In the heart of Mumbai, a middle- aged Maharashtrian housewife, endures her husband's chauvinism and the tedium of her relentless chores. She finds solace in her rich fantasies. Her husband's departure for work allows her to reduce the pace of her work a little, but his return with misogynistic colleagues shatters her peace. After a particularly demeaning remark from her husband, she fantasizes about serving them " Brain pakoras" made from her brain. These flights of fancy are her only escape from the monotonous rhythm of her domestic life. These breaks are unfortunately all too brief as she has to quickly return to her daily grind, akin to the city's lifeline, the local train, enduring and unnoticed.
Born in Mumbai Maharashtra on the 7th of October 1966, I went on to do my Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, followed by a Post Graduate master's degree in clinical psychology from the University of Mumbai. I have been an actress in Indian theatre, television and film for the last 38 years. I have worked in many popular and critically acclaimed Indian television serials like Lifeline, Surabhi, Circus, Imtihaan, Sailaab, Close-up Antakshari, Kora Kaagaz , to name a few. I'm known best for my role as Pooja in the Bollywood blockbuster “Hum Aapke Hain Kaun?” produced by Rajshri Productions, released in the year 1994. I have received innumerable awards for acting in television as well as film. My first directorial feature film “Rita” was also critically acclaimed. I was judged the best director for a Marathi film for “Rita” in the “16th Nokia Star-Screen Awards 2010” and also received the best screenplay award in the Marathi films competitive section of the 8th Pune International Film Festival. My screenplay “Tribhanga” was selected for the Mumbai Mantra Sundance Screenwriter’s workshop in the year 2013. "Tribhanga", was consequently selected to be a part of NFDC's Co-Production Market in 2016. "Tribhanga, written and directed by me, starring Kajol, Tanve Azmi, Mithila Palkar and Kunaal Roy Kapur was released on Netflix on the 15th of January 2021. I received the Awards for Best Screenplay as well as Best Story at the Screenwriter's Association Awards (SWA Awards) in 2022 for "Tribhanga". " Dhhaavpatti" (Loop Line) is a Marathi animation short film I have written, directed and produced in 2024. I am currently acting in web series " Dupahiya" for Amazon Prime and " Civil Lines" for Sony Liv. I continue to act in films, advertisements and television. I am working on screenplays for feature films I would be directing in the near future. 
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is the oldest, most prestigious film festival screening premieres of feature, documentary and
short films made from, of, and about the Indian subcontinent in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres.
