Ardh
is
Shakti-
Astitva
Ke
Ehsaas
Ki
actress
Rubina
Dilaik's
debut
film.
The
film
also
stars
Rajpal
Yadav
and
Hiten
Tejwani
in
the
lead
roles.
Written
and
directed
by
Palash
Muchhal,
the
film
is
about
the
story
of
Shiva
played
by
Rajpal
Yadav
(a
struggling
actor
impersonating
a
transperson),
a
small-town
guy
who
moves
to
Mumbai
with
dreams
of
becoming
an
actor.
To
survive
in
the
city,
Shiva
pretends
to
be
a
transwoman
(Parvati)
and
seeks
money
in
the
local
trains
and
at
the
signals,
and
his
wife
played
by
Rubina
supports
him.
The
narration
in
the
film
is
done
by
Jackie
Shroff.
Rubina's
fans
are
eagerly
waiting
for
the
film's
OTT
release!
Well,
we
got
the
good
news-
the
film
will
be
releasing
on
ZEE5
on
June
10,
2022.
Meanwhile,
Rubina
had
recently
shared
her
experience
of
working
in
the
film.
She
was
quoted
by
an
entertainment
portal
as
saying,
"Premiering
my
film
on
OTT
is
a
great
initiative
and
Palash
was
very
clear
since
the
beginning
that
Ardh
was
supposed
to
be
released
on
OTT.
We
are
glad
that
ZEE5
welcomed
us
with
an
open
arm,
it
is
going
to
be
a
great
association.
The
medium
does
not
matter
to
me
because
as
an
artist
is
more
about
the
content
and
more
about
the
story,
script
and
character
than
the
medium.
The
medium
is
just
a
mode
of
narrating
that
story
to
the
audience
so
it
doesn't
matter."
On
the
other
hand,
Rajpal
Yadav
was
quoted
by
New
Indian
Express
as
saying,
"Ardh
is
the
story
of
those
people
who
struggle
day
and
night
to
make
their
dreams
come
true.
Shiva
and
Parvati
represent
those
survivors.
In
our
country,
there
are
millions
of
such
Shiva
and
Parvati
fighting
for
their
survival.
So,
this
is
their
story,
and
I
am
honoured
to
be
telling
it."