The film follows ( Dhanush ), a street magician from Mumbai who grew up in poverty dreaming of visiting Paris. After his mother’s death, he sets off for France with a fake 100-Euro note to find his estranged father.
The story is based on the best-selling French novel The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Romain Puértolas. The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir (2022) [...
Reviewers from Rotten Tomatoes (60% approval) and The New York Times generally described the film as a "bustling, whimsical voyage". While some critics found it "too saccharine" or overstuffed, most agreed that Dhanush’s performance makes the journey worthwhile. The film follows ( Dhanush ), a street