Vidya Balan To Collaborate With Ronnie Screwvala For A Short Film, Natkhat
Vidya Balan is a busy lady. The Dirty Picture, who is busy promoting Mission Mangal, is now on board for Ronnie Screwvala’s upcoming project. The actress has joined hands with the producer for a socially relevant short film titled – Natkhat.
Natkhat addresses several issues such as patriarchy, gender inequality, rape culture, domestic abuse, compartmentalization by men in different relationships with women; and in doing so surpasses all possible barriers, be it age, gender, urban-rural divide, and nationality. This film is essentially being made for international film festivals.
The short film leaves you with the message of parenting being key and potentially the solution to abolishing gender inequality and rape culture. Natkhat explores the patriarchal imitation culture across India through innocence, relationships, and euphemisms which have not been showcased on screen before.
This film marks many firsts for Vidya – her first short film as an actor as well as her first outing as a producer. Vidya said:
“It’s the beautiful and powerful story that called out to me in a way that made me want to act in it and also turn producer. And who better than RSVP to do it with!”
Echoing Vidya’s sentiment, Ronnie Screwvala said:
“When I first heard the script for Natkhat, I immediately knew this film had to be made. The film addresses so many issues and gives out a powerful message too. I am very happy to collaborate with Vidya on this film…”
Natkhat is directed by Shaan Vyas and produced by Ronnie Screwvala & Vidya Balan. It is written by Annukampa Harsh & Shaan Vyas and developed with RSVP associate producer Sanaya Irani.
