Mumbai: Sarika has started her production house NautankiSa Productions as she turns into a theatre producer. The actor will be backing a play by Ira Khan.
Ira, who is like Sarika's daughter will be making her directorial debut with the English play, Euripides' Medea.
Sarika's production house is joined by friend Sachin Kamani and her younger daughter Akshara. While they have already started working on a Hindi play, they are also producing Ira's play.
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Talking about it, Sarika said, "We were already in producer mode as we were working on a Hindi play. It was then that Ira called me and said she wanted me to act in her play. I didn't want to act so instead I offered to produce it."
"Ira is like my own baby, so I was more than happy to be a part of it. Also, I was impressed by her vision of the play and was confident about her as a director," she added
Sarika who has worked in many renowned films took a break from acting in 2016. She was last seen in Baar Baar Dekho (2016).
Talking about her break from acting, the Satte Pe Satta actor said, "There were no exciting scripts and roles being offered and instead of complaining and waiting for a good script, something we actors usually end up doing, I thought taking a break was a better idea."
She further said that she wanted to do something new which she found in being part of a theatre family.
"...and do something I had not done before and that new space was theatre, something I have always loved but only as an audience. Unlike films, in theatre I was the outsider and today after two and a half years, I am part of the theatre family in a small way and so happy. It is one of my good calls."
Ira's play Euripides' Medea has a Greek tragedy storyline and is scheduled to premiere in December.
