Mumbai, Actor-producer Alia Bhatt says producing her upcoming young-adult romantic comedy “Don’t Be Shy” has given her a different kind of fulfilment as she got to introduce four newcomers and a debutant director to audiences.
Also starring Kunaal Roy Kapur, Anurag Basu, Neha Dhupia and Anju Alva Naik in pivotal roles, “Don’t Be Shy” will premiere on Prime Video on September 25.
And 14 years later, I am today introducing four new actors and a debutante director. Because i love being an actor and I love being in front of the camera, “I really have butterflies in my stomach. Because we’ve been involved in building the world and story from the word go,” she added, but it gives me another level of joy.
The film marks the directorial debut of Sreeti Mukerji, who also wrote the screenplay, and introduces four new actors Aarushi Bajaj, Ansh Duggal, Bianca Arora and Piyush Khati. “This is a very big moment for us. Fourteen years ago I made my debut as an actor. The film explores friendship, first love, heartbreak, bad decisions and the messy process of growing up.
Bhatt, who made her acting debut 14 years ago with Dharma Productions’ “Student of the Year”, has produced the movie along with her sister Shaheeh through their banner Eternal Sunshine Productions, which they founded in 2021. “It’s really a story very close to my heart and I feel everyone will resonate with it because we all love what comes with growing up,” she said. And I’m way more nervous than they are right now,” Bhatt told reporters at the trailer launch of the film here on Friday evening.
