Back in 2020, when the world went into complete lockdown, filmmakers Amit Madheshiya and Shirley Abraham found themselves at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Kurla. Part curiosity, part in search for their next subject, the duo arrived there, little expecting what they were going to witness. “There were thousands and thousands of people waiting to climb onto a train,” says Madheshiya 41, over a video call from his hometown Mau in Uttar Pradesh. Nothing moved. Neither the people, nor the trains. 

That moment left a deep imprint on their mind, strengthening their  resolve to capture the fear, angst and helplessness they had seen in the eyes of these migrant labourers.