The film is set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women Rani, Lajjo, Bijli and Janaki.
Besides the "Badlapur" actress, "Parched" also stars Adil Hussain, Surveen Chawla Tannishtha Chatterjee and Sayani Gupta.
"And it's official! #Parched to premier in #TIFF2015 @leenayadav @TannishthaC @SurveenChawla @_AdilHussain finally!! I am so happy," Apte posted on twitter.
Yadav has previously directed "Shabd" - starring Aishwarya Rai and Sanjay Dutt and "Teen Patti" with Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley.