New Delhi: Actress Richa Chadha is all set to play South adult star Shakeela in her biopic which will be directed by Indrajit Lankesh, trade sources said.Shakeela is one of the 90s biggest actresses from Kerala who acted in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. 'The biopic with Richa at the centre of it will tell the tale of Shakeela from when she entered the film business at the age of 16 and traces her life journey from there,' sources said.
Shakeela became a raging success in cinema halls making history like and fanfare like never before. Her films weren’t only dubbed in languages across India but also were dubbed languages Chinese, Nepalese and several others. “The film is the story of Shakeela, one of the most famous actors from Malayalam cinema from the 90s 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,' Richa’s spokesperson said.The film will go on floors this April and will release in early 2019.(UNI)