Actor Pankaj Tripathi will essay the role of a southern film actor of the 1990s in Shakeela. Based on the life of Malayalam film actress Shakeela, the film will see Richa Chadha in the lead role. Tripathi has shared screen space with Richa before in movies like Gangs of Wasseypur and Masaan. Directed by Indrajit Lankesh, the movie will depict the life of the actress spanning from her young days to becoming a popular name in the late 1990s.
