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KGF to be presented by Excel Entertainment and AA Films

One of Bollywood's leading production houses Excel Entertainment, spearheaded by actor-singer-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, has joined forces with AA Films to present the costliest Kannada film ever, KGF.

The movie stars Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Ramya Krishna, Ananth Nag, John Kokken and Achyuth Rao in prominent roles. The period drama is being made in two parts. The first of which, titled KGF Chapter 1, is scheduled to hit screens on 21st December 2018.


Produced by Vijay Kiragandur, KGF has been helmed by Prashanth Neel. Renowned music director Ravi Basrur has composed the music for the movie.

The highly awaited Kannada movie marks Excel Entertainment's first Kannada venture and the production house is quite happy to be associated with a mega ambitious project as such.

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani took to Twitter to announce the association, "Extremely proud and honoured to present the mega-ambitious #KGF in Hindi with AA Films. Chapter 1 releases on the 21st December 2018. @ritesh_sid #AnilThadani @excelmovies @hombalefilms @karthik1423 #PrashanthNeel @NimmaYash @SrinidhiShetty7".

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Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week, where the film was presented alongside major Hollywood releases, the actor said he worked to strip away the purely mythological reading of the role.

"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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