Five years after the success of Vidya Balan\u2019s The Dirty Picture, Richa Chadha is all set to play Malayalam star Shakeela in an upcoming biopic. Vidya\u2019s The Dirty Picture was loosely based on the life of Silk Smitha.<\/p>\n
Hailing from Kerala, Shakeela was one of the biggest heroines of the 90s and she featured in several adult films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
\nShakeela was one of the biggest heroines of the 90s.<\/p>\n
The biopic will be directed by Indrajit Lankesh, who is the brother of late journalist Gauri Lankesh. He bagged the V. Shantaram Award for Best Debutant Director for his first film, Thuntata (2001).<\/p>\n
The biopic tells the tale of Shakeela\u2019s entry in the film business at the age of 16 and traces her life\u2019s journey. Shakeela\u2019s films weren\u2019t only dubbed in languages across India but also in Chinese, Nepalese and several other languages. Shakeela became a popular figure in the film business at a time when men dominated the industry.<\/p>\n
Richa\u2019s spokesperson said in a press statement, \u201cThe film is the story of Shakeela, one of the most famous actors from Malayalam cinema from the 90s who rose to a spectacular amount of fame. Her fans were spread across Asia and she earned fanfare as a woman which was unheard of, back then. The film\u2019s script was exciting and is a great story to tell and the story will make for a great watch for the audience. The preparations will begin soon and the film should be going on floors in end April or May.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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