Bollywood Bytes Neha Dhupia takes the ‘short’ route! Kaushik Ganguly is B’wood bound

eha Dhupia is all set for her next project, a short film titled StepOut. The film is a 10minute psychological thriller that talks about various issues plaguing society. Neha is also donning the producer ’s hat with this project. Talking about the film

Neha says, “I have always wanted for Big

Girl Productions to be a home for stimulating, entertaining and relevant content and Step Out is the per fect fit.”

The film is directed by Hridaye Nagpal and slated to release on Februar y 4 on Disney+Hotstar. —IANS

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ational Award-winning director Kaushik Ganguly is set to direct his maiden Bollywood project, a romantic-drama based against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic. Titled ManoharPandey, the 130-minute film features veteran actors Supriya Pathak Kapur, Saurabh Shukla and Raghubir Yadav. The movie will be shot in north Bengal and the makers aim to complete filming by Februar y. Ganguly, who has also written the film, said ManoharPandey has a “universal appeal” which was ideal for his Bollywood debut. —PTI

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