Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Lust Stories 3 Team Explores Intimacy And Desire
Lust Stories 3 is a movie made of four shorter movies.
Each story looks at love, desire, relationships or intimacy.
Shakun Batra shows how couples can use sex as a way to gain power.
Vikramaditya Motwane makes his story awkward and funny.
He asked the actresses for help so their characters’ desires would feel truthful.
The actors said intimate scenes need clear rules and planned movements.
Workshops helped performers feel safer and more comfortable.
The movie will be available on Netflix on September 18.
Lust Stories 3 contains four short films directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Kiran Rao and Vishal Bhardwaj.
Batra examines sex as a source of power between couples, while Motwane uses awkwardness and comedy to explore desire.
Motwane consulted Radhika Apte and Konkona Sen Sharma to portray the women’s intentions and desires accurately.
Actors described intimacy workshops, clear boundaries and choreographed scenes as important safeguards during filming.
The anthology stars Ali Fazal, Radhika Madan, Vijay Varma, Radhika Apte, Konkona Sen Sharma and Abhishek Banerjee, and debuts on Netflix on September 18.
- Who
- Directors Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Kiran Rao and Vishal Bhardwaj, together with the cast of Lust Stories 3.
- What
- The team discussed the creative and practical challenges of portraying intimacy, desire and relationships on screen.
- When
- The film is scheduled to debut on Netflix on September 18; the PTI interview was published September 16.
- Where
- The interview was reported from Mumbai, and the film will stream on Netflix.
- Why
- The anthology explores love, lust, relationships and repressed desires through four contemporary stories.
Psychological Power Dynamics
Awkward Comedy And Desire
Creative approach
Psychological Power Dynamics
Shakun Batra treats sex as a psychological battlefield and a form of power or one-upmanship between couples.
Awkward Comedy And Desire
Vikramaditya Motwane leans into the awkwardness and humor of sex, including the desires of two middle-class older women.
How intimacy should appear on screen
Psychological Power Dynamics
Batra argues that Hindi cinema should show more everyday intimacy beyond sex and avoid sanitising relationships and love.
Awkward Comedy And Desire
Vijay Varma emphasizes structure, choreography, guardrails and boundaries so performers can work safely during intimate scenes.
- Film
- Lust Stories 3
- Format
- Four short films in an anthology
- Directors
- Vikramaditya Motwane, Shakun Batra, Kiran Rao and Vishal Bhardwaj
- Streaming platform
- Netflix
- Release date
- September 18
- Main themes
- Love, lust, relationships, intimacy and repressed desires
- Filming safeguards
- Intimacy workshops, boundaries and choreographed scenes
