'Jr. NTR's mother is from my village': Rishab Shetty on Kantara Success, Kirik Party 2, Bell Bottom

Rishab Shetty in an exclusive interview with Pinkvilla opens up about the success of his directorial, Kantara, explains what went into creating the iconic 40-minute finale of the film, and opens up on how he always wanted to be an actor and not a director. Rishab also gives an update on Kirik Party 2, Bell Bottom 2, and reveals how happy he is to see the rise of the Kannada Film Industry. Rishab confesses to being a big Jr. NTR fan as he they are from the same village. Watch Full Video
0:00 - What to expect?
1:01 - Decoding the climax of Kantara
6:38 - Is Kantara 2 in the making?
7:20 - How did Rishab Shetty become a director?
10:30 - Is Kirik Party 2 in the making?
11:12 - On bond with Jr. NTR
12:15 - What's the update on Rudra Prayaag?
14:45 - Bell Bottom 2
15:10 - The rise of Kannada Cinema
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[@pinkvilla]

Have you seen Kantara yet?

[@9892588307]

Saw it today in Hindi 😀A great cinematic experience

[@randallorton3092]

Yes I saw

[@karthiksomashekar9492]

Superb movie 🎉

[@amithamith207]

Saw it on the release day(kannada release)🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shravyaamin8346]

Yass what an experience it was.....

[@VenkataPranavJammalamadugu]

this man speaks better Hindi than Bollywood stars🤣

[@randomshorts9399]

Turu 😂

[@swaroopshetty8464]

Bollywood actress unnecessary fake their accent

[@zerovision1837]

@@randomshorts9399 turu lube bro

[@adarshshukla611]

Yeah

[@chandrahasshetty5396]

Yes. Most of the coastal Karnatakas people's are highly intellectuals and can speaks any languages, if they are connected to it.

[@shruthi3922]

Rishab's Hindi fluency is slap on the so called bollywood stars Rishab Shetty❤❤❤

[@shreyas6557]

It's a slap on other South Industries also. We Kannadigas can easily speak and understand 3 to 4 languages , Whereas they don't even make an effort to speak our language when they come to promote their movies

[@beingaPrince]

@@Playerone1287 it's not. He is not a Native Hindi Speaker still he is speaking hindi so good because he has comento promote it in Hindi Market. Will a Bollywood star speak telugu at Hyderabad or Tamizh at Chennai aur kannada at Bengaluru etc? I like kannadigas because they respect every culture and language. It's the most important thing!

[@gadilingappahanu4240]

Ohh

[@lionking1978]

@@shreyas6557 shuper

[@anushithk6147]

@@shreyas6557 lol I accept people of karnataka can speak 3 lang but according to what you said slap. On other southern industries not other industries Every actors frm South which are established can speak hindi now becoz indian movie industry growing day by day then you are saying non of them speak kannada really kamal hassan, ntr, ramcharan, mohanlal, Mammootty etc many of them speak kannada. Same with kannada actors also many of them speak all main stream languages expect malayalam becoz it's very tough. I think only kamal hassan is the only person who can speak malayalam fluently

[@bhavyapoojary8003]

KANTARA - please don't miss this masterpiece in theatre...plz do watch..superb Movie...proud to be an indian... beautiful culture of India❤️

[@joshuajoshua8417]

Tulu pride. Kannada power.

[@binodbisoi763]

Aj hi dekha Aisa film century main ek banta he....true masterpiece ..every scene gives a goosebumps

[@santoshkumar-ex5yg]

I never see a movie in theatre.. So many people were talking about Kantara movie...and i went for this movie...and its mind blowing ..

[@goutamkumarbehera3595]

Climex 😮😮😮😵😵😵

[@techavvy]

@@goutamkumarbehera3595 i didn't like story there were many illogical things however actors done a great job

[@rajeshwarimulimani7111]

I saw 2 times in Kannada. Still I feel like to watch it again... Must watch epic piece.. Hats off to Rishab Ji..

[@MrRock-pc2jz]

I watched 6 times.

[@rahultheundertaker]

Same here...I already watched twice in theatre and want to watch once again

[@muralikrishnareddy9219]

I m Telugu, the same culture is in every region. There is KulaDaivam in each corner of India. There are traditional festivals all over India, which are revolved around their KulaDaivam. The same has been shown in the movie, due to which every Indian is connecting genetically. This is in our genes, so it made goosebumps at divine scenes.

