New Delhi:
Kalki Koechlin’s film Goldfish has hit theaters today (September 20). Directed by Pushan Kripalan, the film also stars veteran actress Deepti Naval in the lead role. On the day of the release, Kalki shared a funny video on Instagram where she addressed fans who say they don’t see her on screen anymore. In the video, he replied: “Aaj kal kafi Saare log mujhe puchte rehte hai ki ‘aapne actor chood Diya kya, apko Kabhi screens pe dekhte nahi, aapne Bacha Paya kiya toh shyad aap Ghar pe baithke gol gol rotis banate rehte ho.’ Aur han, sach hai ki sea life kafi busy hai, family ke sath. [A lot of people these days keep asking me, ‘Have you quit acting? We never see you on screen anymore. Now that you have had a child, maybe you are just sitting at home making perfectly round rotis.’ And yes, it is true that my life is quite busy with family.]”
To inform his fans that his film Goldfish had been released in theaters, Kalki Koechlin added:Lekin aaj meri movie Goldfish release ho gayi, theaters pe hai, aaj screen pe jaakar aap dekh sakte ho ki mai actor abhi bhi Karti huun, aur woh bhi Deepti Naval ke sath. Unki show itni beautiful, itni memorable hai ki sirf unke Liye thank you aap jao Cinepolis Mei aur aapki tickets book kar lo book my show Fri Goldfish Wed Liye. [But today, my film Goldfish has been released, it is in theatres, and you can go watch it on screen to see that I’m still acting, and that too alongside Deepti Naval. Her performance is so beautiful, so mind-blowing that just for her, please go to Cinepolis and book your tickets on BookMyShow for Goldfish.]”
The LOL video ended with Kalki revealing that she had to hurry rajma chawaHe turned on the gas. “Go see Goldfish TODAY at a Cinepolis near you. I mean, if you live in India, in a big city, hopefully near you,” reads the side note.
Actor Kalki Koechlin’s ex-husband, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, Goldfish is produced by Amit Saxena under the banner of Splendid Films. The film focuses on the mother-daughter relationship between Kalki’s character Anamika Fields and Deepti Naval’s character Sadhana Tripathi. The film touches on the topic of dementia.
Deepti Naval shared a scene about the object Goldfish on his Instagram timeline. The clip shows her character in conversation with Anamika Fields. Look:
Goldfish premiered at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. In 2022, Kalki Koechlin announced the film’s Cannes entry by sharing a newspaper clip on Instagram.
Goldfish is Kalki Koechlin and Deepti Naval’s first international collaboration. They have previously worked together in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
