Where To Watch Ankahi Kahaniya: Upcoming anthology Ankahi Kahaniya starring Abhishek Banerjee, Zoya Hussain, Kunal Kapoor, Nikhil Dwivedi, Palomi, Rinku Rajguru and Delzad Hiwale offers unusual stories of love, filled with anguish, the dilemma of ending marriages, attraction, and the urge to escape loneliness. The anthology comprises short films directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Abhishek Chaubey and Saket Chaudhury.
Abhishek Chaubey’s segment features Sairat star Rinku Rajguru and Delzad Hiwale whereas Saket Chaudhary’s short film features Kunaal Kapoor, Hussain, Nikhil Dwivedi and Palomi.
As per a statement by Netflix, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s short film will blur “the lines between reality and fantasy”. With every story, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari said she wanted to challenge herself as a storyteller and create varied emotional connections between the viewers and the characters that will last in their minds for a while. She is known for directing films like Bareilly Ki Barfi and Nil Battey Sannata. In an interview, she said that she always wanted to be a part of an anthology as she wanted to explore a different side of film-making.
Actor Abhishek Banerjee, who features in Tiwari's segment, says that this anthology gave him an opportunity to explore the romantic side of his personality. He is playing the role of a salesman named Pradeep who finds a companion in a mannequin. “I knew this is the opportunity where you can actually try and feel a different kind of romance. And it might be something, which is not borrowed from the films which we see.", he said in an interview.
Producer Ronnie Screwvala and Ashi Dua Sara have produced the anthology Ankahi Kahaniya. It is set to release on September 17 on Netflix.