[@sbharatvaj4408]

Mahakalli gudi,

[@wolfie9036]

Very true 👍

[@manin4568]

True brother...

[@cloudm6790]

Very much true.. correct ga chepparu.. 😍

[@spidey4378]

In Maharashtra it is called waghya muruli ..

[@PankajKumar-yz2vo]

Telugu and Kannada cinema are holding our sanatan dhrama high... Proud of u sir..

[@SANDEEP20236]

Yes ❤️

[@scorpionff6884]

@pankaj kumar when said sanatan dharma instead of hindu dharma you earned my respect ❤️😇

[@manjunathacharya2198]

Rishabh shetty has blessings of Panjurli Daiva... ❤

[@akshayshetty1299]

Kanthara is Indeed Masterpiece ! A Divine Blockbuster!🙏🕉

[@Flash0811]

Rishab Shetty sir in his traditional dress promotion a traditional cultural movie. take a bow 🙌🏻

[@namratakulkarni3093]

True unlike this Bollywood people who doesn't even wear Indian attire even in Dasara or Deepavali

[@gauricabhattacharyya2638]

As a CINE-LOVER, I Demand for both KANTARA and Rishab Shetty to win NATIONAL AWARDS under the best film & best direction categories❤️💯

[@arsenalforlife8405]

Dont worry. It will both awards. He introduced a new level of picturisation and next level of acting. There is no competition to this movie.

[@BitcoinBabu369]

This movie truly deserves Oscar award. Outstanding presentation and acting. Top notch Cinematography and BGM.

[@omnandita12]

Oscar needs to be deserving enough to be able to give judgement upon this spiritual journey called #*Kantara*

[@adakot123]

@@omnandita12 Exactly pls grow out of this need for ‘white man’s validation’. It hardly matters.. Oscar, Grammy’s, Nobel.. who are they to judge Indian art, sciences and it’s finesse. We welcome everyone a d impart everything for free in credit to world peace

[@akrithischoolofartssingapo1460]

Very Happy for Rishab shetty Success....Hardwork never go waste !

[@machete128]

National award for rishab shetty ❤🙏 love from tulunadu mangaluru karnataka

[@rishu5648]

Bhai who's in your profile pic , the person in your profile is very scary 🫣

[@machete128]

@@rishu5648 it's from the movie kantaara

[@debayudhchatterjee5961]

Education and humility... Bollywood heroes have lot to learn from the Kannada and the Telugu superstars

[@bhaskarjetla8872]

absolutely

[@lokeshmayannagowda8336]

Rishabh Shetty is anchored to his roots... His language and attire shows all that.

[@ayushthakur173]

The irony is no one in urduwood can speak better hindi than Rishabh shetty sir❤🙌

[@Arnab4350]

Acha 🤣

[@kanchantekam9473]

They don't speak urdu either how come it became urduwood😂😂😂

[@theTruthSeeker8]

Very true...it's not bollywood...it's urduwood

[@AdityaKumar-ob9wz]

hinduwood me bhi koi ni bol pata...

[@samarth5991]

@@kanchantekam9473 are u sure....all songs are in urdu...

[@rahulbhat8567]

what i really like about tollywood and kanada flim industry is that they are so rooted in bharatiya civilisation unlike bollywood chamans and also this actors are so humble and we really like that.

[@prashanthek5113]

Kannada not kanada idiot

[@vivekrao514]

Kannada film industry- Sandlewood industry

[@Sai_2346]

@@vivekrao514 why this bloody woods!! very pretentious !! TELUGU FILM INDUSTRY! KANNADA FILM INDUSTRY!!

