Radhika Apte On Directorial Debut With Sleepwalkers: It Was Coincidental
Radhika Apte debuting with short film Sleepwalkers believes it is incorrect to say that lack of good opportunities often push actors to turn towards other aspects of filmmaking.
Radhika
Apte,
who
is
making
her
directorial
debut
with
short
film
Sleepwalkers
believes
it
is
incorrect
to
say
that
lack
of
good
opportunities
often
push
actors
to
turn
towards
other
aspects
of
filmmaking.
Starring
Shahana
Goswami
and
Gulshan
Devaiah,
Sleepwalkers
is
about
how
sometimes
people
chose
blindness
oversight.
The
film
was
shot
last
year
but
is
yet
to
be
released.
"There
is
always
less
exciting
things
happening
for
female
actors
right
from
the
beginning.
There
are
very
few
projects
and
everybody
is
trying
to
get
that
project.
The
reason
people
turn
towards
producing
films
is
when
they
establish
themselves,
they
have
the
money
and
resources
to
become
producers.
When
they
enter
the
industry,
they
don't
have
that.
"We
have
such
weird
notions
that
after
marriage
actresses
don't
get
work
and
when
you
start
producing
or
directing
it
means
you
are
doomed
as
an
actor.
We
look
at
things
in
so
black
and
white,
Radhika
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
The
34-year-old
actor
hopes
more
people
venture
into
direction.
Citing
the
example
of
actor-director
Konkana
Sen
Sharma,
she
said,
"There
are
probably
only
two
of
us
and
that
is
sad.
I
completely
agree
that
people
think
she
is
directing
so
is
it
because
she
doesn't
want
to
act
anymore,
she
is
changing
departments
or
she
is
not
getting
enough
work'.
"Why
does
it
have
to
be
any
of
this,
why
can't
I
do
both?
I
can
act
and
direct
certain
projects,
if
I
need
or
feel
like
doing
it.
I
hope
more
people
venture
into
this.
Radhika
said
she
was
already
trying
her
hands
at
writing
and
Sleepwalkers
happened
by
chance.
It
happened
coincidentally.
I
wrote
this
short
film
and
was
reading
it
out
to
Abhishek
Chaubey
and
Honey
Trehan.
They
said
they
will
make
it
immediately.
I
wanted
to
make
it
in
the
monsoon
but
by
the
time
we
decided
to
do
it,
it
was
over.
It
was
October
that
time
and
we
had
to
shoot
immediately.
The
actor
said
she
had
great
experience
directing
the
short
and
supervising
various
aspects
related
to
filmmaking
--
from
direction
to
editing.
"It
is
extraordinary
to
be
doing
different
things
if
they
interest
you,
you
learn
more
about
the
other
department.
It
was
extremely
enriching.
I
now
know
so
much
about
filmmaking
than
I
knew
before.
I
know
how
many
mistakes
I
made.
I
realise
it
is
fascinating
and
I
would
love
to
do
direct
again.
On
the
acting
front,
Radhika
has
a
film
titled
Raat
Akeli
Hai
with
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui.
The
actor
has
also
signed
up
for
Apple
TV's
upcoming
series
Shantaram,
where
she
will
be
seen
alongside
actor
Charlie
Hunnam.