Jio Studios and Aatpat Productions have unveiled a teaser and worldwide launch date for Indian filmmaker Nagraj Manjule‘s “Khashaba.”
The Marathi-language biographical sports activities drama tells the story of Indian Olympic wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav.
The movie marks Manjule’s return to Marathi-language cinema following his Indian Nationwide Movie Award-winning “Fandry” and his 2016 hit “Sairat.” It comes after his 2022 Hindi-language function debut “Jhund,” starring Amitabh Bachchan, and his Prime Video collection “Matka King,” starring Vijay Varma, which premiered earlier this yr. Jio Studios, which beforehand backed the “Dhurandhar” duology, that are amongst the best grossing Indian movies of all time, and “Raja Shivaji,” which is the highest-grossing Marathi-language movie of all time, is producing alongside Aatpat Productions.
“Khashaba” facilities on the wrestler’s rise from Maharashtra’s conventional akharas, or wrestling mud-pits, to a bronze medal on the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, making him impartial India’s first particular person Olympic medalist. The teaser, which debuted in theaters earlier than its digital launch, depicts the world of aggressive wrestling towards the backdrop of a newly impartial India.
The movie carries a rating from composers Ajay-Atul. The identification of the actor enjoying Jadhav has not but been revealed. The supporting forged contains Jitendra Joshi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Girish Kulkarni, Vaibhav Mangale, Chhaya Kadam and Gargee Kulkarni. The forged additionally contains Vaibhav Mangale, Chhaya Kadam and Gargee Kulkarni, rounding out a movie that pairs Manjule’s storytelling instincts with a narrative of nationwide sporting historical past.
Jyoti Deshpande and Gargee Kulkarni are producing “Khashaba,” with Manjule directing.
“Khashaba” opens in theaters worldwide on Jan. 1, 2027.
Watch the teaser right here:
