Renuka Shahane on being a director, her co-stars and more
by Vedanshi Pathak | April 27, 2021, 21:57 IST
My parents used to watch Surabhi and loved it. What they liked most was the ever-smiling anchor Renuka Shahane, who together with Siddharth Kak regaled the viewers for 10 years. The actress made her mark in films with Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) playing Madhuri Dixit’s elder sister. Though strangely, she never capitalised on that success. She married Ashutosh Rana in 2001 and afterwards got busy with her married life. Her sons Shauryaman and Satyendraand kept her busy. She did come on and off in TV serials but didn’t pursue acting actively. Renuka was seeking different horizons and made her debut in direction with Marathi film Rita (2009). Now a decade later, she has made her directorial debut in Hindi cinema with Tribhanga. She has some fond memories of working with Madhuri Dixit Nene, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan in the past and also of directing Tribhanga. She also sp
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Renuka Shahane opens up on her next directorial, says it could be a dark comedy
Actor-director Renuka Shahane says she is toying with the idea of making a dark comedy as her third directorial venture. Shahane, known for featuring in movies such as Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! , Masoom and Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa , ventured into filmmaking with 2009 Marathi movie Rita , which was based on her mother s novel Rita Welingkar . The sophomore directorial was Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy , which explored a multi-generational relationship story of mothers and daughters, starring Tanvi Azmi, Kajol and Mithila Palkar.
The movie released on streamer Netflix on January 15 to rave reviews. Shahane said she will continue to direct films and has started work on her next project.
Tribhanga Director Renuka Shahane Wants To Direct A Dark Comedy Next
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Actor-director Renuka Shahane says she is toying with the idea of making a dark comedy as her third directorial venture. Shahane, known for featuring in movies such as Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! , Masoom and Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa , ventured into filmmaking with 2009 Marathi movie Rita , which was based on her mother s novel Rita Welingkar . The sophomore directorial was Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy , which explored a multi-generational relationship story of mothers and daughters, starring Tanvi Azmi, Kajol and Mithila Palkar. The movie released on streamer Netflix on January 15 to rave reviews.
My next directorial could be a dark comedy: Renuka Shahane
MUMBAI: Actor-director Renuka Shahane says she is toying with the idea of making a dark comedy as her third directorial venture.
Shahane, known for featuring in movies such as “Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!”, “Masoom” and “Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa”, ventured into filmmaking with 2009 Marathi movie “Rita”, which was based on her mother’s novel “Rita Welingkar”.
The sophomore directorial was “Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy”, which explored a multi-generational relationship story of mothers and daughters, starring Tanvi Azmi, Kajol and Mithila Palkar.
The movie released on streamer Netflix on January 15 to rave reviews.
NEW DELHI : Actor-director Renuka Shahane says she wanted to explore the societal pressure on women to toe the line in “Tribhanga: Tedhi Medhi Crazy”, a multi-generational relationship story of mothers and daughters.
Shahane, who is the daughter of writer Shanta Gokhale, says her aim was to humanise the mother figure through this depiction of an acrimonious equation between a famous writer Nayan and her daughter, an actor and Odissi dancer, played by Tanvi Azmi and Kajol, respectively. Mithila Palkar plays Nayan’s granddaughter, Masha.
“To humanise the mother is what I wanted to do in ‘Tribhanga’. The kind of expectations that there is on mothers and women generally…