Khazana tells the story of newly wed bride Vaidehi, who after undergoing emotional, mental and ultimately physical abuse takes a stand and sets out to take her revenge on those who destroyed her. She calls all her friends and family to a dinner planned by herself, so that secrets can be revealed and shocking revelations made. Through the dinner and multiple flashbacks, we see the various interactions that she has had with all those at the dinner table and how they have abused her and taken advantage of her. She pretends that everyone is there to save her and help her escape the trauma that she is bearing, but secretly she has pre planned the dinner, so that she can expose everyone’s true character and also what they have done to her. Little do the guests know that they are at the table because ‘Revenge is Served’!
I wanted to always make a movie, that showed the troubles that women in our Indian culture go through, and the amount of abuse that they undergo.
I remember as a child growing up, I would see a lot of verbal abuse being carried out on women that were in our community, and what used to shock me the most, was that it was accepted by everyone that witnessed it, and even more shocking no one would step forward to offer any support to these women. Probably the most shocking factor in all of this, is that the community talk, would be directed against these women, saying things like: ‘Well it is her fault, she must have done something wrong’ and that too being said by other women.
In my time in London, I knew of a very wealthy family that abused their daughter in laws on a regular basis, be it verbal, emotional and also physical. This family has so much power and control over everyone, that I could never understand why they had the upper hand.
KHAZANA was put together from what I saw in that family and with what I saw their daughter in laws go through, and the second half of the movie is based on the answer to a question that one of the daughter in laws asked me ‘What would you do if you were in my position Rahul?’
Rahul Nath is an actor, writer, director, choreographer, and dancer who has successfully mastered multiple creative fields.
A relatively new transplant to Los Angeles, he has already achieved a high level of success, appearing in national campaigns for major brands such as State Farm Insurance, Intel, Virgin America, and Bank of America. He has also acted in major television pilots for NBC and FOX.
His dancing ability has taken him to remarkable heights, including collaborations with Academy Award nominees. He was also honored as “The Best Bollywood Dancer in Los Angeles” by Los Angeles Magazine.
His recent work has brought him further into the spotlight, including a major starring role opposite Bollywood A-list superstar Saif Ali Khan in the film Happy Ending, where he also shared the screen with dance icon Govinda.
In addition to these acting credits, he has starred opposite Punjabi superstar Gippy Grewal in a lead role in the production Faraar, and appeared in the Netflix Hollywood series Space Force alongside comedy legend Steve Carell.
KHAZANA marks Rahul Nath’s first feature film, following his two previous short films, Foreign and Compromise. Both projects were well received at film festivals and earned him award recognition as a director and writer.
