{"id":53848,"date":"2026-04-08T19:57:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/22-year-old-director-karen-kshiti-suvarna-stuns-with-september-21-teaser-out\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T19:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:27:32","slug":"22-year-old-director-karen-kshiti-suvarna-stuns-with-september-21-teaser-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/22-year-old-director-karen-kshiti-suvarna-stuns-with-september-21-teaser-out\/","title":{"rendered":"22-Year-Old Director Karen Kshiti Suvarna Stuns with \u2018September 21\u2019: Teaser out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em><strong>The teaser of September 21 is out, and it quietly leaves an impact.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 08:<\/strong> Making a confident and surprising debut, 22-year-old Karen Kshiti Suvarna who brings a surprisingly mature and sensitive voice to a story about Alzheimer\u2019s \u2013 \u00a0a subject that\u2019s often spoken about, but rarely felt this intimately on screen.<\/p>\n<p>The teaser offers glimpses of a man losing his grip on memory and identity, played by Pravin Singh Sisodia, in what already feels like one of his most restrained and affecting performances. There\u2019s no dramatic excess \u2014 just moments that feel real, uncomfortable, and deeply human.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Kshiti Suvarna\u2019s approach to filmmaking is refreshingly subtle. By stripping away drama, she lays bare the raw emotion of Alzheimer\u2019s, making the audience feel the weight of every moment. \u201cI wanted the audience to feel that stillness and the emotional weight that comes with it,\u201d she says, hitting close to home.<\/p>\n<p>The film features a strong ensemble cast, including Priyanka Upendra, Zarina Wahab, Amit Behl, Ajit Shidhaye, Sachin Patekar, and Ricky Rudra, each bringing depth and nuance to this layered narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Humara Movie, Visica Films &amp; FMD Productions, with Films Max as co-producer, the film is written by Raj Shekhar and features music by Vinayy Chandraa. Adding an international dimension, actor and TV host Frederic de Vos joins as Associate Producer.<\/p>\n<p>September 21 has already garnered attention on the festival circuit, having been showcased in the \u2018Work-in-Progress\u2019 category at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI).<\/p>\n<p>The teaser sets the stage for a heartfelt cinematic experience that aims to create awareness and spark conversations around Alzheimer\u2019s and its emotional complexities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The film is slated for a theatrical release in May 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teaser of September 21 is out, and it quietly leaves an impact. Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 08: Making a confident and surprising debut, 22-year-old [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53849,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[624],"class_list":["post-53848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livemumbai.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}