Surya Kasibhatla catches attention of viewers in Jalsa, casting bay challenges stereotypes with his casting


By Rajesh Ahuja

Jalsa, an engaging emotional drama about the tumultuous events in the life of media honcho Maya Menon after she is involved in a hit and run accident, may be centred around Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah  but another actor who has hugged attention of viewers is Surya Kasibhatla as Ayush, the Cerebral Palsy afflicted son of Maya Menon.

Surya Kasibhatla has won hearts as the cute and endearing Ayush Menon, son of celebrated journalist Maya Menon who is afflicted with Cerebral Palsy.


Surya Kasibhatla catches attention of viewers as Ayush Menon in Jalsa 




Not many know that in real life too, Surya Kasibhatla is suffering from Cerebral Palsy.

In this sense casting of Surya Kasibhatla as Ayush is a first in Indian Cinema where a person suffering from Cerebral Palsy has been cast in the role of a child afflicted with the disorder.


Casting of Surya Kasibhatla a unique initiative by Casting Bay’s Anmol Ahuja 

The credit for the unique and innovative casting in Jalsa is due to Anmol Ahuja of Casting Bay,  who has become the first casting director to do so.

For Anmol Ahuja, Co-Founder founder of Casting Bay who earlier won plaudits for his casting of a transgender for the role of a transgender in the web series Pataal Lok, casting Surya Kasibhatla has been an enriching and satisfying experience.


Casting of Surya Kasibhatla for Jalsa a unique initiative by Casting Bay’s Anmol Ahuja 



'Working with Suresh Triveni on Jalsa was indeed a ‘jalsa’ for us at Casting Bay. It was a gathering of fresh ideas to cast, where inclusivity was at the centre. Casting Surya was the most enriching and satisfying experience I have had in recent times.

We at casting bay are elated to see Surya being welcomed and appreciated with such warmth. While the audience has been lauding the overall cast of the film, appreciation for Surya drives us to push our stereotype casting boundaries even further,'Anmol Ahuja said.

Its notable that Casting Bay’s  casting for Paatal Lok had won hearts and accolades when they cast a transgender for the role of a transgender.

Produced by Suresh Triveni and Abundantia Entertainment and directed by Suresh Triveni,  Jalsa , being streamed on Amazon Prime Video,  is the story of tumultuous events in the life of celebrated journalist Maya Menon (Vidya Balan) after dhe is involved in the hit and run accident of Alia,  the 18 year old daughter of her maid Ruksana(Shefali Shah).

The film has won lot of appreciation from critics for the performance by Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah , its edge of the seat thrills and its engaging drama. 


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