Jagapathi Babu joins Sudeep's Bachchan shoots

Telugu actor Jagapathi Babu is all set to make his debut in Sandalwood. The credit for bringing him to Kannada films should got to Sudeep, who has signed him for his upcoming film Bachchan.

The Tollywood stars have joined the shooting of Bachchan yesterday (July 31) and Jagapathi Babu will be part of the schedule for the next 12 days. The actor was warmly welcomed by the film unit. Sudeep shared his joy on Twitter. He wrote, "Jagapathi Babu sir joined the shoot today for Bachchan, 1st Kannada film for him...glad to have him here at KFI. " The Telugu star will be seen in the role of a cop.

Meanwhile, director Shashank has finalised his leading ladies after couple of actresses opted out of the film. While Bhavana, Tulip Joshi and Parul Yadav are playing the female leads, Ashish Vidyarthi, Pradeep Singh Rawat, and Ravishankar will be doing key roles in Bachchan.