[@vivekrao514]

@@Sai_2346 i also liked that way but every film industry recognized by particular name like Hindi-Bollywood,Kannada-Sandlewood,Telugu-Tollywood,Tamil-Kollywood,Malayalam-Mollywood,Tulu-Coastalwood, English-Hollywood etc

[@Sai_2346]

@@vivekrao514 other countries make fun of us... where is this wood? Wood means forest area like hollywood is a literal place. It is like a cheap knock off... like adidas and abibas.. nike and Mike.. puma and fuma... why be a copy when we can be original!! TFI AND KFI >>>>>>>> woods

[@LearnifyNetwork]

In my entire life i never watch such type of movie.its masterpiece 🔥 rishab bhyya U R great 💪

[@babayaga9805]

He can even speak hindi 😍😍 Hats off to Rishabh Shetty and team what a movie Kantara is really amazing. I went to this movie without even watching the trailer and that paid me 1000000 folds what an amazing experience and mind-blowing movie this is. Especially the ending 😍😍😍😍😍 i am speechless

[@ankush890]

Himesh is one of the best interviewer... no nonsense questions and to point conversation

[@Thalaiva.7]

Stfu he's calling me Rishab not Rishab sir 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@adityakumarsingh2131]

But Rishabh sir jo South se ho ke bhi hindi me batt kr rhe hain and himesh english la rha hai

[@priyankak8591]

His simplicity nd genuineness is wat touched everyone.. its not just a movie its an experience in itself

[@sonugurung660]

Watched the movie. Totally mind blown. Absolutely recommended to watch. Last 20-25 min is pure masterclass. Gives Shivering from time to time, hahaha. A complete 10/10 Movie. Love from Nepal

[@sampathkumarmalavath5993]

Kantara is a visual wonder..,Never watched such a great movie in recent times...,Hatsoff Riahab shetty.👌👌👌

[@edwinjohn4472]

It takes a lot of patience to answer the same questions in so many interviews, in different places and different languages. I know it's not just him, it's probably most actors out there, but I just realised this after watching a lot of his interviews following Kantara.

[@9_rajvardhanbonde339]

What a piece of art! Roller coaster ride of emotions, Goosebumps, horror, comedy, romance, and the way they portrayed our culture ❤️

[@joshuajoshua8417]

. Kannada pride.

[@willpowergaming8585]

Where is horror bro

[@sheetalsaxena9869]

@@willpowergaming8585 is definitely their

[@sathishrao7926]

Kantara is a masterpiece ! Watching the movie in a theater is a must to be awestruck by the cinematography !

[@amitbikrambiswal7618]

This is how movie should be done. Kudos to all who believed in Rishab and his vision.

[@vickypoornima4040]

Thank You For Bringing This Side Of Indian Culture On Screen ❤️🙏🏻

[@snehaashrit219]

Yes exactly Rishab looks is similar to junior NTR😍

[@sruthior7723]

I am from Kerala. I felt like a malayalam film. It's like our culture. Thank you soooo much Rishabji 😍😍 Love u😍

[@nbn2469]

Sathyam. Even I felt the same.

[@PramodKumar-lh5md]

Very beautiful culture

[@vishwa8040]

Rishabh Shetty's famous dialogue "No comments" 😂

[@Bharatvarsh20473]

😂😂😂even i laughed hard at that no comment

[@cherukurisaitharun5012]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rajeshsm1616]

Comments on No Comments were massive..in Kannada.. channels

[@rohit_swagger]

I am Rajput from North india , we also connected from this movie because we also worship Bhumia Baba(Jaharvir Baba). I have been watched this movie. Masterpiece

[@ravipravips]

How is it possible? Shocked to know his Hindi fluency! What a multi-talented person he is?

[@raghavsridhar]

He used to work in Mumbai

[@manasag8494]

Why wouldn't it be? You come and check people in Karnataka....most of the crowd speak fluent Hindi along with the regional language. We can understand it, can speak ...as well as write very well.

[@capturekaravali]

13:53 Here he mentions about kannada audiences 🥰 Love you sir..❤

[@pavithral5116]

I took a north Indian friend to watch Kantara in Kannada 😊

[@digitaldhaval]

Just look at his appearance 🙏👍 Reason I love South Indians & their cinema 📽️. They'are so well read & deeply rooted to their culture 🧫 & proudly so. Not just him, pick any South superstar, despite of being so celebrated & witnessed humongous success, yet they are so HUMBLE ❤️👍

[@prajnapoojari9598]

I had chills watching this movie . I cant express how divine i felt, last scene was amazing. That BGM brings memories of home whenever we have Bhutadarshana 😇

[@anujmishra4871]

Have you seen that ritual, how is experience of seeing that live?

