Rasika Dugal in a still of Banana bread (courtesy of YouTube)
Strong points
- Rasika plays the role of Shruti, the sole occupant of a chic apartmen
- Mukul Chadda plays the role of his neighbor
- Credits for story, script and dialog go to Rasika and Mukul
New Delhi:
Actress Rasika Dugal and her husband Mukul Chadda, who stayed at home like all of us, decided to make a short film. Because why not? Presented by Terribly Tiny Talkies, the short film by Rasika Dugal and Mukul Chadda is entitled Banana bread and is really as sweet as the name suggests. The 12 and a half minute short film was shot entirely at home by Rasika and Mukul, who are the only actors. Rasika plays the role of Shruti, the single occupant of a chic apartment, who comes across his new neighbor, a naive character, played by Mukul. Shruti, who has spent lonely days while practicing social distancing, invites his neighbor over to her house – first he comes to get filtered water and the next thing we know, he looks Sherlock with Shruti.
Shruti, who insisted that his neighbor come for a little catch-up, continues to reiterate the rules of social distancing but gets carried away from time to time. She says baking banana bread is the only thing that keeps her sane. Despite their differences in lifestyle, choice and opinion, Shruti and his neighbor have fun together before an achievement takes shape.
The credits for the story, the script and the dialogues go to Rasika Dugal and Mukul Chadda. Watch Banana bread here:
Earlier in April, another short film called Family took the internet by storm. While Banana bread is a short film with two members, Family had an overall cast, including Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Shiva Rajkumar, Sonalee Kulkarni and Diljit Dosanjh. It was produced by Prasoon Pandey.
Rasika Dugal is known for having acted in films such as Lootcase, Aurangzeb, Qissa and Manto. In the recent past, she has participated in webcasts such as Delhi Crime and Made in heaven. Mukul Chadda is known to star in the Hotstar special Office, based on the popular BBC series of the same name. He has also appeared in films such as Me Aur Main and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu.
