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Duet director Sheetal Menon: Finding best partners is essential

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03 Aug 2026, 1:28 pm

Dueta brief movie starring Sidhant Gupta, is a grief-ridden musical set throughout the including isolation of the COVID-19 lockdown. The movie, which is star and model-turned-director Sheetal Menon’s sophomore directorial endeavor, focuses on an artist living alone in an airy home, searching for a tune while coming to grips with the loss of a liked one. The movie is claustrophobic, activating sometimes, however likewise cathartic. A single, calming tune in the dark silence of self-important unhappiness.

In a discussion with Sheetal, we discuss what made her make this movie, selecting Sidhant Gupta for the main function, her innovative partnership with spouse and director Bejoy Nambiar, and more.

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Q

What triggered the concept for the movie?

A

The concept concerned me while we were going through the lockdown and COVID. I keep in mind at that time I needed to pitch some concepts to an OTT platform for an anthology series focusing on the pandemic. Duet was among the concepts however it didn’t exercise there. For some factor, I kept returning to it. I composed a one-page draft and had this sensation that I simply wish to attempt and make this into a movie. I shot it in 2023, however it took 3 years to lastly come out.

Q

Your very first brief Brother or sisters (2019) had to do with 2 siblings and their comatose dad. Duet has 2 siblings and at the centre there is the sorrow of losing a liked one. Comparable styles …

A

When I began composing the movie, it was in fact almost this lead character who is alone in the house throughout the pandemic and coming to grips with sorrow. As I was fleshing his back story, I was drawn to the relationship in between him and his bro, and likewise with his daddy and his mom. In some way it once again ended up being the story of 2 brother or sisters and their struggling relationship with their daddy. It wasn’t prepared, simply took place naturally. The story I am presently working on likewise revolves around 3 sis (chuckles.

Q

This is a one-character movie and relies greatly on the efficiency of the star playing it. What talked to you about Sidhant Gupta that made you get him on-board?

A

I really approached a great deal of stars before satisfying Sidhant. For a brief movie, lots of stars aren’t happy to provide you a great deal of time to deal with the procedure and whatever. Vikramaditya Motwane presented me to Sidhant, when the latter had actually done his series JubileeWhen I shared my script with Sidhant, he had many concerns and I might pick up that he wanted to offer time to this. I constantly pictured my lead character to be this guy with a sense of vulnerability, somebody who can depict sorrow with a specific softness. Sidhant was apt for it.

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Brief movies are difficult to make, harder to market. In your viewpoint, what is the most significant issue a brief movie director deals with?

A

It’s whatever, right from the start. What is crucial is to discover the ideal partners and after that, because the budget plan is so low, you need to rely a lot on favours. In India, there is very little of a community for brief movies. The only path to put it out are celebrations, which too is such a battle. Which celebrations to opt for? And when that is done, which platform to display it on?

Q

Both you and your spouse Bejoy Nambiar are filmmakers. He is likewise acting as a manufacturer on DuetHow would you explain this imaginative cooperation?

A

Bejoy’s entire life has to do with living and breathing movies and stories, I do not believe I am so devoted or consumed (chuckles. We do talk about movies we like and we do not like however I believe we link more on music. We do tend to talk about more about a specific piece of music which spoke with both people.

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