Rikshawala is an Indian Hindi-language drama web series released as an Ullu Original in April 2023. The story follows Kundan, an educated young man working as a rickshaw driver, whose life changes after a chance encounter.Plot Summary
By May 2023, the series was edited for its OTT release on a major South Asian aggregator, removing approximately 4 minutes of explicit content. However, the uncut version remains available on the official Ullu app. Rikshawala -2023- Ullu Original
Raju drives a shared auto-rickshaw in a crowded, unnamed city (shot on location in Lucknow and Mumbai’s suburban fringes). He is a migrant worker—poor, uneducated, but physically powerful. The series opens with his mundane struggles: haggling over fares, avoiding police bribes, and sending money to his village family. Conflict arises when he picks up a rich, lonely housewife, Neha (a seasoned Ullu actress known for psychological roles), who begins to exploit his physicality under the guise of "extra services." Rikshawala is an Indian Hindi-language drama web series
The "Ullu" Brand: Bold or Exploitative?
Ullu has often been criticized for packaging social commentary as pornography. Rikshawala explicitly tries to comment on class divide. There is a poignant scene where Tara watches Raju eat a vada pav with his hands while she sips wine. She is aroused not by him, but by the act of slumming it. However, the uncut version remains available on the
