Actor Shilpa Shetty back in Kannada film, plays Satyavati in ‘KD’, directed by Prem

BENGALURU: After 17 long years, Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty will be back in the Kannada film industry. She will be essaying a unique character ‘Satyavati’ in the upcoming movie ‘KD’ which is directed by Prem.  Actor Dhruva Sarja plays the titular role of ‘KD’ in the gangster movie.

Shilpa Shetty unveiled her first look and shared her excitement on Instagram page on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, stating, “On this auspicious day of NEW beginnings, I’m thrilled to share with you a NEW character entering the war in #KD’s battlefield as #Satyavati!”

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Fans praised her appearance on the poster wearing a saree and sunglasses.

Dhruva Sarja and Ravichandran

Actor-director Prem is known to come up with fresh content in his movies. Now he will direct the film with Dhruva Sarja. Shilpa Shetty had already finished her part of the shoot for the movie. Along with Dhruva, the film has Ravichandran and Sanjay Dutt in key roles.

Shilpa Shetty has earlier worked in Sandalwood featuring in the movies ‘Preethsod Thappa’ (1998), Ravichandra’s ‘Ondagona Baa’ and ‘Auto Shankar’ (2005).