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa, says Vivek Daschaudary | Exclusive)

Toaster stars Rajkummar as a miserly man whose wife (Sanya) suffers because of his penny-pinching habit. He keeps track of every rupee spent, leaving her exasperated. However, things spiral out of control when they buy a toaster as a wedding gift for someone. There is definitely someth...