Traffic Signal (2007): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Traffic Signal is a Mumbai-set drama that follows the lives and travails of people who gather around a fictitious traffic signal, a tiny crossroads that mirrors the pulse of the city. Here, beggars of all ages, sex workers, quick-witted tricksters, eunuchs, and street vendors who sell clothes, flowers, and trinkets converge for a few minutes of cash, conversation, and a struggle to survive. They speak in rapid-fire bursts, move with the urgency of the city’s clock, and rely on one another to weather the day’s hazards, as they pay a weekly protection fee to the signal’s manager. The system that keeps the neighborhood running rests on a fragile balance of favors, loyalties, and mutual aid.