The latest drop from (known for Urban Ghosts and Metro Broke ) is not your mother’s saas-bahu saga. Clocking in at a crisp 42 minutes , this "lifestyle thriller" short film dismantles the archetype of the jealous step-sister and rebuilds her as a terrifyingly relatable woman you might see at a Sunday brunch in Bandra. The Premise: Swipe Right for Dysfunction Directed by newcomer Ananya Roy , Sauteli Bahan stars Tara Sutaria (in a career-defiant role) as Mira , a high-functioning anxiety-ridden graphic designer, and Mrunal Thakur as Raya , the effortlessly charismatic step-sister who moves into Mira’s pristine, minimalist Pune apartment after their father’s sudden remarriage.
Mira has spent four hours making a dum biryani for her book club (all Ivy League returnees). Raya, hungover and unapologetic, eats directly from the handi (cooking pot) with a wooden spoon at 2 PM. When Mira confronts her, Raya doesn't apologize. Instead, she says:
In an era of bloated OTT series, this 42-minute shot of pure, distilled sibling animosity is a perfect capsule of modern Indian womanhood—where the fight is no longer for a man’s attention, but for the right to be messy, or the right to be perfect, without apology. Sauteli Bahan -2025- Uncut NeonX Originals Shor...
By the Lifestyle & Entertainment Desk
There is a specific, unspoken tension that exists between women who love the same man—not the romantic tension of a lover’s triangle, but the primal, territorial friction of a sautan (co-wife). For decades, Indian cinema has painted this relationship in broad, villainous strokes. The sauteli bahan (step-sister) was either a scheming vamp or a weepy victim. The latest drop from (known for Urban Ghosts
The twist? The father is never home. He’s a "digital nomad" living in Goa. The two women are forced to share a 2BHK, a washing machine, and a social circle.
“You don’t even like biryani, Mira. You like the idea of people thinking you’re the kind of woman who makes biryani.” Mira has spent four hours making a dum
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