Radhika Apte opens up about turning director with The Sleepwalkers

Radhika Apte opened up on making her directorial debut with the short film The Sleepwalkers. It stars Shahana Goswami and Gulshan Devaiah in lead roles.

Radhika Apte, who has portrayed a myriad of roles, has taken up direction. The actress released the trailer of her directorial debut, The Sleepwalkers, at Palms Spring International short film festival. The Sleepwalkers features Shahana Goswami and Gulshan Devaiah in lead roles. Talking about the process of taking up direction, the actress told The Times Of India, “I had never thought of making films. There was no such plan. I just had the urge to write because sometimes you want to create content that challenges you. Roles that come your way are not necessarily from the space that you want them to come from. I just wanted to write something that interested me. There are things that I passionately want to do. When I bounced off the story to Honey Trehan and Abhishek Chaubey, they decided to make it. I had 10 days for the prep and shoot. When I finished writing, I realised I didn’t want to act in it, but I wanted to direct it. And, I absolutely loved the process.”