The students of Whistling Woods International, the Institute for film, television and media arts run by Subhash Ghai at Film City, are all set to make their filmmaking debut.

And guess who is playing the lead in their first feature film? It's Riya Sen and she is all excited about doing this movie. She said she is doing the film for the experience.

She plays the role of a wife torn between her husband and her ex-lover and the movie is titled “Guzaarish”.

Riya also said that she was very impressed with the concept of the film as also the students who she found were very brilliant, professional and extremely well mannered.

Riya has just finished shooting for Paritossh Painter's “Paying Guest”. The actress is also doing Ajay Chandok's comedy flick “Kya Fool Hai Hum” with Sohail Khan and Govinda. In November, she begins Rituparno Ghosh's “Naukadubi” in Bengali and Hindi.

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