MUMBAI: Actor Rishina Kandhari is very excited for her latest short film A letter to Santa, which has been helmed by Shipra and Shivankar Arora and can be watched on their YouTube channel Content Ka Keeda. The film stars Rishina, Chaitanya Choudhary as well as child actor Jannat Lokwani. Talking about the film, Rishina says, “The unique thing about this short film is that it is made with a lot of love and comes from the heart of a small child. She wishes something sweet for her dad on Christmas. That’s a unique thought since Christmas is for children and they wish for toys and stuff from Santa. But she chooses her father’s happiness over her happiness,” says Rishina, who has acted in short films before as well as was also part of Aneeta Patel’s web series called Girl Talk.  

The actor says that she loved the story and wanted to be part of it instantly. “When Shipra and Shivankar told me this story, I liked it and said I want to be a part of it. Shivankar is a dear friend and so is Chaitanya. We have come a long way. I got excited to team up again with these two. I really wanted to work with Shipra. I asked for a day off from my show Aye Mere Humsafar, and we shot for it on that day,” she says.

Ask her how she felt working with Shivankar and Shipra, and she says, “The best thing about the brother-sister duo is that they are amazing to work with. Both of them are very quirky, impromptu and lively. We have been friends too. They don’t make you feel like an outsider and treat you as their own. They both have a great heart and are good people. I haven’t worked with both together before. I had an amazing time shooting with it. It was more fun and party than shooting. We felt we have met for a get-together and are working in between.”

She adds, “Both are very creative and technically very strong. They know which shot to take from which angle. Shipra knows her game well too. They are very sound people when it comes to films. I am looking forward to Shipra penning down a full feature. I would love to be part of that as well.”