Kannada actor and director Rishab Shetty is currently a much sought-after actor in South India. Rishab Shetty has become a pan-India star with the movie ‘Kantara’. From Kannada, this actor is now a much-sought-after actor across South India, including Telugu. Rishab Shetty, who confirmed his entry into Telugu cinema through the role of Hanuman in the movie Jai Hanuman, will be making his Bollywood debut in the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Rishab Shetty in a historical movie
Rishab Shetty has given the green signal to a historical movie. Rishab Shetty will be seen in the movie ‘The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Rishabh Shetty will play Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The first look poster of the movie ‘The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’ has been released.
This film is being directed by director Sandeep Singh. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will be released in six languages. The film will be released in six languages including Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. The film team has said that the film will be released worldwide on January 21, 2027.
Rishab Shetty shared his happiness about the film on Twitter. He said that he is proud to be making a film about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who is respected in India and a great warrior of India. He also shared the first look at the film ‘The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’.
What did director Sandeep Singh say?
Director Rishab Shetty was my only choice for the role of Chhatrapati Shivaji. This has been my dream for many years. Now I am going to bring it to the screen,’ said director Sandeep Singh.
Sandeep Singh, the director of the film ‘The Pride of Bharat: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’, has previously co-produced films like ‘Rowdy Rathod’ starring Akshay Kumar, ‘Ram Leela’ starring Deepika-Ranveer, and ‘Mary Kom’ starring Priyanka. After that, he produced films like ‘Sarabjit’ starring Aishwarya Rai, ‘Jhund’ starring Amitabh Bachchan, ‘PM Narendra Modi’, ‘Main Atal Hoo’ and some more. Now, he will produce and direct the film ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’.