The
powerhouse
of
talent
Richa
Chadha
is
currently
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
her
forthcoming
film,
Shakeela,
which
also
casts
Pankaj
Tripathi
in
the
lead
role.
In
the
film,
Richa
plays
the
role
of
popular
adult
star
Shakeela,
who
garnered
fame
in
the
Malayalam
film
industry
in
the
90s.
The
film,
which
is
being
helmed
by
Indrajit
Lankesh,
will
be
released
in
five
languages-
Hindi,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Kannada
and
Malayalam.
When
the
trailer
of
the
film
was
released
on
YouTube,
many
netizens
claimed
that
it
reminded
them
of
Vidya
Balan's
The
Dirty
Picture,
wherein
she
played
the
character
of
Silk
Smitha.
Needless
to
mention,
Vidya
gave
her
best
performance
in
The
Dirty
Picture,
and
the
film
is
considered
as
a
cult.
In
her
recent
tete-a-tete
with
DNA,
when
Richa
was
asked
if
she's
ready
for
the
comparisons,
she
said,
"The
thing
is
comparison
will
arrive,
no
doubt
because
the
time
zone
of
both
the
movies
is
the
same.
Silk
died
early
thus
Shakeela
was
able
to
rise
to
prominence
to
become
famous,
appreciative
and
loved."
She
further
added,
"That's
why
I
feel
like
we
won't
be
able
to
help
the
comparisons
that
come.
It's
fine
as
they
are
comparing
us
to
a
nice
lady,
not
somebody
who
was
violent
or
so.
I
mean,
it's
a
good
film
and
a
good
actor
performed
in
it."
Meanwhile,
recently
at
an
event,
actress
Shakeela
expressed
her
happiness
over
her
biopic
being
made
when
she's
alive.
She
said,
"I
don't
want
to
talk
about
myself.
But
I'm
happy
my
biopic
has
been
made
when
I'm
alive.
The
film
has
a
message
especially
for
women.
I
have
seen
the
film
and
I
am
happy
that
message
comes
through
in
the
film."
Well,
Shakeela
is
releasing
in
theatres
on
December
25,
2020.