Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal Produce 'Mountain Serpent' for Venice
Bollywood actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are helping make a new movie called 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent.'
They are doing this through their company, which focuses on making movies that are true to life and make you feel things.
The movie is directed by Nidhi Saxena and will be shown for the first time at the Venice Film Festival.
The story takes place in a small town in the Himalayas during the 1990s and is about a schoolteacher whose life changes when someone new comes to town.
The director says the movie is about women who make bold choices and follow their hearts.
Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal will produce 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent' through their banner Pushing Buttons Studios.
The film, directed by Nidhi Saxena, will premiere at the 82nd Venice Film Festival.
The production company champions emotionally driven storytelling.
The film is set in a remote Himalayan town in the 1990s.
It follows a schoolteacher whose life is disrupted by a newcomer.
- Who
- Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal, along with director Nidhi Saxena and actress Trimala Adhikari.
- What
- Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal are producing 'Secrets of a Mountain Serpent'.
- When
- The film will premiere at the 82nd Venice Film Festival later this year.
- Where
- The film is set in a remote Himalayan town.
- Why
- The producers are drawn to the director's vision of a story rooted in myth and relevant today.
- Producers
- Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal
- Director
- Nidhi Saxena
- Film Title
- Secrets of a Mountain Serpent
- Festival
- Venice Film Festival
- Setting
- Remote Himalayan town
- Lead Actress
- Trimala Adhikari