Overview
- Producers released Bhatia’s first-look poster on social media, presenting her as Jayashree in a pink Nauvari saree styled to evoke cinema’s vintage era.
- Jayashree is introduced as an accomplished actor from films such as Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani, Shakuntala, Chandra Rao More and Dahej, as well as V. Shantaram’s second wife.
- Bhatia said portraying Jayashree is a responsibility and an honor, calling Shantaram’s legacy enduring and praising the grace associated with the role.
- Siddhant Chaturvedi, previously revealed in the title role, leads the biographical drama charting Shantaram’s journey from the silent era through the rise of sound and color.
- The film is written and directed by Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande and presented by Rajkamal Entertainment, Camera Take Films and Roaring Rivers Productions, with producers Rahul Kiran Shantaram, Subhash Kale and Sarita Ashwin Varde.