Coronavirus Lockdown: Rakshit Shetty Is Using His Time To Finish The Script Of Punyakoti
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire nation has been put under lockdown for 21 days. Hence actor-filmmaker Rakshit Shetty is using this time to work on the script of his ambitious project Punyakot
Due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
entire
nation
has
been
put
under
lockdown
for
21
days.
Hence
actor-filmmaker
Rakshit
Shetty
is
using
this
time
to
work
on
the
script
of
his
ambitious
project
Punyakoti.
For
the
uninitiated,
the
Kirik
Pary
star
recently
returned
a
while
back
post
completing
a
grueling
shoot
schedule
for
his
next,
777
Charlie
in
Rajasthan
and
Punjab.
Rakshit
returned
to
Bengaluru
on
March
14
and
has
been
self-quarantined
as
a
safety
measure.
He
told
TOI,
“Since
we
had
been
travelling
so
much
for
the
film,
it
was
our
social
responsibility
to
isolate
ourselves
and
not
meet
anyone
in
person
during
this
time.”
He
went
on
to
share,
“I
am
using
this
time
to
finish
the
script
of
Punyakoti.
I’ve
found
a
new
favourite
spot
in
my
balcony,
where
I’ve
been
writing
for
a
while
now,
and
I’m
hoping
to
get
most
of
my
work
ready
soon.”
(sic)
For
the
uninitiated,
the
period
film
is
said
to
be
based
on
legendary
Janapada
Geethe
(folk
song)
of
the
same
name.
The
music
for
the
movie
will
be
composed
Charan
Raj
while
Karm
Chawla
will
serve
as
the
DOP
on
the
ambitious
project.
The
director
of
Avane
Srimannarayana
Sachin
will
be
editing
the
film
and
handling
of
the
VFX.
Punyakoti
is
said
to
go
on
floors
by
the
end
of
the
year.
Rakshit
concluded
by
speaking
about
his
recently
announced
film.
He
said,
“I
will
first
start
Sapta
Sagaradaache
Yello,
once
the
current
situation
gets
a
little
better,
following
which
I’ll
concentrate
on
Richie,
Punyakoti
and
Tenali
respectively.”
Sapta
Sagaradaache
Yello
has
been
written
and
directed
by
Hemanth
M
Rao
and
produced
by
Pushkar
Mallikarjunaiah
(Pushkar
Films).
The
movie
is
all
set
to
go
on
floors
in
June
after
Rakshit
wraps
up
777
Charlie.