[@amitbetkeri5605]

@@anujmishra4871 Its divine and worth attention grabbing. For someone its scary but for many of them its just divine dance and people enjoy it

[@anujmishra4871]

@@amitbetkeri5605 bro, by now i've already watched it two times in theatre

[@amitbetkeri5605]

@@anujmishra4871 No i was talking about the ritual in reality and not the film about the question you asked

[@anujmishra4871]

@@amitbetkeri5605 oh sorry i did not see the question which i asked. The day i saw the movie i decided someday i'll witness this ritual. If its portrayal in movie gave such beautiful experience then witnessing it live will be something else i am sure

[@sheetalsaxena9869]

3 more hours n we in theatre to see this masterpiece 3rd time ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘love u south film industry from Mumbai...

[@sujatamendon3106]

Coastal Karnataka, North of Kasaragod and some parts of Western Ghats are part of Tulu culture, though all of them may not be Tulu speaking regions. These places were tiny pearls of villages strung together in a thread of dense forests of Malenadu. Kāntāra is Apabhramsha of Kandara (ಕಂದರ), that means valley between hilly terrains. Valleys are always mysterious and hence Kāntāra also means "mysterious forest" in local culture. Apt name for the movie. Bhoota may belong to family (Kula Daiva), estates (Gadde / Totada Bhoota), the hills (Guddada Bhoota) or village (Grāma Daiva). Most of them are from local fables. Many are connected to major temples like Dharmasthala or Subramanya. Panjurli is believed to be one from "Shiva Gana" of Dharmasthala. Hence he is also called "Annappa Panjurli". Guliga (Guligan in Kerala) is spirit of Yama Dharma and displeasing him is supposed to bring horrific death. More than the Gods, Tulunadu is united by the Demigods or "Bhoota" or "Daiva". There are number of Daivas with strong and fascinating local fables associated. Most Bhoota temples are small to medium sized structures called Bhoota Sthāna or Bhoota Gudi. Many are attached to larger temples like Dharmasthala, Subramanya, Pandavapura temple etc. Most estates and large farms have their own Bhoota Gudi or temples. If we try to dive deep into the world of Bhoota, we may meet our ancestors. Reverence to ancestors turning into worship is known across the human race. We can draw parallels with Māsti Kallu (ಮಾಸ್ತಿ ಕಲ್ಲು) and Veera Kallu (ವೀರ ಕಲ್ಲು) traditions from other regions of Karnataka. Dargahs and Chapels dedicated to different Saints too are similar evolutions. Brahmeru, Kodamanitaya, Odityaya, Duggalaya, Mahisandaya, Jarandaya, Urundarayya, Kukkintaya, Jumadi, Sarala Jumadi, Pancha Jumadi, Lekkesiri, Siri, Varte, Panjurli, Kuppe Panjurli, Rakta Panjurli, Hosadēvata, Dēvanajiri, Kalkuḍa, Kallurti, Tukkateri, Guliga, Bobbariya, Nicha, Koragajja, Chāmundi, Rakteshwari, Baiderukulu, Ukkatiri, Shiraadi, Ullalthi, Okkuballala, Korddabbu, Ullaya and Korathi are some of the famous Bhoota from Karavali - Malenadu regions. Jumadi is supposed to be small-pox Goddess Māri-Amma. Some of the Bhoota are aligned with different castes. Okkuballala and Dēvanajiri with Jains. Kodamanitaya and Kukkinataya with Bunts, Kalkuḍa and Kalloorti are Blacksmiths. Bobbariya is a Mogaveera. Nicha a Koraga or from Dalit community. Controversies regarding some Bhoota identities aren't new. Some sections have chronicled Bobbariya as a benevolent Muslim sailor and son of a Muslim father and Bunt / Jain mother. But the Mogaveera community strongly believes Bobbariya is Babruvahana, son of Arjuna. Many PāDdanas too suggest such a history. But counter stories too exist. Leftist Historians have branded Bhoota-Ārādhane as secular and Dravidian phenomenon. But they go silent when long standing references to Vishnu, Garuda, Varāha, Rakteshwari, Chāmundi and Babruvahana are mentioned. Shiva Gana connections, usage of Om, Swastika and such "so called Aryan" symbols too goes against the "Secular Dravidian" narratives. There are male, female and androgynous Bhoota too. Varthe, Kalloorti, Ullalthi, Chamundi, Lekkesiri, Rakteshwari and Korathi are some of the female Bhoota. Jumadi is a Bhoota with female body and male head, including a huge handlebar mustache. Ullalthi, Bobbariya, Kalkuḍa, Kallurti, Siri, Koti and Chennayya are ancestral