2018 has proved to be a very busy year for Newton
actor Pankaj Tripathi. Right from winning a National Award for his performance
in the Rajkumar Rao starrer to making his digital space debut with Excel
Entertainment’s Mirzapur, Pankaj is on a roll! With 4
projects released and a few in the pipeline, Pankaj is all set to start work on
his upcoming film, the Shakeela Khan biopic.
Based on the 80s
Malayalam film actress, Shakeela, the film will see Richa Chadha in the titular
role and will depict the life of the actress spanning from her young days to
becoming a nation wide phenomena as an adult actress in the late 90's.
The film is being helmed by acclaimed director, Indrajit Lankesh.
It was earlier reported that the actor has been
roped in for the biopic while the clarity on his role wasn't out. Now the actor
will be playing the role of a south film actor from the 90s
and for that he has been studying his character’s essence rather minutely.
While Richa has already begun shooting for the film, Pankaj will join the team
end of August in a location in Karnataka for the shoot.
Speaking about being a part of the film, Pankaj
said, "I am delighted to be part of
this biopic. It talks about a life of Shakeela that people need to hear and my
character is someone who is her friend and also an Actor. It is amazing all the
stories, anecdotes and incidents that have happened in her life. Glad I could
be part of this film".
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