Rishab Shetty says he always wanted to be an actor, reveals why he got into direction

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Rishab Shetty says he always wanted to be an actor, reveals why he got into direction

Rishab Shetty created a new benchmark with his performance in the Kannada film, Kantara. The actor, who has also written and directed the film, was a guest at Agenda Aaj Tak 2022 in New Delhi. During his session titled All India Sitara-Kantara, Rishab spoke about his film Kantara and also opened up about why he got into direction and then into acting. RISHAB ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN ACTOR During his session at Agenda Aaj Tak 2022, Rishab Shetty revealed that he had always wanted to be an actor, and he got into direction to later be an actor.

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