Mumbai, November 15, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Actor Sharad Kelkar has revealed that he has admired Jackie Shroff since childhood and once watched the actor’s film ‘Ram Lakhan’ twice in a single day at a single-screen theatre.
Kelkar shared the memory while speaking to IANS alongside Jackie Shroff and director Haris Imtiyaz Khan during the promotions of their upcoming film ‘Kaali Kheti’ in Mumbai.
Talking about what attracted him to the project, Kelkar said the film’s hand-painted storyboard and the way the director narrated the script caught his attention.
“First of all, when I heard that there will be an interesting part and the way he narrated the script, the whole storyboard, Haris Imtiyaz Khan came up with it, the story of the scene, it is very rare nowadays, the computer does not have it, it is hand-painted. That’s what clicked with me,” he said.
Kelkar also spoke about the character he was offered and how the director’s vision encouraged him to take it up.
He said the opportunity to work with Jackie Shroff, whom he has admired since childhood, was another major reason for accepting the film.
“Obviously, we got a chance from a person who we admire and we are fans of (pointing to Jackie Shroff). He is a big reason for it, because I always wanted to work with him. I have admired him since I was a kid. I went to see ‘Ram Lakhan’ twice in a day. So, with all these things associated with the film, I had to say yes to it,” he added.
Written and directed by Haris Imtiyaz Khan and produced by Sana Khan under the banner of BlackCanvas Studio, ‘Kaali Kheti’ is scheduled to release in cinemas on November 20, 2026.
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