Kantara turns 4: Anecdotes from Rishab Shetty’s films

The climax was almost a secret

Rishab Shetty revealed that he had only four visuals in his mind for the climax and had shared them with cinematographer Arvind S. Kashyap

Rishab dislocated both shoulders

The physical intensity of the climax came at a cost. During rehearsals for the action sequence, Rishab dislocated one shoulder while filming a 360-degree shot

He watched more than 1,000 videos before Bhoota Kola

He revealed that he watched more than 1,000 videos of Bhoota Kola before filming the sequences and also attended a real Kola to seek blessings

The Kambala sequence was shot on Rishab’s family land

He also trained for the bull-racing sequence during pre-production and underwent six months of mixed-martial-arts training to prepare physically

Biggest ideas came from a real conflict over land

The basic idea for Kantara emerged from a conflict involving agricultural land, villagers and the forest department. Rishab has explained