After a widely acclaimed run on the global festival circuit, filmmaker Ritwik Pareek’s comedy mystery satire Dug Dug is finally headed for its India release. Backed by industry heavyweights Anurag Kashyap, Nikkhil Advani, Vikramaditya Motwane and Vasan Bala as executive producers, the film is slated to hit Indian screens on May 8.

Inspired by true events, Dug Dug follows a bizarre phenomenon in a village where a deceased man’s motorbike is believed to grant wishes—provided devotees pray to it and offer alcohol. As word spreads and prayers begin to be “answered,” the belief snowballs into a full-blown, commercialised religion.