Updated On: 15 October, 2025 06:44 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
WingMan: The Universal Irony of Love is a dark comedy directed by Anuj Gulati, starring Shashank Arora as Omi—a young man navigating heartbreak, loneliness, and the search for meaning in a hyperconnected world. The film balances humour and melancholy, offering an honest look at modern love and vulnerability

Shashank Arora in Wingman
Directed by Anuj Gulati and starring Shashank Arora, Wingman: The Universal Irony of Love is a dark comedy that captures the humour, heartbreak and contradictions of modern love. In a world that craves connection but fears vulnerability, WingMan: The Universal Irony of Love finds poetry in loneliness. Starring Shashank Arora and directed by Anuj Gulati, the film premieres October 17, exclusively in Hindi on Lionsgate Play. Tracing the chaos, comedy and heartbreak of urban connection, this comedy drama balances tenderness and wit, following a young man’s struggle to make sense of love, intimacy and the weight of his own solitude. With its textured performances, emotional honesty and a score by Tajdar Junaid, WingMan is a portrait of the modern romantic: hopeful, restless and endlessly searching.
At the centre of the story is Omi, a 20-something call centre agent at a dating service whose life unravels after his long-term relationship ends. Desperate to escape loneliness, he begins an impulsive pursuit of a married woman, a decision that pulls him into a spiral of choices that blur the line between comedy and tragedy. Set against the chaos of urban life, WingMan moves between humour and heartbreak, observing the irony of how love can both heal and haunt.