'Kantara' Actor-Director Rishab Shetty Reveals Quitting Non-Veg 20-30 Days Before Film¡¯s Shoot

Rishab Shetty received his due recognition with the recent Kannada film Kantara. Rishab who wrote, directed and acted in Kantara has now revealed that the 'acting part was definitely the toughest'. In a recent interview, Rishab also confessed to quitting non-veg 20-30 ahead of shooting the Daiv Kola sequence in this period action thriller.

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Rishab also recalled burning his back as the scene where he was beaten up by a firestick was real.

¡°Acting part was definitely the toughest. Not because of expressing but the action sequences. Especially the 50-60 kgs weight that I had to carry during the Daiv Kola sequence. I had quit eating non-veg 20-30 days before shooting that sequence. After I put on the Daiv Kola Alankar, I would not consume anything except coconut water. They would give me a prasad before and after doing the sequence,¡± Rishab told TOI.

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"I would collapse by the end of it. But I would get up otherwise the energy of the people would drop down. I didn¡¯t think about the difficulties while I was shooting. Now that the media is asking about it, I¡¯m talking about it. The action sequence where I¡¯m getting beaten up by a firestick was real. My back was burnt. It was a painful shoot but the only thing on my mind was that I want to do it," he added.

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Kantara which was originally released in Kannada on September 30th was dubbed and released further in Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Talking about the recent trade numbers in its Hindi release, biz analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted on Sunday, ¡°#Kantara *#Hindi version* is giving a tough fight to #Diwali releases [#RamSetu, #ThankGod, #BlackAdam]¡­ [Week 3] Fri 2.75 cr, Sat 4.10 cr. Total: ? 38.55 cr. #India biz. Nett BOC.¡±

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Rishab in a recent address has also clarified that Kantara which had no initial plan to become a pan-India film, should not be remade in Hindi.

On the success graph, Kantara was made on an estimated budget of INR 15 crores went on to cross the ?250-crore mark in global box office gross earnings and became the third Kannada film ever to do so. The film set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada follows the story of a Kambala champion, played by Rishab, who comes to loggerheads with an upright Forest Range officer, Murali.

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