After The Accidental Prime Minister (2019), Anupam Kher and Aahana Kumra have reunited for a short film, Happy Birthday, and the first look for the project is out. The poster features Kher dressed up in a black suit and hat, with a white bow tie. He holds a beautiful pink dress, while an intense Kumra stands behind him.
Sharing the poster on Instagram, Kher wrote, "Excited to share the first look of our short film Happy Birthday!! It has already been selected at some prestigious international film festivals! Hope you like it! (sic)"
Kumra also shared the poster and wrote, "Excited and proud to present the poster of my short film Happy Birthday. Starring Anupam Kher sir and yours truly!"
Helmed by Prasad Kadam, the dark thriller deals with the concepts of life and death. Sharing his journey throughout the making of this short film, Kher in a statement said, "Enjoy working with young talent as they are enthusiastic and eager. They keep me charged as I take it as a challenge to keep reinventing myself. The short film is especially exciting and it gives me an opportunity to do something different."
Happy Birthday has been selected for the Paris Play Film Festival and sharing her joy over this, Kumra said, "I am so excited that it has been selected for the Paris Play Film Festival and I really look forward to the finals because I think this film has great potential. Director Prasad (Kadam) has done a fantastic job along with the entire team and the credit goes to the crew and Anupam sir, of course, I'm so happy to be sharing screen space with him once again, I couldn't be happier than this."
Happy Birthday has been produced by FNP Media. Apart from Happy Birthday, Kher has several projects in the pipeline including The Last Show, Sooryavanshi and The Kashmir Files. Kumra will be seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's India Lockdown.