Gone Kesh: Shweta Tripathi plays an aspiring dancer suffering from alopecia in upcoming film

Actress Shweta Tripathi, known for her roles in Masaan and Haramkhor, will be playing a 15-year-old aspiring dancer in Gone Kesh, touted to be India’s first ever film based on alopecia, a disorder where the immune system attacks the hair follicles resulting in hair loss from the scalp. The makers took to social media to share the trailer of the film.

The trailer begins with Shweta and her family consulting a local doctor about Shweta’s hair fall condition. The doctor shrugs it off saying it’s due to the lack of protein and calcium. When Shweta discovers it’s more than that, she finds her dream of becoming a dancer at stake. The trailer explores her emotional journey on finding out alopecia and how her 16-year old self tries to cope up with it. The film is set in the backdrop of a small town in Siliguri in West Bengal and will explore the different human emotions in a lighthearted manner. The film marks the directorial debut of Qasim Khallow, the first ever Tibetan Muslim to work in Bollywood. Gone Kesh also stars Jeetu, Vipin Sharma and Deepika Amin in lead roles. The movie is slated to release on 29 March. Watch the trailer here.