Richa Chadha To Helm The Biopic Of Shakeela

Only a few actors who are capable of incredible screen personality can dare to take up roles which go into becoming memorable. Vidya Balan once took such a chance with ‘Dirty Picture’. The film became a roaring success at a time when a film with a leading woman wasn’t such a common phenomenon. Joining this club is Richa Chadha who is all set to helm the biopic of Shakeela, one of the 90’s biggest actresses from Kerala, who acted in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The biopic tells the tale of Shakeela from the time she entered the film industry at the age of 16 and traces her life journey from there. Soon after, Shakeela became a raging success making history like never before. Her films were dubbed in Chinese, Nepalese and other languages too. The film is being directed by award-winning director Indrajit Lankesh and goes on floors this April with an early 2019 release.