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Richa Chadha has been roped in to play the significant role of Shakeela in the biopic directed by Indrajit Lankesh. The film will delve into the life of superstar Shakeela who ruled the Southern film industry for over 2 decades. Earlier there were speculations taking rounds that Richa was learning Malayalam for the same but now it is confirmed that the film will be Hindi, though there could be possibilities for a Malayalam dub. Best known for her adult films, Shakeela became a rage overnight after her first mainstream film Play girls in which she acted alongside Silk Smitha. One of the most popular names in the south even today, Shakeela has a story that makes for a compelling celluloid tale for the audience to watch. She rose to stardom after Silk Smitha, grabbing every producer and director’s attention in the Southern film industries also becoming the first female actor in Malayalam cinema to gain such popularity back when it was a largely male dominated business, she literally made superstars like Mammootty and Mohanlal run for their money.
Richa Chadha dressed in a traditional Kerala saree called Kasavu Pattu seems to be all set to take on the new journey for Shakeela’s biopic. Standing by a pillar in the front court yard of a old style Kerala type of house. The lush green foliage around adds to the overall ambience of the place and knowing the versatility of Richa chadha’s acting ability, this first look sneak peek surely gives us an expectation of a enormous tornado hitting the cinemas in the near future.
When asked about the first look, the actress said, “The challenge for the look of the film but also a good one is that the story traces the journey of Shakeela’s younger days to her becoming a popular figure. Thus the looks span over years and years and with each passing time her look changed and thus to show that is challenging but also for me as an actor its gratifying that I get to grow with the real character on celluloid. Shakeela is still a legend and we wish to do complete justice to her when the film is ready.” Richa, meanwhile, shared a picture of her look from the film on her Instagram page. It didn’t show her face and instead focused on her hair bedecked with flowers. She captioned it, “Shakeela.”
Shakeela has done films in all the four south Indian languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Also, her films weren’t only dubbed in Indian languages but also in Chinese, Nepalese and several others, her popularity was spread all across Asia. However, she is most popular in Kerala, with her best known work being Kinnarathumbikal. According to a Times of India report, Malayalam hunk Rajeev Pillai will play her love interest in the film. Confirming the news, the Malayalam actor told TOI, “I will be playing the hero in the film. My character is called Arjun.” The report adds that Richa has met Shakeela to prepare for her role.
Richa, who is known for doing experimental roles and fearless attitude, was the ultimate choice for the filmmakers of the Shakeela Khan biopic to play the role. She recently met Shakeela in Bangalore for the first time for an official meet and greet session. They both spent a great deal of time together and had a quality time bonding with each other. Shakeela shared experiences from her early days and her long career in the industry, giving the Masaan actress all the details she would require to play the part to complete perfection.
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As per the information that we have gathered so far, the film’s shooting has already started in a small town of Karnataka called Tirthahalli, and the release is scheduled for 2019.
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Once upon a time, Shakeela ruled Malayalam film industry and threatened the stardom of Superstars Mohanlal and Mammootty. Born as Shakeela C Begum near Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, the actor is one of six siblings. In interviews from the past, she has said that she was compelled to become a breadwinner at an early age. And thereafter has appeared in several adult films in languages spanning from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada. Her filmography spans the within the four major film industries in the South, but she proved to be most popular in the Malayalam film industry. Soon after Shakeela became a raging success in cinema, making history like never before, her films weren’t only dubbed in Indian languages but also in Chinese, Nepalese and several others. Shakeela became a popular figure in the film industry at a time when the field was largely dominated by men.
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While there are sports personas, there are even Bollywood stars whose inspiring tales have become a part of the silver screen. Besides them, there are some which are controversial like Vidya Balan playing Silk Smita in The Dirty Picture, and eventually reaped great benefits from the film. The film back then in Bollywood, was a huge success, because such a story, where she plays the female protagonist in mainstream cinema wasn’t such a common trend. Treading a similar path is Richa Chadha who is all set to bring the story of South adult star Shakeela.
Richa will start shooting for the same in the coming months and will start learning Malayalam to get her accent and language correct to maintain the authenticity of the movie. Sources said, “Richa will be taking Malayalam lessons from a tutor before she starts shooting so as to get the right diction and to justify her character. She is very excited to learn the language and start shooting for this movie.”
The biopic with Richa at the centre of it will tell the tale of Shakeela from when she entered the film business at the age of 16 and traces her life journey from there. Directed by Indrajit Lankesh, the biopic would go on floors in the end of April and will release in early 2019. Richa who was last seen in ‘3 Storeys’ has been geared up for the release of ‘Daasdev’
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