{"id":17274,"date":"2025-10-03T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/he-began-as-producers-driver-won-national-award-for-best-actor-now-his-latest-film-has-bollywood-star-kids-worried\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:25:06","slug":"he-began-as-producers-driver-won-national-award-for-best-actor-now-his-latest-film-has-bollywood-star-kids-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/he-began-as-producers-driver-won-national-award-for-best-actor-now-his-latest-film-has-bollywood-star-kids-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"He Began As Producer\u2019s Driver, Won National Award For Best Actor, Now His Latest Film Has Bollywood Star Kids Worried"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Before the spotlight, the red carpets and the national awards, there was a young man who worked as an office boy in Mumbai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You won\u2019t believe it when we say that he even drove a producer\u2019s car for a living. On most evenings, he would spend time on a roadside corner, eating vada pav and quietly dreaming about cinema.<\/p>\n

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That man today is one of the biggest names in the Indian film industry, and his story sounds nothing less than a movie itself.<\/p>\n

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Curious to know who the man is? Well, it is none other than Kannada actor and filmmaker Rishab Shetty, the brilliant talent behind the blockbuster Kantara.<\/p>\n

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Rishab Shetty began his acting journey in 2012 with Tuglak, where he played a negative role. Soon, he was noticed in films like Lucia and Ulidavaru Kandanthe, but he had bigger dreams.<\/p>\n

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But the real turning point came in 2022 with Kantara. The film was not just a hit\u2014it became a cultural phenomenon, taking Kannada cinema to a global stage.<\/p>\n

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The movie fetched Rishab the National Award for Best Actor and cemented his place as one of the most skilled artists in the film industry.<\/p>\n

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After Kantara’s success, expectations were sky-high. Making sure that fans are not disappointed, Rishab Shetty returned with Kantara: Chapter 1, a prequel that explores the origins of the mythology.<\/p>\n

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With Kantara: Chapter 1, Rishabh has once again brought the audience\u2019s attention to folklore, faith, and mythology.<\/p>\n

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The film stars Rishab in the lead alongside Rukmini Vasanth, Jayaram and Gulshan Devaiah.<\/p>\n

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Released on October 2, it clashed with Bollywood\u2019s Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, but it did not have even a little impact on Kantara: Chapter 1’s collection.<\/p>\n

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