Richa Chadha to play the lead in Shakeela’s biopic

It has been a while since reports about a biopic on actress Shakeela started surfacing online. It has now been confirmed that the project is indeed happening. Bollywood actress Richa Chadha has been signed to play the lead in the biopic. Indrajith Lankesh, who has made some notable films in Kannada, will be directing this movie.

Shakeela was one of the most popular female actors in the South during the 90s. She has appeared in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The biopic will showcase the life of Shakeela from when she entered the film industry at the age of 16 and will trace her life journey from there.

Richa Chadha is an extremely talented actress who has proved her potential with her performance in movies like Gangs of Wassyepur, Fukrey, Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela, Masaan and Sarbjit. She is expected to come good in Shakeela’s biopic as the role has a lot of scope for showcasing her acting prowess.

On signing the biopic, Richa’s spokesperson is quoted saying in a statement,“The film is the story of Shakeela, one of the most famous actors from Malayalam cinema from the 1990s who rose to a spectacular amount of fame. Her fans were spread across Asia and she earned fanfare as a woman which back then was unheard of. The film’s script was exciting and is a great story to tell and the story will make for a great watch for the audience. The preparations will begin soon and the film should be going on floors in end April or May.”

Earlier, Vidya Balan starred in the biopic on late actress Silk Smitha, who was considered the biggest contemporary of Shakeela. Vidya’s terrific performance in the Milan Luthria directorial earned her a well deserved National award.