Director Pushan Kripalani had developed the script of Goldfish with Neena Gupta and Kalki Koechlin in mind. His wish has been granted - the two actors are set to share screen space for the first time in the British-American project, which is bankrolled by Splendid Films USA. Having enjoyed her earlier collaboration with Kripalani on The Threshold (2015), Gupta says giving her nod to his next was a no-brainer. "When he came to me with this script, I was excited as well as nervous, as it's a challenging role. Pushan gives complete creative freedom to his actors," says the senior artiste, who plays Koechlin's mom in the mother-daughter drama.