Basant Sahu’s Selfish Dil features newcomers

Veteran director Basant Sahu has been busy shooting for his upcoming Odia film Selfish Dil. Unlike his previous films, in which he had worked with established actors, he has cast newcomer Suryamayee and debutant actor Shreyan in this romantic film . While Suryamayee had come to the limelight because of a reality show and has acted in a few films, Shreyan, a district-level cricketer, had done an acting course in Delhi and trained in dance and drama before debuting in this flick.

After his last film Four Idiots, Sahu took up this project that deals with the current social media scenario and how love happens on the online platforms these days. “The youngsters will be able to connect with the film. They are social media savvy and spend most of their time interacting with people on these platforms. I took newcomers so that the young audience is able to relate better,” said the director.

The film also has veteran actors Bijay Mohanty, Salil Mitra, comedian Guddu and newcomer Payal in it. Sumitri Palei has directed the music in the film. Shot in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Baripada, the film is in the last stage of production.

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