Art Song: Netflix Unveils BTS Sneak Peek For Trupti Dimri-Led Movie

Kala recently revealed a sneak peek trailer, backed by a sweet music track. On Monday, at an event in Mumbai, Netflix unveiled a new look at the upcoming Anvita Dutt-directed film focusing on classical musicians of the early 1930s and late 1940s. Kala marks the second collaboration between the director and Tripti Dimri after Netflix’s horror drama BulbulDutt, who worked as a lyricist for a major part of her career, is back with her second directorial feature, which she adapts from an original script.

A musical setpiece — a ghazal — sets the somber tone for Kala’s new teaser. Amit Trivedi and Kausar Munir’s song “Fero Na Nazriya”, Dimri is the center of attention as a random production clip pops up. The Netflix original is a heartbreaking story of a girl who longs for her mother’s love. This theme resonates strongly with the song, which is a plea not to look/ look away and focus all attention on the singer — Dimari here. She also has a live audience in front of her, including a foreigner, which is meant to be years before India’s independence.

Swastika Mukherjee plays an estranged mother who, losing what little connection she has with her daughter, deteriorates as time passes. “The mother-daughter relationship is sacred and often complicated,” Dutt said in a prepared statement. “I am thrilled to be with such an incredible cast and can’t wait for the world to discover films with Tripti, Babil and Swastik.” Notably, Babil is the son of late actor Irrfan Khan (The Lunchbox) and will be making his acting debut with Kala.

Kala also stars Amit Syal, Neer Rao, Avinash Raj Sharma and Ashish Singh. The new film sees Netflix extending its partnership with the Clean Slate Filmz banner. The production company is co-owned by actress Anushka Sharma and her brother Karnesh – the former unveiled a new BTS look for her upcoming sports biopic Chakda ‘Express’.

Currently, there is no release window for Netflix’s Qala.