The cast of Prerna Arora, Umesh Bansal and Zee Studios’s mythological-action film Jatadhara just got more interesting.
Shilpa Shirodkar, fresh out of Bigg Boss, has joined the cast of Jatadhara in a pivotal role. The film, which stars Telugu star Sudheer Babu, commenced shooting last week.
Elaborating on the hush-hush subject, producer Prerna Arora says, “It is a fantasy film, but a universal subject and based on a folk tale, like Munjya which was a folk tale based in Maharashtra. Our is based on a South Indian folk tale, so it is a very, very different kind of supernatural horror film. Something which audiences have never seen before.”
Like Mahesh Babu’s proposed film with Rajamouli, there will be a lot of jungle scenes in Jatadhara.
Shilpa Shirodkar is happy to be back. “There’s so much happening in our cinema now; things have changed so much since I worked there. Everybody is more professional now. In the 1990s, I would be doing two shifts and running from one studio to another. Everything was haphazard. Now, everyone knows his or her job. It’s a pleasure to be part of the industry again. For an actor my age, there are so many kinds of roles on offer. I’m not looking at playing the conventional romantic lead at this stage of my career.”
Shilpa’s 10-year career as a leading lady has left her feeling grateful for the experience.
“I think I’m the only actress of my generation, who got to work with Dev Anand saab in Return Of Jewel Thief and Dilip Kumar saab in Kalinga. Kalinga was never released, but I did get to work with the greatest actor in our cinema. I went to meet Raj Kapoor saab with my mother at his farm for a possible lead in Henna. He looked at me and said, ‘I wish I had met you when I was casting for Bobby.’ I didn’t work with Raj saab but what he said has remained with me.”
