Mumbai, March 19 Bollywood star Alia Bhatt announced her upcoming production, "Don't Be Shy," a coming-of-age film, for the streaming service Prime Video, on Thursday.
The actor is producing the film with her sister Shaheen Bhatt under their banner, Eternal Sunshine Productions.
"We are a small, passionate, and new production company, Eternal Sunshine Productions. Shaheen and I decided that we wanted to give back to the movies that have given us so much," Alia said.
"‘Don’t Be Shy’ is a film that we are eagerly anticipating the audience seeing. At Eternal Sunshine, we have always wanted to support stories that feel authentic and voices that feel genuine," Alia said at the Prime Video slate announcement press conference.
Written and directed by Sreeti Mukerji, the film follows the story of Shyamili 'Shy' Das, a 20-year-old girl who believes she has everything figured out until her perfectly planned life takes an unexpected turn, and things begin to spiral out of her control.
The dialogues and additional screenplay are written by Sehaj Kaur Maini.
The project marks Mukerji's directorial debut, who previously worked as an assistant director on director Karan Johar's films "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" and "Brahmastra".
When Johar, who was the host of the event, asked her about the star cast of the upcoming movie, Alia said she would announce the names of the actors soon.
"They are relatively unknown actors," Alia said.
"Don't Be Shy" is co-produced by Grishma Shah and Vikesh Bhutani's Chalkboard Entertainment.
As an actress, Alia will be next seen in "Alpha," an action-thriller, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Love and War."