Shakeela First Look: Richa Chadha dons a traditional saree as she begins shooting the biopic in Karnataka

Bollywood actress Richa Chadha recently began shooting for 'Shakeela', a biopic on the life of 1990s' adult South superstar from Kerala who featured in several adult films in Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam and Kannada languages. Directed by Indrajit Lankesh, the film is currently being shot in Tirthahalli, a small town in Karnataka.The first look of Richa is now out. In the pictures, Richa can be seen flaunting a traditional look in a white Kerala sari, Kasavu Pattu.

The actress opened up about her look in a statement and said, "The challenge for the look of the film but also a good one is that the story traces the journey of Shakeela's younger days to her becoming a popular figure. The looks span over years and years and with each passing time her look changed and thus to show that is challenging but also for me as an actor its gratifying that I get to grow with the real character on celluloid."

"Shakeela is still a legend and we wish to do complete justice to her when the film is ready," she added.

'Shakeela' will delve into the life of adult superstar Shakeela who ruled the Southern film industry for over two decades.