{"id":462178,"date":"2026-02-06T11:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/462178\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:36:12","slug":"shakti-shalini-homebound-star-vishal-jethwa-joins-aneet-padda-shoot-to-begin-next-month-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/462178\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shakti Shalini\u2019: &#8216;Homebound&#8217; star Vishal Jethwa joins Aneet Padda, shoot to begin next month &#8211; Reports |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/127974993.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Shakti Shalini\u2019: 'Homebound' star Vishal Jethwa joins Aneet Padda, shoot to begin next month - Reports\" title=\"Vishal Jethwa, after earning praise for Homebound, is set to star opposite Aneet Padda in Shakti Shalini, a female-led action drama blending emotion and intensity. The film, in pre-production, explores themes of courage and empowerment, and will begin shooting next month, creating strong buzz for its scale and story.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Vishal Jethwa, after earning praise for Homebound, is set to star opposite Aneet Padda in Shakti Shalini, a female-led action drama blending emotion and intensity. The film, in pre-production, explores themes of courage and empowerment, and will begin shooting next month, creating strong buzz for its scale and story. After making waves with \u2018Homebound\u2019, India\u2019s official Oscar entry this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vishal-jethwa\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vishal Jethwa<\/a> is ready to take his next big leap. The actor is set to star in a high-energy project titled \u2018Shakti Shalini\u2019, where he will share the screen with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/aneet-padda\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aneet Padda<\/a>. Described as a female-driven action drama, the film is slated to begin shooting next month and aims to bring together an emotional core with thrill-packed sequences.<\/p>\n<p>Vishal Jethwa confirmed to star opposite Aneet Padda<\/p>\n<p>As per India Today, Vishal Jethwa has joined the highly anticipated film &#8216;Shakti Shalini&#8217;, in which he will star opposite Aneet Padda. The actor will portray the female lead\u2019s love interest, and the film is scheduled to begin filming in March. <\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Homebound&#8217; Breaks Into Oscars Top Fifteen Shortlist<\/p>\n<p>Vishal Jethwa joins a female-led action drama<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Shakti Shalini\u2019 is a female-led action drama that mixes strong emotions with powerful storytelling. The film will reportedly highlight courage, strength, and independence, showing a woman\u2019s journey filled with action and heart. Though details about Aneet Padda\u2019s role are still being kept under wraps, it is being said that she will play a tough and demanding character that needs both physical and emotional depth. As per the report, Jethwa will play a key emotional and narrative role, acting as both a prompt and a counterpoint to the protagonist\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Shakti Shalini\u2019 gains industry buzz<\/p>\n<p>The film has been in development for quite some time and has already sparked buzz for its scale and captivating plot. \u2018Shakti Shalini\u2019 is touted to be a mix of smooth action, emotional depth, amid a modern setting. With pre-production underway and filming planned to start next month, excitement around the project is regularly building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vishal Jethwa, after earning praise for Homebound, is set to star opposite Aneet Padda in Shakti Shalini, a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[107909,5908,64,63,134,344,25986,138972,92079],"class_list":{"0":"post-462178","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-homebound","9":"tag-aneet-padda","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-movies","14":"tag-oscar","15":"tag-shakti-shalini","16":"tag-vishal-jethwa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}