Streaming
giant
Netflix
on
Wednesday
announced
its
new
anthology,
"Ankahi
Kahaniya",
set
to
release
on
September
17.
Chronicling
"three
unheard
and
untold
tales
of
love",
the
anthology
is
directed
by
filmmakers
Ashwiny
Iyer
Tiwari,
Abhishek
Chaubey
and
Saket
Chaudhary.
Producer
Ronnie
Screwvala's
banner
RSVP
Movies
has
produced
the
anthology.
"Ankahi
Kahaniya" stars
an
ensemble
cast
of
Abhishek
Banerjee,
Zoya
Hussain,
Kunal
Kapoor,
Nikhil
Dwivedi,
Palomi,
Rinku
Rajguru
and
Delzad
Hiwale.
According
to
a
statement
by
the
streamer,
Iyer
Tiwari's
short
film
will
blur
"the
lines
between
reality
and
fantasy".
It
stars
Banerjee
with
story
credited
to
Piyush
Gupta,
Shreyas
Jain
and
Nitesh
Tiwari.
"With
every
story
I
want
to
challenge
myself
as
a
storyteller
and
create
varied
emotional
connections
between
the
viewers
and
the
characters
that
will
last
in
their
minds
for
a
while.
"I
hope
with
this
story
I
can
captivate
the
imagination
of
movie
lovers
with
questions
of
untold
and
unanswered
emotions
every
human
goes
through.
I
am
very
glad
that
our
story
will
reach
the
world
with
Netflix
belief
and
impact," the
"Panga"
helmer
said
in
a
statement.
Based
on
the
Kannada
Story
"Madhyantara"
by
Jayant
Kaikini,
Chaubey's
segment
features
"Sairat"
star
Rajguru
and
Hiwale.
The
director,
known
for
acclaimed
films
like
"Sonchiriya",
"Udta
Punjab"
and
"Dedh
Ishqiya",
said
his
film
is
set
in
the
1980s
Mumbai
and
explores
young
love
in
the
world
of
single
screen
theatres.
"When
you’re
young
and
caged
in
Mumbai,
looking
for
love’s
a
sweet
escape.
And
what’s
better
than
finding
it
at
the
movies,
however
fleetingly?
This
one’s
especially
close
to
my
heart.
And
I’m
really
excited
for
everyone
to
watch
it," he
said.
Chaudhary's
short
film
features
Kapoor,
Hussain,
Dwivedi
and
Palomi.
The
story
is
penned
by
Zeenat
Lakhani
and
Chaudhary,
known
for
directing
the
2017
Irrfan
Khan-starrer
"Hindi
Medium".
"Love
stories
have
always
been
one
of
my
favourite
genres.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
be
a
part
of
Ankahi
Kahaniya's
thriving
story
theme.
It
was
great
working
alongside
a
talented
set
of
directors
and
collaborating
with
Netflix
for
this
anthology,"
Chaudhary
said.
Pratiksha
Rao,
Director
of
Films
and
Licensing
at
Netflix
India,
said
the
team
is
thrilled
to
announce
"Ankahi
Kahaniyan."
"These
unexpected
love
stories
are
brought
to
life
by
incredibly
talented
filmmakers,
cast
and
crew,
and
we
can't
wait
to
bring
it
to
our
members," she
added.
The
anthology
is
produced
by
Ronnie
Screwvala
and
Ashi
Dua
Sara.