Actress
Bhoomi
Shetty,
who
makes
her
film
debut
with
Kannada
movie
Ikkat,
says
her
aim
for
her
professional
career
is
to
have
a
rich
filmography
filled
with
unique
and
exciting
characters.
Shetty
is
a
known
figure
in
the
South
television
scene,
courtesy
her
appearance
in
long-running
serial
Ninne
Pelladatha.
The
23-year-old
actor,
who
hails
from
the
coastal
town
of
Kundapura
in
Karnataka's
Udupi
district,
also
featured
in
Kannada
edition
of
popular
reality
show
Bigg
Boss.
With
Ikkat,
which
means
a
difficult
situation
in
Kannada,
Shetty
takes
a
plunge
into
the
world
of
film
acting.
The
film
is
currently
streaming
on
Amazon
Prime
Video.
"I
would
like
to
be
an
open
book
with
no
boundaries.
I
want
to
play
unique
characters
in
films
which
would
inspire
people.
I'm
open
to
all
kinds
of
roles
as
I
don't
want
to
limit
myself,"
Shetty
told
PTI.
Written
and
directed
by
Esham
and
Haseen
Khan,
Ikkat
also
features
actor
Nagabhushan.
Set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
movie
revolves
around
an
unhappy
married
couple,
forced
to
stay
together
during
lockdown.
The
movie
came
to
Shetty
out
of
nowhere
but
she
is
confident
that
the
audiences
will
be
able
to
relate
with
its
story.
"I
think
every
Indian
couple
will
relate
to
the
situation.
It
is
a
fun
filled
movie
and
I'm
sure
viewers
will
like
it.
Ikkat
was
totally
unexpected
to
me.
When
everybody
was
sitting
at
home
and
thinking
that
there
is
no
way
they
could
work,
it
came
to
me
as
a
big
surprise." Since
the
team
shot
it
amidst
the
lockdown
last
year,
they
were
careful
with
the
safety
of
the
crew,
Shetty
said,
"Every
first
thing
is
special
and
so
is
the
case
with
Ikkat.
It
is
a
lockdown
story
and
so
we
were
very
careful
during
the
shooting.
We
shot
it
in
a
short
period
of
time
at
one
location.
So
all
in
all,
it
was
a
fun
experience."