Mumbai: Critically acclaimed actress Radhika Apte has turned director.
‘The Sleepwalkers’ a short film, has been written and directed by Radhika. Shahana Goswami and Gulshan Devaiah play the roles of a married couple in the short movie.
Radhika shared the teaser trailer of her film on Instagram.
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The teaser shows the husband asking his wife whether she is aware of her sleepwalking habit and she replies in the negative. There are spooky visuals of her visiting the beach at night with a young girl leading her towards the sea.
The actress also unveiled the poster of the film on Instagram with the following post: “I wrote and directed a small short film. So excited to share that our short film The Sleepwalkers is an official selection at the highly prestigious, Palm Springs International ShortFest 2020! We’re in competition for Best Midnight Short! @psfilmfest Our film won’t be available to stream publicly but we have a small trailer! Thank you to all of you for making this happen!!”
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The Sleepwalkers has been produced by Honey Trehan, Abhishek Chaubey and Lalit Prem Sharma. Radhika’s husband Benedict Taylor is music director of the film.