Rikshawala -2023- Ullu Original !!exclusive!! Jun 2026

Upon release in March 2023, Rikshawala was flagged by a Mumbai-based NGO for "glorifying transactional sex and class exploitation." A petition was filed requesting that the platform age-rate the series as A+ and restrict it to subscription-only viewing (already the case). Ullu defended the show as "social realism with erotic elements," citing the 2018 short film The Rickshaw Driver as inspiration.

True to Ullu’s brand, the series heavily employs voyeuristic cinematography—shots from rearview mirrors, rain-smeared windows, and locked backseats. The auto-rickshaw becomes a mobile confessional and a cage. The audience is forced into Bhola’s perspective, watching unsuspecting passengers (especially women) in cramped quarters, blurring the line between observation and violation. Rikshawala -2023- Ullu Original

is not for the faint of heart or the casual viewer seeking light entertainment. It is a grim, uncomfortable, and deliberately ugly portrait of how a city chews up its most vulnerable and spits out a monster. While it stumbles into familiar Ullu tropes, its central performance and atmospheric dread elevate it above the platform’s average fare. Upon release in March 2023, Rikshawala was flagged

is a 2023 Hindi-language thriller-drama from the bold digital streamer Ullu . Known for pushing the envelope with adult-oriented content, Ullu attempts to merge social commentary with erotic thrills in this series. Directed by Deepak Pandey , the show attempts to navigate the dark alleys of metropolitan loneliness, class divide, and the monstrous transformation of a common man pushed to his psychological breaking point. The auto-rickshaw becomes a mobile confessional and a cage