Overview
- Principal photography for Arya is underway in Duluth, Minnesota, with Sayani Gupta starring as the title character and credited as an executive producer.
- The film follows Arya Sinha, a conservatory‑trained piano teacher who takes a job in northern Minnesota to revive a struggling school band and must reassess her need for control.
- Arya is written and directed by Neil Tuli and is produced through his banner American Haathi in partnership with Pallavi and Keertana Sastry’s Adda G Productions.
- Gupta’s casting and production role mark a career milestone that builds on her festival and mainstream credits such as Margarita with a Straw and Delhi Crime.
- The shoot underscores growing cross‑border indie collaboration and leaves key details such as full cast, distribution and release plans to be announced as production continues.