Sayani Gupta’s US Debut ‘Arya’ Wraps Shoot In Minnesota

MUMBAI-Actress Sayani Gupta has wrapped her debut US feature film, ‘Arya’, which also stars Hollywood actors Ross Butler and Marc Evan Jackson.

Sayani announced the completion of the shoot in a collaboration post with Arya Film on Instagram, thanking Minnesota for hosting the production and sharing a glimpse of the film’s cast.

“That’s a wrap on ARYA! Just look at this amazing cast! Thank you Minnesota for hosting us,” the caption read.

Sayani also shared the announcement of Butler and Jackson joining ‘Arya’. The film’s cast includes Adi Roy (‘Unaccustomed Earth’), Kyra Leroux (‘Firefly Lane’), Arjun Gupta (‘The Magicians’), Sari Lennick (‘A Serious Man’), Rita Wolf (‘My Beautiful Laundrette’) and Iqbal Theba (‘Glee’).

Written and directed by Neil Tuli, ‘Arya’ follows Arya Sinha, a disciplined piano teacher from a prestigious Indian conservatory who reluctantly takes an assignment in northern Minnesota, hoping to rescue a struggling band programme while advancing her career ambitions back home.

As she clashes with her chaotic new environment, Arya is forced to let go of control, confront her hidden insecurities and embrace a new vision of success.

‘Arya’ marks Tuli’s feature directorial debut. He has previously held strategy roles at Netflix and Illumination.

The film is produced under Tuli’s American Haathi banner, alongside Pallavi and Keertana Sastry of Adda G Productions. (IANS)