'KGF: Chapter 2' team concludes climax shoot, Sanjay Dutt wraps work on film
Mumbai: Filmmaker Prashanth Neel on Sunday said he has finished shooting the climax sequence of his much awaited action drama "KGF: Chapter 2".
The film is a sequel to the 2018 period-action blockbuster "KGF" starring Yash in the lead.
"KGF: Chapter 2" also features actor Sanjay Dutt, making his Kannada debut.
Neel took to Twitter and posted pictures of the film's cast and crew post the shoots wrap.
"Nothing short of a crazy, exhausting and fulfilling shoot. The best team hands down! @duttsanjay sir a true warrior in real life. @TheNameIsYash a treat to work with as always.
"An end to the climax shoot. Can't wait for the world to see 'KGF Chapter2' only on the big screen," he tweeted.
In August, Dutt, 61, had announced that he would be taking a break from his professional commitments to focus on overcoming his battle with cancer.
The actor resumed shooting for the film in November.
"KGF: Chapter 2" cinematographer, Bhuvan Gowda, took to Twitter and shared a picture with Dutt, who features in the film as the antagonist, Adheera.
"End of Hyderabad schedule (climax fight) and end of @duttsanjay sir portion for #kgfchapter2. Had an Amazing experience capturing the legend on camera," he wrote.
Production on the movie was affected due to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown in March. The work on the sequel resumed in August, with actors Prakash Raj and Malavika Avinash joining the team.
"KGF" follows the story of Rocky (Yash) who rises from poverty to become the king of a gold mine.
The sequel also stars Raveena Tandon and Srinidhi Shetty.
Nothing short of a crazy, exhausting and fulfilling shoot? The best team hands down!!!!@duttsanjay sir a true warrior in real life ⚔ @TheNameIsYash a treat to work with as always?
— Prashanth Neel (@prashanth_neel) December 20, 2020
An end to the climax shoot?Cant wait for the world to see #KGFChapter2 only on the big screen? pic.twitter.com/7EZSAnWehY
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
