Rishab Shetty continues to win accolades for his film Kantara. The actor, director and writer has now added another feather to his cap. In the recent, he has been honoured with the prestigious award for the most promising actor at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023.
Abhishek Mishra, who is a member of the Central Censor Board and the CEO of the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival, shared the information via a letter.
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Rishab Shetty to be honoured on February 20
The award ceremony of the event will take place in Mumbai on February 20 which will see renowned personalities of film fraternity in attendance. Rishab Shetty, who gained pan-India stardom with Kantara will accept the award at the Taj Land End Hotel. Prior to Rishab Shetty, superstar Yash, who gained unprecedented stardom with KGF franchise was bestowed with the Dada Saheb Phalke South Award in 2019. Following that, Kichcha Sudeep won the prize for Most Promising Actor in 2020 for his work in Dabangg 3.
Rishab Shetty meets PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Bangalore where he took out time to meet Sandalwood stars including Rishab Shetty, Yash and late Puneeth Rajkummar’s wife among others.
Speaking about the interaction, Rishab shared with TOI, “We spoke about what is happening in the Kannada film industry as well as the entertainment industry as a whole. He also took a note about the demands from the industry. We spoke a lot and most importantly, he listened to us. Ofcourse we spoke about Kantara and the impact a rooted story had left on the audience worldwide. He congratulated us for doing a film that represents our culture. He mentioned Kantara several times and it felt surreal”.
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