Kirti Kulhari launches her own banner Kintsukuroi Films and announces first film Nayeka

Actress Kirti Kulhari made her acting debut with Khichdi: The Movie (2010). She then went on to work on several successful films like Pink (2016), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) and Mission Mangal (2019).

The actress has now launched her own production house, Kintsukuroi Films. She has also announced that Nayeka will be her first venture as a producer.

Sharing more details, excited Kulhari says, “Starting a production house has been an organic thought that has stayed with me strongly for a couple of years. As an actor, the last three years have been very fruitful for me and have got me interested in widening my horizons and delving into other aspects of filmmaking. I now want to take a step further as I feel the urge to back great content and tell the world stories that are unique, rare, and heartfelt.”

She adds, “The intention is also to create a more equal and collaborative atmosphere in the process of making a film. Unfortunately, a hierarchy does exist in the way things work, and I would aim to bridge that gap, embracing and respecting the talent brought to the table in all equality. The idea is also to create opportunities for young talent... be it writers, directors, actors, technicians.”

Talking about the name of the production house, she says, “Kintsukuroi is a Japanese word which means the art of mending broken pottery with gold. The idea behind this thought is that when something is broken, one uses gold to mend it, making it even more beautiful than its initial broken state. Similarly, with my production house, through the stories I aspire to tell, I wish to mend broken hearts and fill the emptiness in people's lives through the art of film. The basic idea behind the production house's name: "To produce content that kind of helps people heal their brokenness is the basic idea behind the production house's name.”

About her first production, Nayeka, she said, "Nayeka is a story of a struggling actress who gets caught in a crime by mistake... followed by a cat and mouse chase, further leading into a series of crazy events.”

The shooting of the film started on the 2nd of January.