While the news of Nakuul Mehta to cast in a short film, produced under the banner of Anurag Kashyap has already made rounds on the internet, the casting of the female lead has stirred up more excitement. The actor is to team up with Malayalam film industry star Rima Kallingal for the project titled Sunny Side Upar and it seems that Nakuul cannot get hold of his happiness. In a lengthy post shared by the actor on Instagram, he is all praises for Rima. Nakuul Mehta’s Picture With Filmmaker Shashank Khaitan Makes Us Wonder if a New Project on Cards - View Pic.

Nakuul took to his social media to confirm the lead cast of the short film and wrote, “Verified An absolute pleasure to have collaborated with this bundle of joy & talent, also one of the premier stars of the Malayalam film industry --> @rimakallingal on what has been essentially one of the happiest & sensitive sets I have had the good fortune to work on.”

“I discovered so much more about her post the little screen time I shared with her, watching her TEDx speech on 'Changing Gender Discrimination in the Movie Industry'. She speaks unabashedly about the rampant sexism, casteism & ageism which exists in society and is reflected in our cinema/art & how one cannot - not be affected by an artist community which is NOT trying to challenge this narrative and an audience community which is NOT vehemently asking for that change,” the Ishqbaaz actor added. Nakuul Mehta of Ishqbaaz Fame to Star in Anurag Kashyap’s Next? Deets Inside.

Nakuul talked about Rima being one of the founder members of the ‘Women in Cinema Collective’ and lauded her for raising her voice for all the right reasons. He wrote, “Rima is one of the founder members of the 'Women in Cinema Collective' and is amongst the very few artists I know of who are using their voice to raise this much needed dialogue. You are a trailblazer, Ms Kallingal and I can't wait for you to continue this struggle until nobody else needs to struggle for their share of 'fish fry' anymore 🎏 (Ref: please watch her TEDx)”

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An absolute pleasure to have collaborated with this bundle of joy & talent, also one of the premier stars of the Malayalam film industry --> @rimakallingal on what has been essentially one of the happiest & sensitive sets I have had the good fortune to work on. I discovered so much more about her post the little screen time I shared with her, watching her TEDx speech on 'Chanding Gender Discrimination in the Movie Industry'. She speaks unabashedly about the rampant sexism, casteism & ageism which exists in society and is reflected in our cinema/art & how one cannot - not be affected by an artist community which is NOT trying to challenge this narrative and an audience community which is NOT vehemently asking for that change. Rima is one of the founder members of the 'Women in Cinema Collective' and is amongst the very few artists I know of who are using their voice to raise this much needed dialogue. You are a trailblazer, Ms Kallingal and I can't wait for you to continue this struggle until nobody else needs to struggle for their share of 'fish fry' anymore 🎏 (Ref: please watch her TEDx) #SunnySideUpar

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As an audience, we are quite excited to witness this amazing pair gearing up for their upcoming short film. We wish them luck with the new project.

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