Pallavi Sharda is starring in “Stay,” a French-Indian unbiased function written and directed by Rohena Gera, presently taking pictures in France after wrapping its India leg.
Sharda performs Sailee, the daughter of a rich Indian household who strikes to Paris following a divorce to flee the load of social expectations. In Paris, she crosses paths with Léo — a supply driver and dreamer performed by rising French actor Julien De Saint-Jean — and the 2 forge an unlikely bond, one which begins to erode the cultural and social traces every believed that they had left behind.
The movie is produced by Alice Bloch for Marianne Prods. in co-production with France 2 Cinéma. Pre-sales have been secured with Canal+, Ciné+ OCS and France Télévisions. Dominique Colin serves as director of images.
The position marks Sharda’s first within the French language, extending a display screen profession that spans Bollywood, Hollywood, British tv and Australian productions. Her credit embrace the Oscar-nominated “Lion,” “Tom & Jerry,” “Wedding Season,” “The Twelve,” “Begum Jaan” and “Hawaizaada.” She sits on the Display screen Australia board.
Gera’s earlier function, ”Sir,” premiered in Critics’ Week on the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It took the Gan Basis Award and went on to discover a extensive viewers on Netflix India. Gera additionally directed the 2013 documentary “What’s Love Got to Do With It?,” which screened on the Mumbai Movie Pageant. The brand new movie is her first set in France, the place she now lives.
Sharda is represented by ColorCreative, IMC, Perception, HillTop Leisure and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher.