spirits. They were human beings of the yore elevated as Daiva. Deified animals like wild boar - Panjurli (the female counterpart is Varte) and the tiger - Pilichaṇḍi are there too. Though we don't know how and when it happened, Panjurli, represented by wild boar is also connected to the Varāha Avatāra. The fables sing praise of Varāha Swamy. Vishnu Murthy, Rakteshwari and Chāmundi are perhaps the only Daiva "names" with pure Purana background. Vishnu Murthy is worshipped as Dharma Daiva among Gowda communities of Kodagu district. There's no Tulu language but ritual influences are similar. Most Bhoota are believed to protect the people, their properties, crops, cattle and the forests. "Bhoota Kola" is animist form of worship. It's called "Theyyam" in North Malabar and parts of Wayanad. The nearest Kannada word is Devva (ದೆವ್ವ), which originated from Daiva. There are over 450 Theyyams in Kerala. Kuttichathan, Muthappan, Vishnu Murthy, Padamadakki Bhagavathy, Kathivanoor Veeran are some of the famous Theyyams. India's first 3D movie "My Dear Kutty Chathan" was based on one such Theyyam. Bhoota can be protector or destroyer depending upon how we treat them. Kola is an expensive and expansive form of spirit worship that involves culture, art, festival, entertainment, faith and almost always acts as Courts. People believe the word of Daiva and follow the order when the Daiva speaks. Colorfully painted Pātri is assisted by trained men and women called Gurikara, Gurikarthi and Mukkaldi. These rituals are watched by hundreds if not thousands as the Pātri works himself into a frenzy with the help of drums, Nādaswara and other musical instruments with artificial lights (Petromax in the olden days, LED tubelights in current era). These people who get "Āvesha" of Bhoota during "Kola" are from Dalit communities like Nalike and Parava. They get to know the history of places and people by observing everything. Unlike other Dalit communities, these people had better access to the caste communities. While caste differences are progressively getting blurred, the reverence for Bhoota worship has sustained to a large extent in the Tulunadu regions. Scientifically, there cannot be a satisfactory explanation to this phenomenon. But quite a lot of problems have been solved and even cases have been settled out of court by "Daiva Vachana" during Kola. One possibility is the "Pātri" allowing his subconscious mind to take over with the help of music, drums, dance and songs in praise. They are called PāD-dana (ಪಾಡ್ದನ) and are elaborate rhyming songs in Tulu language transferred orally from generation to generation. When the subconscious mind takes over with the Pātri detached from his present, he is likely to search the past for answers to the questions posed before him. The Bhoota speaks mostly in gestures (ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ) and cryptic words. The assistants (Mukkaldi) decode the words and explain in detail to devotees. Believing or not doesn't matter when it comes to Kola. They are thrilling experiences. Yakshagana (ಯಕ್ಷಗಾನ) of Kanara and Kathakkali of Kerala have evolved from Kola. They took the animist worship out and turned them into Nātaka form of story telling. Dr. Kota Shivarama Karantha did a lot of research on all these and wrote a lot too. Rishab Shetty has worked really hard to make Kāntāra a reality. His presentation of both Panjurli and Guliga during climax are as authentic as possible. The last 20 minutes of Kāntāra are elevated by the sheer genius of the actor. I've written this for people who might like to know more about Bhoota, Kola and Kāntāra. I've borrowed from my own memories of our family Kola, from some precious blogs and from articles on social media. There could be errors in this article because it is difficult to find 100% authority on these matters. Hopefully, this will be of some use to people when they watch Kāntāra.

[@srikanthshetty744]

Thanks for such an elaborate explanation. Impressive.

[@shivachan99]

Thanks for the amazing explanation and a deep dive into culture and anthropology of the region and peoples

[@A_Dasgupta]

Perfect, thank you!

[@ritikamagotra1682]

Beautifully explained @sujuta mendon.i am from Mangalore but never knew so so much about this topic.Hats off to you.

