'Kantara' director Rishab Shetty collaborating with SRK? Here's the truth

Mumbai [India], December 6: The rumour train on a potential collaboration between actor Shahrukh Khan and director Rishab Shetty has finally come to a halt.

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Rumours of the 'Swades' actor coming together with the 'Kantara' director on a project helmed by director Rohit Shetty had been making the rounds for a while. Kannada actor Rakshit Shetty was also included in the lineup, with the film being rumoured to be produced by Hombale Films.

However, as per a source close to the production house, there is "no truth" to this rumour. "After KGF, KGF 2, and Kantara, the next Pan India film from Hombale Films is Salaar with Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran. It is directed by Prashanth Neel. The banner is planning one more film for 2023, the casting of which is yet undisclosed," the source added. Meanwhile, the 'Devdas' actor's son Aryan Khan is all set to mark his directorial debut soon. Aryan, on Tuesday, announced on Instagram that he has completed the writing of his first project which he will also be directing.

On the other hand, director Rishab Shetty's pan-India hit recently saw its OTT release after receiving massive appreciation from audiences in theatres. Kantara was released on Amazon Prime on November 24 in four languages, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.

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'Kantara' star Rishabh Shetty says he believes in concept of "All-Indian" movies

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On Thursday, Rishabh attended an interactive session at the 53rd International Film Festival of India.

From talking about 'Kantara' success to how he entered into film industry and concept of pan-Indian films, the actor-director talked about several topics during the session. According to Rishabh, films today are crossing the language barrier. He added that Indian cinema is presented in different languages and if the content connects with audience, the movie will be accepted as an All-Indian movie. He said that he believed in the mantra if a movie is more local and rooted, then it has a greater universal appeal.

He stated that the regional cinemas in the late 90s had influence of western movies. However, today they are incorporating local culture and diversity has given them the much-needed vibrancy and vividity which has been accepted by audience. To support his views, he added that people across India have accepted Kantara despite the language barrier, this is because the audience could connect well with the content.

Helmed by Rishab, 'Kantara' was released on September 30 and got a massive response from the audience for its storyline and amazing visuals. Set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, Kantara follows the character of Rishabh, who is playing a Kambala champion, who has a faceoff with an upright Forest Range officer.

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