Kantara Chapter 1, the prequel to the 2022 blockbuster film Kantara, has released in theatres today. In an exclusive chat with CNN-News18 Showsha's Titas Chowdhury, Rishab Shetty talks about why he decided to go for a prequel over a sequel, not feeling the pressure of meeting the box office collections of Kantara and stopping Rakshit Shetty from breaking the news to Rukmini Vasanth that she has been cast in Kantara Chapter 1 during the success party of Sapta Sagaradaache Ello. He also speaks about roping in Diljit Dosanjh, a Shiv bhakt like him, to croon the title track of his latest release, not casting actors from other industries and takes a jibe at detractors who called him out for his skewed portrayal of women in Kantara.

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