'Serious Men' trailer: Street-smart Nawazuddin in Sudhir Mishra film

The intriguing 2.5-minute-long trailer introduces us to Nawazuddin's Ayyan Mani, a street-smart slum dweller who constructs a far-sighted plan to become successful.

Mani, who belongs to the second generation in his family, believes that it takes four generations to make it big in life and rank among "Serious Men," a term he uses for suited men who sit in offices and give orders.

Nawazuddin's character then cons his way into making the world believe that his 10-year-old son (played by Aakshath Das) is a genius. The son is portrayed as a "deadly combination" of "Junior Abdul Kalam," and "next Einstein."

Everything seems to be going perfectly until the plan suddenly comes crashing down. Will he be able to save themselves from getting exposed? The film will answer.

Serious Men has been directed by Sudir Mishra (Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Daas Dev) and written by Bhavesh Mandalia.

The movie also stars Shweta Basu Prasad, Nasser and Indira Tiwari, among others.

Interestingly, the film marks Nawazuddin's third collaboration with Netflix, after the popular crime series Sacred Games and the recently-released crime thriller movie Raat Akeli Hai.

Talking about the movie, Mishra said in an earlier statement, "The great thing about Manu Joseph's novel is that it is funny and wacky, yet deeply emotional."

"The film charts its own graph for the transformation of the story to another medium, but it still remains an endearing story of a father's desire to create a bright future for his son," he had added.