Rishab Shetty wins Most Promising Actor Award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival – Times of India

Sandalwood star Rishab Shetty is one of the most prominent actors in the industry. The actor-director who put the Kannada film industry on the map with his film Kantara has now won the Most Promising Actor Award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023. He has received the award for his role in Kantara, which sees Rishab as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright forest officer.

Recently, Rishab was among the esteemed guests who got to share the dinner table with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.
Speaking about the interaction, Rishab had said, “We spoke about what is happening in the Kannada film industry as well as the entertainment industry as a whole. He also took a note about the demands from the industry. We spoke a lot and most importantly, he listened to us. Of course we spoke about Kantara and the impact a rooted story had left on the audience world wide. He congratulated us for doing a film that represents our culture. He mentioned Kantara several times and it felt surreal,” Rishab added.

Reportedly, Rishab is now getting gearing up for Kantara -2, which is touted to be a prequel set in the early 1900s.