[@krajeshwari2785]

Thanks for sharing this

[@vinitparmar2256]

So humble these South indian Actors and Directors. The way he speaks Hindi is far better than bollywoodiyas..

[@rajnairnair785]

He is so down to earth 😍

[@rockybhai3685]

He is so fluent in Hindi... Hats off

[@rhnkm]

Result of Hindi imposition. Celebrate guys.

[@vinodchauhan9764]

@@rhnkm he learn to speak hindi so that he can promote his movie in hindi belt. there is nothing like hindi imposition

[@sinchanks5580]

​@@movieteamkannada7669 only kannada celebrities will speak different languages..but other state celebrities won't do the same even while promoting their movies edcept saying max namaskara

[@sagarshetty3175]

@@rhnkm north me urdu bolna kam karo bsdwalo.

[@shreyas6557]

@@rhnkm ade bm 😂.. Yella kade impose Maadi saithare

[@bhagirathray1609]

This man and his thoughts gives me one more reason to respect south movie industry

[@ursr1909]

Infact the kannada industry had top notch legends and audience had tasted what is real standard is. Kannada audience rejected watching cheap, low standard ones for years and chose to watch any good Telugu, Tamil or Hindi movies. Hope entire Indian cine goers adopt this approach not to settle down with substandard , forced fed, anti national agendas movies n encourage quality movies that unites nation, soceity, family, connect to our root values and culture 🙏

[@archanabn7870]

Nobody thought me to watch North movies are all bakwaas ಸಿರಿ ಕನ್ನಡಂ ಗೆಲ್ಗೆ.....jai ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ

[@ursr1909]

@@archanabn7870 well we grew with DD black n white tv 1 channel days. Luckily had multilingual, cultured, region ppl around us.. parents used to encourage watching Sunday national award regional movies... Being from defence background, tasted secularism, national integration at best being ಕನ್ನಡತಿ and Bhaarath putri.. It's more proud that talented good KFI work is accepted non kannadigas when u are outside Karnataka... Wish entire nation irrespective of native language appreciate, feel proud of every indian language, culture based works.. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ, ಎಲ್ಲಾದರೂ ಇರು' ಎಂದಾದರೂ ಇರು, ಎಂದಿಂದಿಗೂ ನೀ ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು. ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ಸತ್ಯ. ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ನಿತ್ಯ Moreover feel much more excited to watch limited screen kannada version in our city just to relive thaatha western ghat village, gadde thota, kaadu, janapada that had experience during childhood and want child to get familiarise with as yester gen migrated to cities...

[@lachala]

I have never seen such performance in any movie . No words. Hats off to rishab Shetty sir. There is so many things one can learn from this movie...thank you sir for this great masterpiece movie..

[@akhileshyadav2649]

I saw 2 shows on the same day just to watch the climax again.. mind-blowing performance

[@ansht78129]

Lots of love & respect to Rishab Shetty from whole INDIA(North/East/West/South) we are one & we will rock the world with this unity.. beautiful movie thankyou for giving such a respect to our hindu culture 🙏🔥

[@pavithrakundar6513]

Love the movie and the climax. Grate Full to Rishab Shetty for making this possible. Proud mangalorean

[@prajaktapresents3576]

No one is talking about fight scenes in the movie so I will say this, it was sooo well shot that it felt real. Awesome movie, and BGM was Top level.

[@comedykings8129]

Just watched Kantara Hindi today. OMG Rishab Shetty is a good actor in the movie till climax and in the climax he is not a normal actor at all. He is just out of this world. Climax is full of Goosebumps. A must watch movie. Will watch again with family.

[@MANJUshetty597]

Hi ವೃಷಬ್ ಶೆಟ್ರೇ 🌹💐🙏🙋 From karnataka 🙋😍🤗

[@rupaliR28]

Amazing movie last 20 min. Was Devine,. Awesome experience as in North-west people.. Thanks for Rishabh Shetty we able to get connected our indian diversity of culture.🙌 i am from Thane Maharashtra n I love South Indian movies. Jitni acchi Hindi bhasha me rishab ji ne baat ki hai..isse kahi Kam Hindi bhasha me Bollywood wale baat karte hain. moovie to Hindi language me banate hai par khud Hindi na bolte hai na uska respect karte hai. Rishabh ji ko Hindi me baat kate huye sunna bahut accha laga 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌❤️

[@ursr1909]

As a Kannadiga feel proud of Shetty, his team's fabulous work. Non kannada audience deserve appreciation and thanks to accept, encourage Kannada good movies. Happy that the common ppl expressed their high standards by choosing such culture oriented over bakwaas movies

[@bharathipai5338]

In theator many people unless who are from costal sides no body knows that kannada still watching happily. Ring tone from KANTHARA, even on the road font know what an envoirment it's not eady to drag YOUNGSTERS.

