Actor Rish Shetty’s participation in ‘Kantara’ is just beyond acting. He is also the director and writer of the film. Beyond the release ‘Kanta: Chapter 1’, the details of his remuneration have come out. The actor-director has allegedly chosen not to take a fixed payment.

But according to a report Siasat.comRishab has purely decided to get an earnings based on how well the film performs at the box office.

For a salary, the actor is also said to have invested his money in the project. The film has a budget of Rs 125 crore.

Earlier, Rishab spoke to India today how he played a central role in shaping the vision of the film, which investigates the topics of the 4th and 5th century.

“Research and plan in establishing such a story before the year 1600 is very different. It should be realistic, cinematic and one should feel. The characters also look like this. There is a thin line for exercise. We were very special about look, backdrops, sets, character behavior and language. The story should be felt and entertained at the same time,” he shared.

While reflecting the following pressure on a successful first installment, the actor shared, “This is an inspiration. We cannot work under pressure. If we take that pressure, we will not be able to make a film. We have to take pressure in a positive way. It is a responsibility. It is a responsibility. We will try more efforts and hard to bring a good story.”

His entire village participation in Kerari in Kundpura in Karnataka also brought a unique dynamic for the film production process. Rishab said, “Everyone in my village was involved in the process of filmmaking. It was a film like a village, if a film was not a city. It felt as if the whole city had become a studio,” Rishab said.

‘Kanta: Chapter 1’ is scheduled for a dramatic release on 2 October 2025