Ashutosh Rana reveals when wife Renuka Shahane's short film Tarpann starring him will release
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Ashutosh Rana and Renuka Shahane are adding a new chapter to their 25-year marriage , this time as star and director. We caught up with Rana at an event in Delhi, where he shared an update on their first project together, the soon-to-release short movie Tarpann , revealing that audiences can expect it this year.
Adding to this, After 25 years of marriage, star-filmmaker Renuka Shahane has directed Ashutosh Rana in her soon-to-release short movie. “Koi timeline nahin hai (rollout ki). Is saal pehle festivals par jayegi. Jab baahar niklegi, hum aapko dikhayenge, batayenge,” Rana told us, indicating that the movie will first take the festival route before being made available to a wider audience.
Meanwhile, Asked whether their equation changed once Shahane called the shots on set, Rana was clear that the personal relationship remained outside the workspace.
Notably, He was equally effusive in his praise for Shahane’s creative abilities. “Jitni adbhut abhinetri hain, utni achhi lekhika hain, utni hi achhi woh nirdeshak hain,” he shared.
As per the latest buzz, Tarpann marks the first time Shahane has directed her husband, despite the two having spent decades in the same industry. Earlier this year, Shahane had revealed to HT City that Rana plays the lead role in the short movie, calling their first star-director collaboration a “big gamble” that ultimately worked better than she had imagined.
In further updates, Shahane, too, has previously described Rana as a “dream star” who trusts a director’s vision and does not arrive on set with preconceived notions about a performance.
On top of that, The short movie is titled Tarpann and features Rana in the central role. It is particularly significant for the couple as, despite wanting to work together for years, they had never previously collaborated as star and director. Rana had told HT in 2025 that more than acting alongside his wife, he wanted to be directed by her.
Shahane later opened up that the project finally gave them that opportunity, admitting that she initially had jitters about whether their ease as life partners would translate into a professional collaboration. She eventually concluded that they “make a great team” as director and star.
Source: Hindustan Times