'Family Man’ fame actor Shreya Dhanwanthary working on micro-series on lockdown

Actor Shreya Dhanwanthary of “ Family Man” fame is set to make her directorial debut with a micro-series called “A Viral Wedding: Me In Lockdown”.

actor said nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic, pushed her to make home-me show.

Shreya me her acting debut last year with “Why Cheat India” (2019) opposite Emraan Hashmi and was also seen in Amazon’s “ Family Man”.

Titled “A Viral Wedding…” micro-series is created by Shreya along with cinematographer-publicity photographer Pratha Narang and has been mentored by “ Family Man” director duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK.

“It is India’s first micro-series, shot, edited, conceptualised and created during lockdown. This is for all of you at home from our homes. We all have shot at home with equipment, it is home-me, it has real feel to it and people will relate to it,” Shreya told PTI.

Shreya said Raj encourd her to creatively explore newer ways of storytelling.

“Raj and I got along very well and we were talking about a lot of things, like taking bigger risks in storytelling, narrating real stories. Soon, a fully formed idea came to me. I thought of doing something on current scenario.

“body h ever thought that entire world would be on pause mode. This is unprecedented. It is an attempt to reflect on reality of situation in a light hearted way through this micro-series.”

“A Viral Wedding”, is story of a social media influencer (Shreya), who refuses to cancel her wedding due to lockdown.

“It is a journey from that day onwards. You will have to see wher wedding happens or t. decision taken by PM about lockdown seemed like an interesting idea to explore. I was sure I want to do this in a light hearted way because re is so much more happening. It is an attempt to make people smile.”

Besides Shreya, show also features Amol Parashar, Sunny Hinduja, Aishwarya Chaudhary, Aritro and Sharib Hashmi among ors.

Shreya said shoot is over and team is giving final touches to a few episodes. series is likely to come out next week.

Shreya will also be seen in upcoming second season of “ Family Man”.