Sankalp Reddy To Direct Netflix‘s Super Hit Web Series "Lust Stories" In Telugu Version

Vaishnavi Gavankar |Aug 23, 2019

"Lust Stories" is a 2018 Indian web series consisting of four short film segments directed by Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar and a sequel to the 2013 anthology film "Bombay Talkies".

Bollywood’s popular director Sankalp Reddy who has made path-breaking Bollywood films such as The Ghazi Attack and Antariksham 9000 KMPH, is supposed to direct a Bollywood film as his third project. 

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Even though the script is locked, the list of actors and crew is yet to be prepared for it. According to an entertainment portal, Sankalp is all set to direct a story in an anthology film consisting of four stories, for Netflix. Interestingly, the web project is going to be a Telugu version of super hit Lust Stories which will have completely different plots. 

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A source told to the portal, the Telugu version of Lust Stories, an anthology film for Netflix will have four different directors for four different short story segments.

Director Sankalp Reddy will helm one segment out of that. The makers are yet to take a decision on the other three directors. RSVP, the production house which produced the Hindi Lust Stories will bankroll the Telugu version as well and Netflix will distribute it.

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“Tentatively, the shoot for Sankalp directorial episode will be wrapped up by March 2020, once the actors and the remaining directors are finalised in upcoming days,” the source added. 

When asked about the Hindi project of Sankalp which has been on the cards for quite some time now, the source said, “Since it is for Netflix and production house RSVP, Sankalp Reddy joined the project. The script for Sankalp’s Bollywood film is already locked and the process of finalising the actors is going on.” 

Lust Stories 2018 Poster

Lust Stories is a 2018 Indian web series consisting of four short film segments directed by Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar and a sequel to the 2013 anthology film Bombay Talkies.

Co-produced by Ronnie Screwvala of RSVP and Ashi Dua of Flying Unicorn Entertainment, the film has an incredible cast like Radhika Apte, Bhumi Pendekar, Kiara Advani, Manisha Koirala, Vicky Kaushal, Neil Bhoopalam, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Kapoor, Jaideep Ahlawat and Akash Thosar.

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