Pankaj
Tripathi
is
reuniting
with
his
Masaan
co-star
Richa
Chadha
in
the
upcoming
biopic
on
South
star
Shakeela.
The
film
is
being
helmed
by
acclaimed
director,
Indrajit
Lankesh.
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.
Richa
had
also
shared
a
few
stills
of
hers
from
the
shooting
location,
looking
all
beautiful.
Tripathi,
who
will
play
the
role
of
a
90s
actor
in
the
film,
said
Shakeela's
story
is
both
inspiring
and
heartbreaking.
"I
am
looking
forward
to
essay
the
role
of
an
actor
on
screen.
It's
such
an
important
story
to
be
told
as
so
little
is
known
of
her."
"Everyone
has
a
very
bleak
idea
of
Shakeela
and
who
she
was.
Her
story
is
both
heartbreaking
yet
inspiring.
I
have
already
begun
the
prep
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
working
with
Richa
again.
They
have
put
together
an
incredibly
talented
team," Tripathi
told
PTI.
The
actor,
who
had
a
phenomenal
2017
with
hits
such
as
Newton,
Bareilly
Ki
Barfi
and
Gurgaon,
is
looking
at
an
equally
promising
year
with
releases
such
as
Stree,
Drive
and
Amazon's
series
Mirzapur.
Tripathi
was
most
recently
seen
in
the
critically-acclaimed
Netflix
original
Sacred
Games.
Elaborating
on
his
role
in
the
biopic,
Tripathi
said
his
character
is
someone
who
is
her
friend.
Shakeela
is
best
known
for
her
softcore
films
in
Malayalam,
Tamil
and
Telugu,
a
genre
that
also
produced
Silk
Smitha,
whose
life
inspired
the
Hindi
film
Dirty
Picture.
She
is
still
active
in
films
but
she
enjoyed
major
popularity
in
the
90s
and
early
2000s.