Trial Period(2023)

Storyline

A single mother has her hands full with work and raising her son. Her life gets complicated when her curious young boy insists on trying out a new dad, giving him a 30-day trial to see if he fits into their family.

“A mom. A son. A dad on approval.”

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Cast & Crew

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Shakti KapoorMamaji

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Swaroopa GhoshNani

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Manav KaulPrajapati Dwivedi (PD)

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Zidane BrazRomi Roy Choudhry (Romi)

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Sheeba ChaddhaMamiji

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Gajraj RaoShrivastava (Fufaji)

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Genelia D'SouzaAnamaya Roy Choudhry (Ana)

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Barun ChandaNana

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Manoj Kumar KhatoiCrew

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Anupam RoyMusic

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Amit SharmaCrew

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Aleya SenCrew

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Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for Trial Period

Cast reunions in this film: Sheeba Chaddha & Amit Sharma (2 films together).

Sheeba ChaddhaActor

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Amit SharmaProducer

Sheeba Chaddha × Amit Sharma — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film's title 'Trial Period' is a direct translation of its original Hindi title, 'Trial Period', which is unusual as most Hindi films have distinct Hindi and English titles.
• Director Aleya Sen previously worked extensively in television, with this film marking her feature-length directorial debut.
• The child actor playing the son, Vihaan Samat, was selected after a nationwide search for a natural and expressive young performer.
• A key subplot involves the mother's job at a quirky start-up, which was inspired by real observations of India's modern office culture.
• The film was shot primarily in Mumbai, with several scenes filmed in actual suburban apartments to keep the setting authentic.
• Despite being a comedy-drama, the script went through over twenty drafts to balance humor with the emotional single-parent narrative.
• The movie had a very limited theatrical release and found a larger audience directly through its streaming platform premiere.