Kirik
Party
director
Rishab
Shetty
was
putting
together
his
next
directorial
venture,
Rudraprayag
with
Anant
Nag
in
the
lead
role.
Produced
by
Jayanna
Films,
the
project
was
also
supposed
to
also
star
Bigg
Boss
Season
7
winner,
Shine
Shetty
in
an
important
role.
However,
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
nationwide
lockdown,
the
shooting
for
the
film
was
put
on
hold.
And
now
Rishab
continues
to
be
unsure
as
to
when
he
will
be
able
to
resume
work
on
the
film.
In
an
interview
with
the
Times
of
India,
the
actor-filmmaker
revealed
that
he
plans
on
focussing
and
completing
his
acting
commitments
first.
Rishab
said,
"I
have
a
team
of
writers,
so
I
kept
pitching
my
ideas
to
them
throughout
the
lockdown
and
did
a
lot
of
brainstorming.
When
I
got
back
to
Bengaluru,
we
took
stock
of
the
progress
on
all
the
discussions
and
even
had
a
line-up
of
projects
ready,
so
to
speak.
We
will
reveal
those
when
permissions
and
plans
for
shooting
are
clearer."
He
went
on
to
add,
"This
is
a
big-budget
film
that
has
to
be
shot
in
and
around
forests
and,
therefore,
requires
a
big
crew.
Permissions
for
such
projects
are
unlikely
to
come
through
immediately.
Moreover,
we
have
a
senior
actor
like
Anant
Nag
front
lining
the
project,
so
we
need
to
ensure
all
precautions
are
in
place.
We
are
looking
at
tentatively
beginning
around
September
or
later,
depending
on
the
situation."
Meanwhile,
the
36-year-old
will
soon
be
facing
the
camera
for
Giri
Krishna’s
next
film.
“The
project
is
titled
Hari
Kathe
Alla
Giri
Kathe.
Giri
had
pitched
this
film
when
we
were
shooting
Kirik
Party.
Back
then,
acting
was
not
really
on
my
radar
and
I
was
keen
on
direction,
so
I
told
him
that
I’d
do
it
if
it
was
character-driven
in
nature.
He
kept
that
in
mind
and
worked
on
his
script.
This
film
requires
us
to
shoot
in
and
around
Bengaluru
only,
so,
I
will
work
on
it
as
soon
as
we
get
the
green
signal
to
resume
film
production,"
he
said.