Brave and funny, set in colonial India, Darako features a paanwallah and his secrets; a spitting competition that grows to be a massive affair attracting talents from everywhere; an Afghan rebel who is a star spitter and a mystic; gunrunning during the freedom struggle; a daylight murder and a tangy romance amidst the utter chaos. In this world, up is down, and down is up. With laugh-out-loud moments and a clever play on language, song and history, Darako uses satire to comment on religion, identity and freedom.