Ali Fazal plans to turn director with the short film, Atruro. The political drama takes a look at the rise and fall of dictatorships in the 21st century.
The film will be shot in February 2015, and it has been co-written by Ali with Hussain Dalal, who recently came in the limelight through his heartwarming ad film for Nescafe. Talking about his new endeavor, Ali said in a statement: "It is a very simple story which we are trying to portray in a short film format. We have not decided the title of the film yet but we are going to shoot this early next year. I hope to achieve an intense cinematic experience through this."