Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Jyothika, Ashutosh Gowariker, Adinath Kothare, Aashriya Mishra
System is a 2026 Indian drama-thriller directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, exploring how social class and institutional power shape the meaning of justice. Running 124 minutes, the film pairs two women from opposite ends of society inside a courtroom, asking whether the law serves everyone equally.
What is System about?
Neha Rajvansh is a confident, well-connected public prosecutor who has never had to question whether the system works — because, for her, it always has. Sarika Rawat is a courtroom stenographer who has spent her career recording the words of powerful people while remaining invisible to them. When their paths collide during a high-stakes legal proceeding, both women are forced to confront assumptions they have held for years. The film traces how privilege insulates some from consequences while exposing others to them, and how truth in a courtroom can depend entirely on who is doing the speaking — and who controls the record.
Cast & crew
Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari is known for socially grounded Indian cinema. The film stars Sonakshi Sinha as one of the two leads alongside Jyothika, with supporting turns from Ashutosh Gowariker, Adinath Kothare, Aashriya Mishra, Gaurav Pandey, Sayandeep Gupta, and Preeti Agarwal Mehta rounding out the courtroom ensemble.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, System carries a theme that travels across cultures: the gap between what institutions promise and what they deliver to ordinary people. Iranian audiences — many of whom have personal experience navigating bureaucracies that favored those with connections — will recognize the film's central tension immediately. The courtroom setting grounds abstract ideas about class and power in a specific, observable space. The film is available on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible without any language barrier. Indian cinema has long resonated with Iranian and diaspora audiences because of shared storytelling traditions around family, social obligation, and the cost of challenging authority.
Where & how to watch
System is available on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so you can watch it in whichever way you prefer. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.