Published 20:46 IST, October 8th 2019
Riteish Deshmukh to star in Ravi Jadhav's historical drama?
Riteish Deshmukh is known for his choice of versatile roles and is now reportedly gearing up for a movie based on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Know more.
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Riteish Deshmukh has me his place in Marathi film industry as well as in Bollywood. After delivering blockbuster hits like Lai Bhaari, he will soon make a comeback to big screen with Mauli. His Housefull 4 will also hit atres soon. Total Dhamaal actor is busy in promotions of all his upcoming movies.
Riteish Deshmukh to collaborate once again with Ravi Jhav
Riteish Deshmukh collaborated with National Award winner and filmmaker Ravi Jhav in 2013 for his Balak Palak. actor turned producer for first time for Balak Palak. Furr, duo once again teamed up for director Ravi Jhav’s Bollywood debut Banjo. Balak Palak and Banjo did t seem to fairly well at box-office as ir total box-office collections were ₹ 12 crores and ₹ 8.80 crores respectively.
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According to reports, after almost three years actor-director duo has planned on collaborating again, this time for a historical period drama. Riteish and Ravi are w reportedly teaming up for a biopic on warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Riteish will be playing le role and portraying character of Shivaji Maharaj. Riteish took to his social media handle to anunce his upcoming movie. Since n, information about movie has been doing rounds on social media and has created a buzz among fans. makers have t unveiled Riteish’s look from movie yet, but a picture of actor on one of his social media handles is speculated to be his look from movie. In picture, Riteish can be seen going for full-bearded look and can be seen dressed in a Maratha warrior's attire.
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Riteish Deshmukh's next movie to be based on Shivaji Maharaj
movie is slated to release by this year and will be next high-budget historical drama after Baahubali. According to reports, movie's budget is around ₹ 225 crores. movie will be produced by Genelia D’Souza. actor in an interview mentioned that, movie will hit floors as a Marathi film, but that it may later be me into a Hindi-Marathi bilingual film. He ded that that will be decided after its release.
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On work front, Riteish's production, Faster Fene, has done decently well at box-office with a total collection of ₹ 9 crores. In an interview, actor spoke about his experience of being a producer. He said that he is really gl that movies he produced have all been from different genres and were highly appreciated by audiences. He furr ded that when one has to work on a low budget, all person can do is work on content and provided and execute a good movie. actor will next star in Bollywood movies Marjaavaan and Housefull 4.
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09:35 IST, October 8th 2019