Sandalwood
director
Indrajit
Lankesh's
next
directorial
venture
Shakeela,
starring
Richa
Chadha
is
all
set
to
release
on
December
25.
Notably,
the
film
will
be
releasing
in
theatres
amid
this
pandemic
in
Kannada,
Malayalam,
Hindi,
Tamil
and
Telugu.
For
the
unversed,
the
film
is
based
on
famous
South
actress
Shakeela's
life.
The
makers
of
the
film
recently
released
the
announcement
poster
on
social
media.
In
the
poster,
one
can
see
Richa
Chaddha
is
looking
amazing
as
'Box
Office
Queen'
Shakeela.
The
actress
can
be
seen
wearing
a
red
saree
and
holding
a
gun.
The
poster
states
that
it
is
'inspired
by
a
shocking
true
story'
and
promises
that
Christmas
will
get
'hotter'
in
cinemas.
Shakeela
also
stars
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Ester
Noronha,
Rajeev
Pillai
and
Sheeva
Rana
in
pivotal
roles.
Earlier
in
an
interview,
Indrajit
Lankesh
had
revealed
that
the
idea
to
make
a
film
about
Shakeela
came
when
he
interacted
with
her
during
the
making
of
Luv
U
Alia.
The
director
said
that
when
she
opened
up
about
her
life
experiences,
he
thought
that
the
story
must
be
told
to
everyone.
Hence,
he
immediately
purchased
the
filming
rights
to
make
a
biopic
on
her.
The
film
will
focus
on
her
family
background,
career
and
much
more.