Mumbai, Actor-turned-producer Shweta Tripathi says she sought advice from her filmmaker friends Anurag Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan as she ventured into film production, a decision driven by her desire to find good scripts and support talented new storytellers.
Because it is important,” the actor told PTI in an interview, so, I’ve that relationship with him where I keep asking for guidance. The film is directed by Sanjoy Nag. “It’s important to be surrounded by people who are open, who are ready to share things. Like, I had called up Neeraj, and I had asked him a few things, besides I’ve discussed it with Kashyap multiple times. “I knew that I wanted to be a bankable actor and I wanted to be an actor on whom people invest money on. Similarly, when I knew that I wanted to be a producer, I want to be there for people like Shlok Sharma or Aarti Kadav who should be able to get more money to make a film.
Tripathi is making her feature production debut with “Mujhe Jaan Na Kaho Meri Jaan”, where she stars alongside actor Tillotama Shome. Calling Kashyap and Ghaywan her “go-to people”, Tripathi said the duo guided her about the intricacies of film production. The actor worked with Ghaywan for his debut feature 2015’s “Masaan”, which was produced by Kashyap through his erstwhile banner Phantom Films. Kashyap also backed her acclaimed independent films “Zoo”, and “Cargo”. “I remember meeting Tarun Mansukhani after he saw ‘Masaan’ and I told him that the scripts are not coming out the way I wanted. So, he said that then you do it, and then I said no, but I am not a writer- director. Tripathi, who represented India through the WIF India initiative at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, said she is open to producing films across genres provided they are driven by emotions.
