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Netflix released the trailer for Lust Stories 3 on Wednesday, confirming the anthology's streaming release on September 18. The third installment in the Lust Stories series features four short films directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj.
The trailer introduces the four films, along with its leading ladies — Konkana Sen Sharma, Radhika Apte, Aditi Rao Hydari, Radhika Madan, and Sana Thampi. Accompanying them are Vijay Varma, Siddharth, Ali Fazal, Gurfateh Pirzada and Abhishek Banerjee.
The famed anthology returns to tackle themes of love, relationships, desire and the complications surrounding them, with each short film taking on a separate story. The trailer shows the four stories of the new season featuring awkward interactions, difficult conversations, and the unspoken parts of relationship, all tied together with humour.
A synopsis of the anthology released by Netflix earlier this year described the show as: "Lust Stories 3 marks the return of the International Emmy–nominated anthology with four new chapters helmed by some of Indian cinema’s most distinctive voices. Through four bite-sized yet emotionally resonant films, the anthology once again explores lust, love, relationships, and repressed desire, offering fresh perspectives on intimacy, longing, and human connection in all their complexity. "
Lust Stories 3 is written by Kiran Rao, Tanaji Dasgupta, Avinash Sampath, Sumukhi Suresh, Shakun Batra, Sameeha Sabnis, Ashwathi Namboodiri, Nitesh Bhatia, Utkarshini Vashishtha and Vishal Bhardwaj, while the show is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashi Dua. Konkona Sen Sharma has previously directed a chapter of the anthology in the second season and was also involved in its writing. She returns for the new season, but this time, in front of the camera.
First released in 2018, Lust Stories assembled four short films directed by some of India’s most prominent filmmakers, each offering a self-contained narrative exploring relationships, sexuality, and the quiet tensions of everyday life. The project was followed by a second season in 2023, expanding the format with new voices and contemporary settings.