Tamannaah Bhatia Joins Siddhant Chaturvedi-Starrer V Shantaram Biopic

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has come on board the biographical drama on cinema titan V Shantaram, makers announced on Tuesday with a poster. In the film, Bhatia will play Jayashree, the legendary actor of films like Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani and Shakuntala. She was also Shantaram's second wife.

Titled V Shantaram, the biopic sees Siddhant Chaturvedi taking on the role of playing the pioneering filmmaker and social reformer, hailed as the original rebel of Indian cinema. 

In the poster, Bhatia is seen draped in a pink Nauvari saree, with the design highlighting the film’s vintage era setting. 

“It’s a great responsibility to portray a character rooted in one of the most influential eras of our cinema. And I feel immensely honoured to bring to life Jayashree, as she has been part of such legendary projects and the amount of grace she had was surreal,” Bhatia said in a statement. 

The actor noted how Shantaram built a legacy that “continues to shape generations,” and added, “Decoding his universe has allowed me to witness the brilliance of the man behind the legend. Bringing a piece of that legacy to the screen is truly a special feeling, and I am thankful for the makers of V Shantaram to see me as Jayashree.”

The film aims to honour the life, spirit and cinematic uprising sparked by one of India’s most visionary storytellers and traces Shantaram’s remarkable journey from the silent era to his emergence as one of the most influential auteurs in Indian cinematic history.

Presented by Rajkamal Enterttainment, Camera Take Films, and Roaring Rivers Production V. Shantaram is produced by Rahul Kiran Shantaram, Subhash Kale and Sarita Ashwin Varde and directed by Abhijeet Shirish Despande.

Shantaram began his career in the silent era and later co-founded the Prabhat Film Company. He is widely credited with steering the industry through multiple technological transitions, including the arrival of sound and colour,