With a hilarious-sounding concept of ‘Father on hire', Aleya Sen’s next offering promises to be an entertaining ride. Starring Genelia Deshmukh and Manav Kaul in the lead, ‘Trial Period’ narrates the story of Genelia hiring a man to be her child’s father at the insistence of her son. While the film's trailer only sheds light on the basic concept, director Aleya Sen says the film is very 'layered'. “There are layers beyond just a child asking for a father and it is about today's parenting,” she says. 

Talking about coming up with the idea of hiring a personal relation, Aleya told mid-day.com. “This idea came to me sometime in 2014. By the time, it got made it seemed like the perfect time to come out. Back then, it would have been ahead of its time. Having said that, post-pandemic there has been a shift in society. A lot of unconventional relationships are accepted without hassles. The day and age we are living in has diametrically changed.”