Acclaimed actress-turned-director Tisca Chopra is currently riding high on the release of her OTT directorial debut, ‘Saali Mohabbat.’ While the Radhika Apte and Divyenndu Sharmaled murder mystery has been garnering attention on Zee5, Chopra recently revealed that the journey behind the scenes, specifically the writing process with her husband, Sanjay Chopra was as intense as the film itself.
The ‘yin and yang’ of writing a murder mystery
For the unversed, Chopra co-wrote the “howdunnit” with her husband, Sanjay Chopra who is a pilot by profession. Talking to Mid day, Tisca Chopra went on to divulge how was the situation of working together under one roof led to some hilarious, albeit stressful friction between the couple.The ‘Taare Zameen Par’ actress revealed how despite their contrasting styles of working, the duo still managed to blend their perspectives to write the story of the drama thriller. Tisca said, “We almost got divorced writing it. His sense of writing is robust, mine is more subtle. So the yin and yang came together nicely in the script.”
Tisca Chopra on being a director
Interestingly, Tisca had initially intended to play a role in ‘Saali Mohabbat’ while also directing it. Then, producer Manish Malhotra stepped in, urging her to commit to just one responsibility.Reflecting on this, Tisca admits, “Directing is a mother-of-God hard job. It just never ends,” she laughed. Describing the relentless nature of the role, she shared how a director is bombarded with a “volley of questions” from dawn to dusk—ranging from the size of a car’s number plate to whether an actor should shave his chest.
About ‘Sali Mohabbat’
The film headlines Radhika Apte as Smita and Divyenndu Sharma as Ratan. It also features Anshuman Pushkar, Sharat Saxena, Srishti Shrivastava and Anurag Kashyap. The plot follows Apte’s character, a housewife who gets embroiled into a web of infidelity, deceit and a double murder. The film began streaming on Zee5 from December 12, 2025.
