Indian actor Konkona Sen Sharma (“Killer Soup,” “Wake Up Sid”) has been forged because the lead feminine protagonist reverse Carlos Bardem (“El Cid”) within the comedy characteristic “Mis(s)chief,” it was revealed on the Movie Bazaar in Goa.

The venture hails from U.Ok. and India-based manufacturing outfit Avani Movies and is at present in improvement. It has superior to the second spherical on the 2025 Sundance Growth Labs as a curated entry.

“Mis(s)chief” will observe a mom of two making an attempt to succeed as a filmmaker whereas navigating a failing marriage, the odd bullet from a gangster she has unwittingly managed to bother and the endless schedule of her youngsters’s homework. British filmmaker Peter Webber (“Lady With a Pearl Earring”) is on board as govt producer and Emmy-nominated casting director Nancy Bishop is assembling a world forged.

“I’m delighted by the comedian premise, the illustration of girls and the writing itself,” Sen Sharma stated.

The movie might be helmed by writer-director Anu Vaidyanathan, who famous, “I imagine Konkona’s lived expertise is closest to our protagonist Rumi, who’s making an attempt to stability motherhood and filmmaking. Having witnessed life on each side of the digicam as an actor and a director, I’m thrilled to have two legendary actors, Konkona and Carlos, to assist me carry this story and these characters to life.”

In parallel developments, Avani Movies’ dramatic collection “Trendy Instances” is collaborating at Movie Bazaar, the co-production market working alongside the fifty fifth Worldwide Movie Pageant of India (IFFI) in Goa. The collection, which has been in improvement since 2020, spans two timelines in pre-independent India and up to date Berlin and San Francisco. The venture, which explores themes of household and migration, was beforehand a finalist on the Sundance Episodic Labs.

The collection has been developed below Peter Ansorge, former Channel 4 drama commissioner, whose commissions embrace “A Very British Coup,” “Traffik,” and “Tales of The Metropolis.” Ansorge started his profession at BBC Drama, the place he produced the U.Ok.’s first all-black cleaning soap opera, “Empire Highway” (1979), and David Hare’s BAFTA winner “Licking Hitler” (1978).

Moreover, Avani Movies’ thriller characteristic “Sweet” has been chosen for the producer’s workshop at Movie Bazaar.