The 30-year-old Apte, who won best actress award in an international narrative feature at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, will play the role of Sheena in Pratyusha Gupta directed film.
“#oysters shoot begins on a summer night! @oystersshort #LondonSummer,” Apte tweeted along with a picture of her wearing a black outfit.
“Oysters” revolves around two characters – Sheena and Javed.
Ashraf Ejjbair, who trained at Oxford School of Drama, will essay the role of Javed.
Sharmila Chauhan has written the story to be produced by Emma Duffy.
PTI