Actress will join Shabana Azmi, Mithila Palkar; film rolls towards the year-end
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 25, 2019)

Kajol, who was last seen in Pradeep Sarkar’s 2018 drama Helicopter Eela and will play Ajay Devgn’s wife in their home production Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, has now given her nod to Tribhanga. To be directed by Renuka Shahane, the intense family drama also features Shabana Azmi and internet sensation Mithila Palkar, who made her film debut last year with the Irrfan Khan and Dulquer Salmaan-starrer Karwaan.

“Renuka has been discussing the project with Kajol since the last few months. She liked the subject and has verbally agreed to it. Formalities should be finalised soon. The film revolves around three women from three different generations of the same family. Renuka has been working on the script for a long time now and has been getting positive feedback from those who have heard the story,” informs a source close to the development.

To be produced by Siddharth P Malhotra, Tribhanga marks Renuka’s return to direction ten years after helming the 2009 Marathi drama Rita which had featured Jackie Shroff and Pallavi Joshi. The earlier film was based on the book, Rita Welingkar, penned by Shahane’s mother, Shanta Gokhale.

“The entire film is set and will be shot in Mumbai. It will go on the floors by the end of this year. All the three female protagonists have really powerful characters. Reading sessions and workshops will begin a few weeks before the shoot. Casting for the male actors in the film is currently underway. It is unlikely that Renuka’s actor-husband Ashutosh Rana will feature in it,” the source concluded.