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Vishal Bhardwaj explores desire through literature in Lust Stories 3
Vishal Bhardwaj made a short film for “Lust Stories 3.”
It is set in Hyderabad in 1987.
The main character, Saira, teaches Urdu literature and uses books and poetry to express her feelings.
Her husband is played by Siddharth, while Saira is played by Aditi Rao Hydari.
Bhardwaj got ideas from writers, including Anais Nin.
He wanted to show how lust and love can sometimes be confused.
The actors are married in real life, but they focused on playing their characters during filming.
The story also shows Siddharth’s character as an object of desire.
The anthology will premiere on Netflix on Friday.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s short for “Lust Stories 3” explores desire through a woman’s perspective.
Set in 1987 Hyderabad, the story follows Saira, an Urdu literature professor, and her husband, a homeopathic doctor.
Bhardwaj drew inspiration from 19th-century literature, poet Bashir Badr, and erotica writer Anais Nin.
Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth play the married couple, despite already being married in real life.
The Netflix anthology premieres Friday, with Bhardwaj’s segment examining the relationship between lust, love, poetry, and social pressures.
- Who
- Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, actors Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth, and the characters Saira and her husband.
- What
- Bhardwaj directed a short film exploring desire, love, poetry, and literature for “Lust Stories 3.”
- Where
- The segment is set in Hyderabad.
- When
- The story is set in 1987; the anthology premieres on Netflix on Friday. The report is dated September 18.
- Why
- Bhardwaj wanted to explore desire through a woman’s perspective and draw on literature, poetry, and the city’s cultural texture.
Key facts
- Director
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Anthology
- “Lust Stories 3”
- Setting
- Hyderabad in 1987
- Central character
- Saira, an Urdu literature professor
- Literary inspiration
- Anais Nin, Bashir Badr, and 19th-century literature
- Lead actors
- Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth
- Release platform
- Netflix
- Premiere
- Friday
Quotes
Aditi Rao Hydari
Actor portraying Saira in the segment
“I was looking to find someone in the literary world because there should be some literary value to the story so that it will become profound. I learnt that she (Nin) was a major poet and literary writer. And because (once) she was short of money, a publisher offered her one dollar per page if she wrote erotica for him. So, that’s where this character Saira came from.”
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“If you bring poetry in lust, it becomes love, that’s what poetry does. Sometimes we’ve lust in sublime and we deceive ourselves saying this is love, but actually this is lust. A lot of times, we have so many moral obligations and pressures that even to garb a relationship, we say this is love, but actually this is lust.”
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