Zaid Khan: I’m a Kannadiga, and happy to debut in Sandalwood

Zaid Khan’s launch pad, Banaras, directed by Jayathirtha Jayanna is all geared up for a theatrical release on November 4, and the makers recently released the film’s trailer at a grand event. Stars like Ravichandran, and Bollywood actor and producer, Arbaaz Khan, and the rest of the cast of the film, including Achyuth Kumar, Sujay Shastry, and the crew were in attendance at the event.

The first film of Zaid Khan, produced by Tilakraj Ballal, will be dubbed and released in multiple languages. Banaras was billed as a love story so far, but the team surprised everyone with the trailer by revealing that it is also a time-travel film featuring Zaid Khan as an astronaut. “Time travel is less explored in Indian cinema, and I’m glad to have attempted it in Banaras,” mentioned Jayathirtha, who also explained that the title matches the story as it is shot in the backdrop of Kashi and has a philosophical and divine touch. “We have shot 90 per cent of the film in Banaras. The city is the soul of our script.”

Producer Tilak shared that Banaras is an out-of-the-box film and its content has a universal appeal.

Zaid Khan stated that he was offered projects in Bollywood, but he preferred to start his career with a Kannada film. “I’m a Kannadiga, and my dream was to debut in Sandalwood and continue to work in this industry.”

Sonal Monteiro, who was happy to star alongside Zaid Khan said, he is one of the best co-stars she has worked with, and Banaras will be her first Pan-India project.

Advaitha Gurumurthy has handled the cinematography, and Ajaneesh B Loknath has scored the music for Banaras.