Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal to Produce 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent'
A new film called 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent' is coming out!
It's being made by Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, who have a company called Pushing Buttons Studios.
The movie is set in a quiet town in the Himalayas in the 1990s.
It's about a schoolteacher named Barkha, played by Trimala Adhikari, and a mysterious man named Manik Guho, played by Adil Hussain.
The director, Nidhi Saxena, is the first Indian woman to win a special award for the movie.
The movie is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August 2025.
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's Pushing Buttons Studios will produce 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent'.
The film, directed by Nidhi Saxena, is set in a remote Himalayan town in the 1990s.
The movie stars Trimala Adhikari as Barkha and Adil Hussain as Manik Guho.
It will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August 2025.
Nidhi Saxena won the Biennale College Fund grant.
- Who
- Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are producing. The film is directed by Nidhi Saxena and stars Trimala Adhikari and Adil Hussain.
- What
- Pushing Buttons Studios will produce 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent'
- When
- The film is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival in August 2025.
- Where
- The film is set in a remote Himalayan town.
- Why
- Nidhi Saxena received the Biennale College Fund grant.
Film's Themes
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Film's Themes
The film is about women taking risks and following their desires.
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- Film Title
- Secrets of a Mountain Serpent
- Director
- Nidhi Saxena
- Producers
- Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal
- Starring
- Trimala Adhikari, Adil Hussain
- Setting
- Remote Himalayan town in the 1990s
- Premiere
- Venice Film Festival, August 2025