Bhubaneswar: Varsha Priyadarshini will soon dazzle on the big screen with Odia movie ‘Bijayinee’.
She had last starred in the movie ‘Queen’, which was released in 2019 and late 2020 saw her getting embroiled in a bitter legal battle with actor and husband Anubhav Mohanty over restoration of conjugal rights.
While the Mahurat of ‘Bijayinee’ was held in Cuttack on Tuesday, the cast and crew began shooting the following day.
The actor tweetd: “Today, the Muhurat of my upcoming film was held at Cuttack. It was such a special occasion for the whole cast and crew to step into a new journey through this film. I would like to thank everyone for coming on board for this project and looking forward to working with them.”
“The story of the movie is based on women empowerment. I am sure that this movie will inspire the women to raise their voice against injustice,” she added.
Varsha is the creative head of the movie and has also written its story and screenplay. While she will be playing the lead role, Pragyan, Shankar, Pupy, Santuka, Debashis Patra, Bikram, Trupti Sinha and Mama essay important characters in the movie.
Sudhakar Vasanth will don the director’s hat, while Sangita Kandoi is the producer.
Prem Anand has composed music for the movie.
On Wednesday, actor and Kendrapada MP Anubhav Mohanty posted a ‘good luck’ message for his estranged wife Varsha Priyadarshini’s new movie on social media, stressing that she always had the independence to take decisions in her field of work.
Notably, Varsha had earlier accused Anubhav and his family members of not allow her to continue acting in films after marriage and tried to keep her home-bound.
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