[@ursr1909]

@@bharathipai5338 well, this could be urban sickular kannadigas who won't watch Kaanthaara.. Many of us kannadigas outside Karnataka but from different region are watching with enthusiasm and with family in respective cities where ever kannada version is screened... Commuting more than 70 kms to watch morning 9 am show after household works...

[@SG-jb1xw]

Love this interviewer - always comes well prepared, undertone allowing the guest to take center stage and well thought questions.

[@keer8955]

This anchor was so so cute and also humble like actor ...both of u did nice conversation...🤗

[@prasaddd]

Bhai kya climax tha, hair raising , mind blowing

[@ritikamagotra1682]

It's a masterpiece created by Rishabh Shetty and team.Making us mangalorians and Indians proud.

[@bhimraopatil374]

Kantara, kgf 2, 777 charlie, vikrant Rona, watched in theater. James in Sony LIV. Kannada industry is on high. Keep it up.

[@rajvardhan6193]

He is the future of Indian Cinema. Truely Gem personality 💐

[@Shagun_M]

One Indian Cinema But the actors are humble passionate for their work sincere and original creative and share content true to roots .. so much talent Changing phase of Indian cinema All hindi movies are not Bollywood 👏 All the best fir kantara Hindi word of mouth will work and will pickup ..

[@keshavjha2641]

Glad to see good films from all over the india getting the audience and Money they deserve and not the copy paster bullywood

[@vaishnavinaidu609]

He styled Lungi with Birkenstocks.. so cute ☺️

[@amiyakumarrout2200]

Its a masterpiece n i cant believe Rishab shetty's fluency in hindi is awesomeeeeeeee❣️❣️❣️❣️ glad he got compared to jr ntr..

[@SushmaVKamath]

Hats off to the entire crew of Kantara. And Rishab sir responds in the respective language in which he gets interviewed 🥰❤️🤞

[@vijaymaske6496]

Anyone noticed rishabh shetty sir sirf Hindi me baat kar rahe hai...English me nahi😍😘

[@shivashankarvinnakota5762]

This film is about the deep routed cultural beliefs and i believe this is supported by divine power.. 🙏.. The last 20 mins of the movie is top notch and Rishab shetty's acting is 🔥

[@rohanpatkar9]

Zabardast aadmi hai 😇take a bow sir rakshit Shetty we need more humble person s like you ... Geniune 💯

[@netrapoojari7509]

I am really shocked by seeing RISHAB'S HINDI !!!❤❤ CONGO for ur huge success 🥳🥳

[@namratakulkarni3093]

Damn watched this masterpiece yesterday and i am still unable to process what i watched 🔥🔥 hopeful for Kantara 2

[@therockstar5027]

Watch it again then

[@KK-uf9xt]

He is a mixture of prabhash and jr.ntr😄

[@mohandas5961]

Yes

[@rajendrabawa660]

now I can't unsee that

[@sukheshm7312]

@@rajendrabawa660 me too😂

[@ffs624]

Both upcoming Prashant Neel heroes 🤣🤣🤣

[@sampreetshetty8783]

@@sukheshm7312 I want to unsee you..mujhe kya karna padega batao 😂😂

[@DJtheStyle]

How genuine can a person be?? Just watch this interview how Rishab speaks..Feels like he is talking with his friends.

[@vikashshaw8242]

Blown away by this film. Watched the Hindi version. Recommend everyone to watch this. Love from Bangalore

[@n.s.p7751]

Goosebump, Man what acting was that , best ,best ,best .Deserve National Award

[@Kishor10011990]

This man is an all rounder actor, director & story writer. Multiple talented.

[@rashmishivaswamy5743]

Superb movie rishabh Shetty's acting and direction is speechless 🙏🙏🙏

[@DineshraoSathaptheKTRao]

We are proud of you Rishab shetty sir............................................

