{"id":563727,"date":"2025-11-03T15:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T09:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/?p=563727"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:08:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T09:38:52","slug":"the-girlfriend-is-a-film-people-can-easily-relate-to-in-their-own-lives-its-the-best-film-of-my-career-so-far-actor-dheekshith-shetty-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/the-girlfriend-is-a-film-people-can-easily-relate-to-in-their-own-lives-its-the-best-film-of-my-career-so-far-actor-dheekshith-shetty-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Girlfriend\u201d is a film people can easily relate to in their own lives. It\u2019s the best film of my career so far: actor Dheekshith Shetty"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Girlfriend\u201d is a film people can easily relate to in their own lives. It\u2019s the best film of my career so far: actor Dheekshith Shetty<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

National crush Rashmika Mandanna and talented actor Dheekshith Shetty star together in the film \u201cThe Girlfriend.\u201d The movie is being produced under the banners of Geetha Arts and Dheeraj Mogilineni Entertainment, with presentation by Allu Aravind. Directed by Rahul Ravindran, it is an intense, emotional love story, produced by Dheeraj Mogilineni and Vidya Koppineedi. The film, a refreshing take on romance, is set for a grand worldwide theatrical release in Hindi and Telugu on November 7, and in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada on November 14th. During a recent interview, Dheekshith Shetty shared insights about the film and his experience working on it.<\/span><\/p>\n

– After Dasara, this was the next major opportunity that came my way. Director Rahul Ravindran approached me for \u201cThe Girlfriend.\u201d He told me Rashmika was playing the female lead and that they wanted me for the boyfriend\u2019s role. He sent me the script and mentioned that he had noticed me in interviews during Dasara promotions and felt I would suit this character perfectly. After reading the script, I understood why he thought I was right for it. I\u2019ve been working in multiple languages – Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam – but stories like The Girlfriend are rare. That\u2019s why I knew I had to do it.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Director Rahul had complete clarity on how the character of Vikram should be portrayed – his behavior, body language, and the way he speaks. Because of that clarity, it became easier for me to perform the role. Vikram\u2019s character has multiple layers. Some people might assume he\u2019s a toxic boyfriend after watching the trailer, but Rahul was very clear that Vikram shouldn\u2019t come across as negative. Coming from a stage and film school background, I prepared deeply for the role and approached it methodically. For me, a film has to connect personally through its story – that\u2019s always the most important thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Usually, we see love stories presented in a certain way, but The Girlfriend explores romance from a new perspective. We often watch movies for entertainment, but some films stay with us – we carry their emotions and lessons beyond the theater. This film is one of those. Large-than-life movies are fun to watch, but we can\u2019t always relate them to our real lives. The Girlfriend is filled with characters and moments that mirror our own experiences. Rashmika herself said in an interview that if she had watched a movie like this a few years ago, her outlook on life would have been different. I believe audiences between 18 and 25 will especially learn something meaningful from this film.<\/span><\/p>\n

– After seeing Rashmika\u2019s performance, I genuinely felt no other actress could have done justice to this role. She performed brilliantly. While watching the movie, you won\u2019t see Rashmika – you\u2019ll only see \u201cBhuma,\u201d her character. During our shoot, Animal was released and became a blockbuster, but even then, she never behaved like a star. She was very friendly and humble with everyone on set.<\/span><\/p>\n

– This film isn\u2019t just for the youth – families will also connect with it. There are strong, relatable family elements in the movie. When we think of a \u201ctoxic boyfriend,\u201d we usually imagine someone who smokes, drinks, or has anger issues. But toxicity can come in many other forms too, and our movie explores one such angle. As a viewer, I\u2019ve never seen a character like this in any love story. Rahul Ravindran is not just a talented writer and director but also a genuinely good person. On set, he never hurt or pressured anyone – he got the best work from his team through kindness and clarity.<\/span><\/p>\n

– During the shoot, Allu Aravind Garu watched the rushes and called me in. I was nervous, thinking he might criticize my performance. Instead, he appreciated my work and even gave me an advance for my next film. Receiving praise and encouragement from such an experienced producer gave me immense confidence at this stage in my career.<\/span><\/p>\n

– As an actor, I want to explore diverse roles. I\u2019m getting good opportunities in Telugu cinema, and I truly believe Telugu audiences appreciate talent regardless of language. Our producers, Vidya and Dheeraj, gave us all the support we needed. Hesham\u2019s music will be a major highlight of the film. My favorite song is \u201cEm Jarugutundi.\u201d I can confidently say The Girlfriend is the best film I\u2019ve done so far.<\/span><\/p>\n

– My Kannada film Bank of Bhagyalakshmi will release in Telugu on November 21. I\u2019m also working on a Telugu film titled Shabana, and another project titled KJQ is ready for release. Apart from these, I\u2019m acting in one more untitled film. In Kannada, I\u2019m working with Shivanna (Shiva Rajkumar), and in Malayalam, my film Angel No.1 is gearing up for release. I also have an ongoing Tamil project in production.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Girlfriend\u201d is a film people can easily relate to in their own lives. It\u2019s the best film of my career so far: actor Dheekshith Shetty National crush Rashmika Mandanna and talented actor Dheekshith Shetty star together in the film \u201cThe Girlfriend.\u201d The movie is being produced under the banners of Geetha Arts and Dheeraj […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":563725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11,17],"tags":[55091,68603,7444,64344,3602],"yst_prominent_words":[17330,18412,9247,29874,8910,10861,8972,20920,20949,18621,8911,9002,9898],"class_list":["post-563727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-interviews","category-news","category-slideshow","tag-actors-interviews","tag-dheekshith-shetty","tag-telugu-cinema","tag-the-girlfriend","tag-tollywood"],"read":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":563728,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563727\/revisions\/563728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563727"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=563727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}