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Saleka and Ishana Night Shyamalan collaborate with their father, M. Night Shyamalan, on the thrillers “The Watchers” and “Trap. “The dates are a satisfied coincidence.
By Esther Zuckerman
Shyamalan’s family circle is very close. During a video interview with sisters Saleka, 27, and Ishana Night Shyamalan, 24, their father, “Sixth Sense” director Mr. Night Shyamalan, phoned Ishana. The sound interrupted Ishana as she talked about the differences between her and her father’s filmmaking process.
“I say, you know we’re on a call right now,” he said laughing, ignoring the ringer.
Given this family connection, it makes sense that the Shyamalan brothers are on the cusp of major career moments this summer alongside their father. Ishana’s feature film, “The Watchers,” will be released, with Night as one of the producers. on June 7, while Saleka, a musician, plays a pop star and writes original songs for Night’s finale, “Trap,” which comes out on August 9. The fact that the two projects are coming up at roughly the same time is a coincidence, Ishana and Saleka said, but they are pleased with their percentage in the celebration.
“I feel like we’ve kind of done this since we grew up, living things together,” Saleka said. “So I think it’s smart even if it wasn’t planned. “
At a time when the discourse about nepotism in Hollywood is all the rage, the Shyamalans proudly carry their name. (His mother, Bhavna Shyamalan, is a gym owner and vice president of the M Foundation. Night Shyamalan). Fans discovered that there was a poster of “The Watchers” in the trailer for “Trap. “The sisters identified the benefits of their lineage, but tried to compensate for this with discipline. “It’s really about enjoying that privilege and honoring it with a pictorial ethic that is as rigorous as it is imaginable, being as kind to others as imaginable, and holding ourselves to the highest standards imaginable,” Ishana said.
But no matter what career they choose, Saleka said, chances are their father will be around. “He’s just a very concerned father,” she said.
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