Vidya Balan & Ronnie Screwvala join hands to produce a socially relevant short film!

The versatile actress Vidya Balan has mastered the art of acting and she has been honing her skills with every character she seizes. Now, the actress has joined hands with entrepreneur philanthropist Ronnie Screwvala for a socially relevant short film which has been titled as Natkhat.

Being essentially made for international film festivals, 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. 

It leaves you with the message of parenting being the key and the potential 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 and interestingly also 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…”

Both, Vidya and Ronnie are known for delivering content-driven films respectively, and their collaboration definitely holds many promises. Written by Annukampa Harsh & Shaan Vyas and developed with RSVP associate producer Sanaya Irani, Natkhat is directed by Shaan Vyas and produced by Ronnie Screwvala & Vidya Balan.