<div>Actors Manoj Bajpayee and Radhika Apte are set to star in filmmaker Shirish Kunder's upcoming debut short film "Kriti", which will be a psychological thriller. The 15-minute film will also star actress Neha Sharma.<div><br /></div><div>Shirish, who made his directorial debut with "Jaan-E-Mann" in 2006, feels short movies have more scope to tell edgy stories than full length commercial films, which takes time to make.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Yes I am making a short film. I decided to do it as I am very much interested in the digital space. Feature films take time to make and then to finally release," Shirish told PTI.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Short films involve telling exciting and edgy stories. They are also watched a lot today. The length may be less but they have tremendous exposure."</div><div><br /></div><div>The 42-year-old director said the movie will have an all-film crew working on it to give it a feel of a feature.</div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly, both Bajpayee and Radhika have featured separately in short films earlier. While the "Aligarh" actor was there in "Jai Hind "and "Taandav", the "Badlapur" actress starred in Sujoy Ghosh's "Ahalya".</div><div><br /></div><div>Shirish said he cast both of them because he needed strong actors to play the part but the fact that they had done short films did help.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I needed good actors for the role. Since they had already done short films before so they were open to my idea, the convincing part was easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I had to only approach Radhika because it was Manoj, who had asked me to make it. I am changing gears with this one. I have done lighter stuff earlier but this is intense and dark. So I needed actors like them who work from the inside and give it their best shot," the director said.</div><div><br /></div><div>The movie will go on floors by the end of this month and is scheduled to release on April 22.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shirish is also working on his next feature film which will be a women-centric crime thriller, set in a small town. He last made "Joker" starring Akshay Kumar in 2012.</div><div><br /></div><div>"The short film is like a prelude to my feature, announcing my ability to make a film in this space. I made a debut in a romantic film so you tend to get stereotyped in that. I am currently in the casting process and in talks with a few people. I need a strong female performer for the role."</div><div><br /></div><div>The film is scheduled to go on floors in Novemeber as it is set in winter and the directors needs to show snow.</div></div>
<div>Actors Manoj Bajpayee and Radhika Apte are set to star in filmmaker Shirish Kunder's upcoming debut short film "Kriti", which will be a psychological thriller. The 15-minute film will also star actress Neha Sharma.<div><br /></div><div>Shirish, who made his directorial debut with "Jaan-E-Mann" in 2006, feels short movies have more scope to tell edgy stories than full length commercial films, which takes time to make.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Yes I am making a short film. I decided to do it as I am very much interested in the digital space. Feature films take time to make and then to finally release," Shirish told PTI.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Short films involve telling exciting and edgy stories. They are also watched a lot today. The length may be less but they have tremendous exposure."</div><div><br /></div><div>The 42-year-old director said the movie will have an all-film crew working on it to give it a feel of a feature.</div><div><br /></div><div>Interestingly, both Bajpayee and Radhika have featured separately in short films earlier. While the "Aligarh" actor was there in "Jai Hind "and "Taandav", the "Badlapur" actress starred in Sujoy Ghosh's "Ahalya".</div><div><br /></div><div>Shirish said he cast both of them because he needed strong actors to play the part but the fact that they had done short films did help.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I needed good actors for the role. Since they had already done short films before so they were open to my idea, the convincing part was easy.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I had to only approach Radhika because it was Manoj, who had asked me to make it. I am changing gears with this one. I have done lighter stuff earlier but this is intense and dark. So I needed actors like them who work from the inside and give it their best shot," the director said.</div><div><br /></div><div>The movie will go on floors by the end of this month and is scheduled to release on April 22.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shirish is also working on his next feature film which will be a women-centric crime thriller, set in a small town. He last made "Joker" starring Akshay Kumar in 2012.</div><div><br /></div><div>"The short film is like a prelude to my feature, announcing my ability to make a film in this space. I made a debut in a romantic film so you tend to get stereotyped in that. I am currently in the casting process and in talks with a few people. I need a strong female performer for the role."</div><div><br /></div><div>The film is scheduled to go on floors in Novemeber as it is set in winter and the directors needs to show snow.</div></div>