Here’s why Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar decided to associate with KGF

Excel Entertainment’s upcoming project titled KGF starring Kannada superstar Yash has captivated the audience with its larger than life content.

KGF would mark Excel Entertainment’s first Kannada venture and the production house is elated to be associated with a mega ambitious project as such.

Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar decided to associate with KGF after they saw some portions and got excited about the universality of the content

KGF’s trailer begins with a scene depicting the birth of Rocky (Yash). The film focusses on Rocky’s difficult childhood in Mumbai and how he became a gangster.

Set in the backdrop of ‘70s, the two-part period film is believed to be the most expensive film ever made in the Kannada film industry.

Excel Entertainment has joined hands with AA Films to present Kannada’s most expensive & ambitious project KGF. The much ambitious project would be released in four languages- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. KGF will also be dubbed in Chinese and Japanese.

Starring Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Ramya Krishna, Ananth Nag, John Kokken, Achyuth Rao in the lead, KGF is a Homabale Films production directed by Prashanth Neel, produced by Vijay Kiragandur WHILE Ravi Basrur has composed the music for KGF.

The period drama traces the tenure of the late 70s and will be made in two parts. The first of which will be titled KGF Chapter 1 which is slated to release on 21st December 2018.