This year has been a busy one for Newton actor Pankaj Tripathi. Right from winning a National Award for his performance in the Rajkummar Rao-starrer to making his digital space debut with Excel Entertainment’s Mirzapur , he seems to have his hands fall. With four projects released and a few in the pipeline, he is now set to start work on his upcoming Shakeela Khan biopic.
Based on the 80s Malayalam film actress Shakeela, the film will see Richa Chadha in the titular role and will depict the life of the actress spanning from her young days to becoming a nationwide phenomena as an adult actress in the late 90s. The film is being helmed by acclaimed director, Indrajit Lankesh.
Pankaj Tripathi will be playing the role of a South film actor from the 90s in the film. He will join the team end of August in a location in Karnataka for the shoot. In a press statement, Pankaj says, “I am delighted to be part of this biopic. It talks about a life of Shakeela that people need to hear and my character is someone who is her friend and also an actor. It is amazing; all the stories, anecdotes and incidents that have happened in her life.”
