Don’t Be Shy Cast to Meet College Students for First Post-Release Gen-Z Interaction

The young cast of Don’t Be Shy is taking its first post-release audience interaction directly to a college campus. Aarushi Bajaj, Piyush Khati, Bianca Arora and Ansh Duggal are set to meet students at Thakur College in Mumbai, giving the film’s young audience an opportunity to speak with its newcomers after watching the movie.

The interaction comes after the film’s worldwide premiere on Prime Video on September 25, 2026. Rather than a conventional promotional appearance, the event is being positioned as a direct conversation between the film’s young cast and its Gen-Z audience.

Students Will Watch the Film Before Meeting the Cast

According to the reported event format, students at Thakur College will first watch Don’t Be Shy and then interact with the four lead actors.

The conversation is expected to focus on their characters, performances and experiences of working on the coming-of-age romantic comedy. Students will also have an opportunity to share their own reactions and ask questions directly to the newcomers.

The choice of a college audience is particularly relevant to the film. Don’t Be Shy follows 20-year-old Shyamili “Shy” Das, whose carefully planned life begins to unravel as she navigates relationships, friendship and growing up.

A First Major Post-Release Conversation for the Young Cast

The Thakur College interaction will also serve as the cast’s first media-facing conversation since the film premiered, according to the report.

Aarushi Bajaj plays Shyamili “Shy” Das, while Piyush Khati portrays Mayank, Bianca Arora plays Tara and Ansh Duggal appears as Dhruv. The four actors form the central young ensemble of the film.

For the newcomers, the format offers something different from a standard press interaction. Instead of answering questions primarily from entertainment journalists, they will be speaking directly with viewers from the demographic the film is designed to engage.

Don’t Be Shy Brings a New Young Ensemble to Prime Video

Written and directed by Sreeti Mukerji, Don’t Be Shy is her directorial debut. The screenplay was co-written by Mukerji and Sehaj Kaur Maini.

The film is produced by Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt under Eternal Sunshine Productions, with Grishma Shah and Vikesh Bhutani as co-producers. The supporting cast includes Anurag Basu, Neha Dhupia, Kunaal Roy Kapur and Anju Alva Naik.

Alia Bhatt also makes a special appearance in the song “Re Bawri.”

Why the Gen-Z Interaction Matters

A coming-of-age film depends heavily on how its intended audience responds to its characters and situations. Bringing the Don’t Be Shy cast into a college environment creates an opportunity for the actors to hear that response directly.

It also gives the four newcomers a chance to discuss their first major film experience with an audience close to the age group represented in the story.

The event therefore works as more than another promotional stop: it gives the young cast an early opportunity to understand how their work is being received by viewers after the film has actually been watched.

The Celebrity Hour Take

The interesting part of this interaction is its timing. Don’t Be Shy has already reached audiences on Prime Video, so the conversation can move beyond trailer-stage promotion and into an actual discussion about the finished film.

For a project built around young characters and a new generation of actors, hearing directly from college students could provide more useful feedback than another conventional media event. It also gives Aarushi Bajaj, Ansh Duggal, Bianca Arora and Piyush Khati an opportunity to establish themselves as performers beyond the promotional campaign.

Sources & Verification

This report was prepared using Bollywood Hungama’s report on the upcoming Thakur College interaction, along with Prime Video and Bollywood Hungama’s published information on the film, its cast, creators and September 25, 2026 premiere. The college event details are treated as an announced upcoming interaction rather than a completed event.