[@ajatashatru4198]

I have become fan of 2 people after watching their performance 1st is vijay sethupati and another is rishab shetty. These are the best actors india has to offer. Move over bollywood new pan indian stars are coming.

[@sumantofficial669]

NTR Mother's native is Kundapur Rishab Shetty's native also Kundapur

[@cinemaspeaktoday]

Nice to see Rishab in traditional attire 👌🏾love the way South industry stars come in traditional veshti, and speak the regional language terms and sentences in Bollywood interviews...

[@ARUN_HENCHINAMANE]

Excited about Bell Bottom 2 looking at Rishab's confidence in the script.

[@helpless1931]

You're the best person and ambassador for the Kannada industry... It's great to recall the legends and promote the brand... Kannada's so-called top actors should learn from you... Really great

[@dhannnu]

I never seen actor like Rishab sir. So humble

[@jigishaparmar4661]

Respect to u Rishabh Sir...what a Movie... Goosebumps.. Divine experiences 🙏🌟🌟

[@flame6709]

Literally no Bollywood stars supported kantara…but in Tamil Telugu and Malayalam many of the big stars supported and promoted Kantara.

[@anushetty6780]

Exactly.. They are either spellbound or busy remaking south movies 🤣

[@sarthak3443]

Pathan ka trailer aane do ....these so called bollywood stars will take no time to jump on twitter and praise it....when it comes to praising south cinema no one will promote

[@chitranjansharma6133]

The beauty of Karnataka people is they do not hesitate to speak Hindi in public. They are proud of their own language and culture but do not fall prey to regional language politics against Hindi like other states. This raises immense respect to kannada and kannadiga’s as indians. Other south indian states should also learn from them that being proud of your culture and language doesn’t mean you should demean other languages like jyothika did in an interview

[@nikhilsaryam4722]

Then , why not Hindi Speaker don't try to speak in regional language of those people. Actually Hindi speaker's demean other languages. Its not hard to learn any Indian language within a month If you give a try

[@chitranjansharma6133]

@@nikhilsaryam4722 Agree hindi speaking people should learn and respect various cultural languages of India and be proud of them. This hatred toward our languages and culture is dividing India.

[@maheshacharya3899]

How difficult it has being him to act and at same time to direct and see the take shot is ok kudos bro.........

[@itluyeppatikimeetho8461]

11:15 telugu heros talk... Love u reshab sir from telugu people

[@travellingmasterji]

Thanks for releasing Kantara in Hindi❤

[@alokprasadmohapatra2163]

I wanted to watch this interview, but I don't want a single spoiler without seeing the Kantara🔥

[@AmarXAlien]

Love u sir 🥰🙂you are great 👍 respect for hindi

[@vpjoshi2]

South Indian actor and actress can speak better Hindi than Bollywood Celebrities and stars.

[@n.vishnutarak6319]

Rishabh shetty❤❤ And also loved this interviewer & this interview ❤

[@vi2513]

Hachewu kannada da deepa.proud to be kannadiga,rishabh shetty sir u r a gem,diamond.💞🤍🤍🤍

[@anonymousgaming105]

We must appreciate the anchor for asking amazing question to Rishabh shetty sir ❤

[@shambhaviashishshukla1727]

Hindi is so goodd Shettyji🔥🔥🔥🔥 Dil jeet lia aapne

[@vamsitarakian870]

Jai NTR anna 💗🙏

[@show261]

DEVINE blockbuster movie what an acting mind blowing masterpiece movie 👍👌👍👌👏

[@abhijeetkulmethe1979]

South actors so much knowledge about our culture and ours gods mind blowing

[@BillionaireMindset37]

Climax scene me rishabh sir ki acting....bap re...NVR seen before this level of acting ..

[@vikkynaik6183]

Terrific performance by rishabh shetty sir.... Hatsoff to u

[@gregoryantony7491]

Rishab shetty has brought the village idol and history back frm history to the main screen, hats off

[@ALLKNEWPRINCE]

Atleast Hindu girls and people like me who don’t respect our religion will atleast know to respect because of Rishabhsir. Grow more and keep bringing Hinduism to life which is vanishing

[@nibr2014]

What do you mean by "people like me who don't respect our religion"? 😵‍💫