Last Update: January 20, 2023, 5:24 pm IST
Rishabh Shetty Takes Blessing From Daiva-Nartaka
The Bhoot Kola Festival, depicted in the film Kantara, is an annual dance ritual held in rural Karnataka to worship local spirits and deities.
Rishabh Shetty’s Kantara earned immense appreciation and acclaim globally. It became one of the highest grossing films of 2022. The story of the film inspired by the divinity of Panjurali Daiva is brilliantly told in a never before way and the manner in which the action thriller achieved greatness is a sheer epitome of one’s blessings. And only Daiva. To pay homage to the divine deity’s blessings, the team got a chance to seek blessings from the divine at Bhoot Kola.
Taking to their social media, the production house shared a video showing glimpses of the team as they seek blessings from the real god. He also penned a gratitude letter which read, “हरके थीरिसिदे छट्षणेगु। You surrender to nature and worship the God who has given you so much success and freedom in life. Team #Kantara saw the divine in real and got divine blessings! @shetty_rishab #VijayKiragandur @gowda_sapthami @ChaluveG @Kartik1423″
Kantara’s interesting story may have allowed the audience to better understand the world and folklore of Kannada films, there were also many scenes in the films, which have a separate fan base. Earlier, discussing the film in detail, Shetty talked about the film’s pre-climax fight sequence as well as the widely appreciated climactic scene, where the lead character Shiva is possessed by a spirit. He explained the physical and emotional toll the sequence took on him, and how he improvised on the spot to complete the job, despite dislocating his shoulder and burning his skin.
Discussing the climax, “Before the Guliga sequence, there is a fire sequence. People hit me with a stick of fire. I had scratch marks all over my back. My skin peeled and burned, with blisters everywhere. If we had tried to do it with VFX or used a body double, it would not have looked real. Nor did we have time. I was also losing patience. I was very angry. If anyone tried to trouble me, I would have killed them. I was that cruel. You will get an idea of this in the film. This is real. After going back home, I could not sleep properly. It was very painful.
Kantara was released in Kannada version and Hindi version on 30 September and 14 October respectively. The film is written and directed by Rishab Shetty. Produced by Vijay Kiragandur and Chaluve Gowda under Humbel Films, the film also stars Saptami Gowda and Kishore Kumar in pivotal roles.
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