Suresh Triveni, who is preparing for the release of his forthcoming drama-thriller ‘Jalsa,’ has acknowledged that he was ‘greedy’ when it came to casting powerhouse actresses like Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah.
This is the director’s second collaboration with Vidya Balan, following their previous collaboration on ‘Tumhari Sulu.’ After seeing Shefali’s outstanding performance in the webseries ‘Delhi Crime,’ Suresh decided to cast her.
Director Suresh Triveni remarked, “I like making films because I get an opportunity to work with brilliant actors. After working with Vidya in ‘Tumhari Sulu’, I knew that working with her, you are spoilt, and you want to go back to her with another film.”
Vidya Balan plays Maya, a journalist, in the drama thriller, while Shefali plays Rukhsana, Maya’s housekeeper.
He remarked to shed more insight on what led to Shefali’s casting in the film, “So that was one single motive. The second was after I watched ‘Delhi Crime’, and of course, I’ve been following Shefali’s work for some time. I was just too greedy and then I thought, this idea came that, what if I bring these two together?”
Manav Kaul, Rohini Hattangadi, Iqbal Khan, Vidharti Bandi, Shrikant Mohan Yadav, Shafeen Patel, and Surya Kasibhatla also star in the film.
On March 18, ‘Jalsa’ will have its global premiere on Prime Video.
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